Summer Cedar Barrens Cleanup/W**d Wrangle®

This will be the second of our three annual workdays at the Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the barrens is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, the State Natural Areas Division, and TCWP.

One of just a few cedar barrens in East Tennessee, the area is subject to invasion by Chinese lespedeza, Japanese privet, autumn olive, mimosa, Nepal grass, multiflora rose, and woody plants that threaten the system’s prairie grasses.

Our spring, summer, and fall cleanups help to eliminate invasives and other shade-producing plants that prevent the prairie grasses from getting needed sun. The late-summer workday is optimum for viewing prairie wildflowers that flourish at the barrens.

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Volunteers should meet in the Jefferson Middle School parking lot at 9 a.m.; wear sturdy shoes, and bring loppers, gloves, and water. A pizza lunch will be provided. For additional information, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908 or Z3JvdG9uODcgfCBjb21jYXN0ICEgbmV0

You may also like the following events from Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning:

• Next Saturday, 6th September, 09:00 am, Van Buren County Power Line Outing in Crossville
• Next month, 13th September, 10:00 am, Point Trail Outing at Obed Wild & Scenic River in Lancing
• Next month, 29th September, 06:00 pm, “Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia” Screening in Oak Ridge