Pony Pasture invasive plant removal

Join the James River Park System’s Invasive Species Management team to remove invasive plants and support to healthy habitat! 

Leaders and volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. on scheduled Tuesday mornings at Pony Pasture.

We provide tools (as needed) and work gloves, but feel free to bring your own work gloves. PLEASE note reminders and instructions at the end of this posting.  The tools we use are hand pruners, loppers (long-handled pruners), and handsaws (folding, non-mechanized). 

This spring we will focus on two goals:  freeing trees of invasive vines and removing the same types of invasive vines as groundcover in specific restoration areas. Which activity we choose and where we work will depend on weather, number of volunteers, and other factors.  

Volunteer Responsibilities:

*Register to participate and receive updates about event.

*Arrive by the start time (9:00 am). Stay until the end of event (11:00 am).

*Wear long sleeves, long pants, socks, and sturdy closed-toe shoes or boots.

*Bring drinking water.

*Return a completed Youth Waiver Form if under 18 years old:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oYoePBW1rKvtB8XSALpbDmXVKTPynRMJ/view

*In addition to the event description (above), physical activities also include walking, bending, kneeling, and squatting. With questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the event coordinator prior to event.

*Experience isn’t necessary (But learning is!)

Hazards include but are not limited to: poison ivy, thorns, stinging insects, uneven terrain and weather conditions. Please prepare accordingly.

Location:

We will meet in the large gravel parking lot of Pony Pasture, next to the intersection of Riverside Dr and Rockfalls Dr. For directions, use address 7300 Riverside Dr. Richmond, VA 23225

Additional Info:

Changes or cancellation of event will be communicated via email to registered participants.

If you register but then can’t participate, please cancel through the Community Foundation online calendar: https://www.cfengage.org/calendar

Please contact the opportunity coordinator with any questions.