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Volunteers Needed! Invasive Plant Removal Day
May 26 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Volunteers NEEDED – Tuesday, May 26!
Here at Crane Trust we work year round to protect Platte River habitat for migrating cranes and other species. That work takes many forms. Sometimes it involves heavy machinery. Other times it means getting out there and pulling out invasive species by hand, one plant at a time.
We have recently discovered the emergence of a plant known as houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) in an area of restored prairie. This plant is highly invasive and threatens the beneficial native species as well as the overall important biodiversity of the prairie. We have a short window of time to remove it before it seeds, to hopefully prevent further spread.
We are asking for volunteers to join us next Tuesday May 26th, either from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. to help pull these plants and protect these restored prairies so they can continue to provide critical habitat for the cranes, grassland nesting birds, and so many other species that rely on these wild spaces.
Volunteers will meet at Crane Trust Headquarters – 6611 Whooping Crane Drive, Wood River NE 68883