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Spring 2024 Plant Patrol Work Events
Monday, March 11, 2024
Winter is mostly behind us and spring is arriving! It is time to focus on plants. Plant Patrol has scheduled three work events for this spring to pull invasive shrubs. Please join us, if you can.
Tanoma AMD Wetlands Educational Site
Saturday, March 23, 10:00 - 1:00
White's Woods Nature Center
Saturday, April 6, 10:00-12:00
Yellow Creek State Park
Saturday, April 13, 1:00-3:00
Plant Patrol Receives ICE Grant
Friday, January 12, 2024
Plant Patrol received a 2023 grant from Indiana County Endowment for equipment and supplies. We are very grateful and excited about the additional volunteer work that we will be able to accomplish with this equipment. For cutting invasive shrubs, we purchased one 12-inch electric chain saw, four 4-inch electric chain saws, three buck saws, and two folding pruning saws. We bought four double-bladed weed cutters for cutting invasive herbaceous plants, such as knotweed and stiltgrass. We got two Pullerbears and six 6-foot digging bars for pulling out invasive shrubs. We bought four herbicide injectors for knotweed stems and four 2-gallon herbicide sprayers. We purchased marking flags and flagging tape to mark invaded locations. We bought additional safety supplies: leather gloves, chemical-resistant nitrile gloves, and permethrin clothing spray to kill ticks.
When we are not using it, Plant Patrol will lend equipment to Indiana County organizations or land owners who wish to remove invasive species from their own properties. If you wish to borrow equipment, contact Ed Donley at hedonley2@gmail.com.
Plant Patrol Picnic Reminder: Friday, October 20, 5:00 pm
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Just a reminder that we are having a picnic to show our appreciation to Plant Patrol volunteers and their guests. We will have hot dogs, sausages, and other dishes for everyone.
As you would expect from Plant Patrol, we will put you to work. But this will be fun work. Instead of pulling out invasive shrubs, you will be cooking your food over a wood fire at Ed Donley's property. Bring your own food or a dish to share, if you wish.
Get more information and sign up at https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/picnic.pl.
Plant Patrol at ICCD Apple Fest
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Plant Patrol will have a vendor booth at the Indiana County Conservation District Apple Fest on Saturday, October 7, noon to 6:00 pm. Visitors can try out one of our Pullerbears, play a native or invasive plant game, and take home information sheets about various invasive plants. If you are planning to attend, stop by and say hello.
For more information about the festival, see https://www.facebook.com/events/268450652724035/.
Plant Patrol Picnic: Friday, October 20, 5:00 pm
Thursday, September 28, 2023
We invite Plant Patrol volunteers and their guests to join us for a picnic to show our appreciation for the hard work that you have done to improve Indiana County's green spaces. Or if you have registered as a volunteer but haven't yet signed up for a work event, this is an opportunity to meet everyone.
As you would expect from Plant Patrol, we will put you to work. But this will be fun work. Instead of pulling out invasive shrubs, you will be cooking your food over a wood fire at Ed Donley's property. Bring your own food or a dish to share, if you wish.
Get more information and sign up at https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/picnic.pl.
September 24 Work Event at Yellow Creek
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
We canceled the September 9 work event around Dragonfly Pond at Yellow Creek State Park because of the threat of thunderstorms. We originally planned to pull invasive shrubs at Blue Spruce Park on September 24 and November 5. Instead, we will pull invasive shrubs at Yellow Creek on September 24 and at Blue Spruce on November 5.
Water Chestnut Removal Event Moved to August 19
Friday, August 11, 2023
We have to rescheduled the Plant Patrol water chestnut removal work event yet again to August 19, at 1:00. If you are available to help by kayak or from shore, please register.
https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/events.pl?action=description&EVENTID=20
Eliminating Tree-of-Heaven at White's Woods
Thursday, August 10, 2023
We have scheduled two work events to kill all of the Tree-of-Heaven in White's Woods. Tree-of-Heaven is a preferred host for Spotted Lanternfly. So we might be able to slow the lanternfly's spread into the Indiana County by eliminating some of the Tree-of-Heaven. We are scheduling these work events now before the females start laying their eggs in September. There are about 140 trunks distributed across two sites within the park. Based on the time that it took to treat the Tree-of-Heaven at the Indiana YMCA, we should be able to treat all 140 trunks with about 35 person-hours of work. Join us if you can.
Saturday, August 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Thursday, August 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Register at https://www.plantpatrol.org.
Upcoming Events
No future events are currently scheduled. We will post more later.
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