Join The Nature Institute and the region as we eradicate honeysuckle. Each year, the Missouri Botanical Garden champions an effort across the metro east to get as many people removing invasive honeysuckle as possible in March and November. The Nature Institute is happy to be part of this effort, and we invite you to come out on November 6th to help us remove honeysuckle on our preserves.
Who can Participate? Anyone who is able to use hand tools to remove woody shrubs or pull small shrubs up from the roots. We ask that anyone under 13 attend with an adult.
What should I bring? You will want to wear sturdy close-toed shoes, long pants and maybe long sleeves. If you have a pair of gloves you can bring them or use the ones that TNI provides. Bring a reusable water bottle.
Can you tell me about the work? Removing honeysuckle is a tedious but not very difficult task. Our stewardship director, Rebekah, will start the morning with a quick lesson on how to identify honeysuckle. Then everyone will spread out in the area chosen for this work and will use small hand saws, loppers, and hand loppers to cut medium to large shrubs. Then a staff member will come and spray the stump with herbicide. Some honeysuckle is small and if the ground is soft, we will be able to just pull those small plants out of the ground.
Do I have to stay the whole time? We appreciate as much or as little time as you can provide. We would prefer that everyone arrive at the start so that we can be sure to get everyone to the correct location for the work, but if you need to leave early that is fine. We will have a sign in and sign out sheet available so that we can track the hours volunteered.
Do I need to register? We would love to know if you plan to join us. Registering helps us ensure we have plenty of tools for all the volunteers and it provides us with an email address in case we have to cancel for weather or some other reason. You can let us know you will be joining us here:
https://forms.gle/eTgTCDbTybBgj5Lv5
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