Be a Weed Wrangler with us at Seven Islands State Birding Park!
Weed Wrangle® is a one-day, area-wide, volunteer effort to help rescue our public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species through hands-on removal of especially harmful trees, vines, and flowering plants. Supervised by an expert in invasive weed management, Weed Wrangle® volunteers learn, practice and begin a habit of maintaining an area free of non-native invasive plants and encourage replanting with natives in removal areas. By engaging our neighbors and challenging them to take action in their own spaces, we hope to create a movement that will have the greatest impact on the invasive plant population.
Volunteers will be working alongside park staff in an area of the park TBD where invasive plant species are in need of removal. Tools and gloves will be provided if needed, but please feel free to bring your own if you so desire. Volunteers should plan on meeting park staff in the main parking lot off of Kelly Lane at 9:00am. We will work until 12:00pm, but you can work less if you can't make the entire 3 hours. Participants should plan to wear closed-toed shoes/boots and bring water with them. If you have questions regarding this volunteer opportunity please reach out to Ranger Stephanie at stephanie.mueller@tn.gov or 865-333-8270.
