Tag: invasive plant removal

South Wake Conservationists Introduce Themselves to Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve!

January 2, 2024

Please join us on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. as we embark on our initial project at Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve (SCBNP), 7800 Holly Springs Road in Raleigh! SCBNP is one of the sites associated with the Triangle Land Conservancy. We will be attacking some of the Preserve’s invasive plants. We will … More South Wake Conservationists Introduce Themselves to Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve!

Invasive plants be gone!! Join us at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

November 16, 2023

Do invasive plants drive you crazy?! Join us at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve as we take out our frustration on Japanese honeysuckle. Invasive plants, such as Japanese honeysuckle, create a host of environmental problems, including but not limited to, decreased plant diversity, increased soil erosion, degraded habitat, and diminished water quality. You will be amazed … More Invasive plants be gone!! Join us at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

National Day of Service Workday at White Deer Park

September 6, 2023

Attention South Wake Conservationists invasives warriors! Volunteer for the 9/11 National Day of Service by helping park staff remove invasive plant species from White Deer Park in Garner. Invasive species we will be working on include Japanese stiltgrass, Chinese privet, autumn olive, and more. Two sessions are available: Identification and removal training will take place … More National Day of Service Workday at White Deer Park

SWC Workday at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard

July 26, 2023

We had a nice time working (and sweating!) side-by-side at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard (HSFC) this morning. Weeds in the pollinator beds didn’t stand a chance with this crew, and some even ventured into the adjoining woods to tackle the encroaching growth of Japanese stilts grass. Jerry DeWitt, garden manager at the HSFC and … More SWC Workday at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard

Ready for the Native Shade Pollinator Plants!

October 30, 2021

We had a great turnout today at Bass Lake Park to complete the preparation work for the new Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden under construction, including two new volunteers that joined us. A number of people stopped by and asked what we were building and took information about our chapter to hopefully join future events … More Ready for the Native Shade Pollinator Plants!