Help make room for native wildflowers by removing invasive Dame's rocket and Japanese hedge parsley at Cherokee Marsh. No experience needed. Removing these invasives is a great way to get out and spend time in the woods while also helping the native wildflowers, grasses, and sedges thrive.
We'll
be removing patches of Dame's rocket by pulling the plants or slicing the roots
with parsnip predator shovels.
Wear long pants, sturdy shoes or boots. Bring drinking water.
Volunteers will work off-trail alongside expert volunteers from Friends of Cherokee Marsh, contributing to meaningful habitat restoration. It’s a great way to spend a spring afternoon outdoors while making a real environmental impact.
Note on location:
Meet at 1300 Wheeler Rd, corner of Wheeler and Comanche Ln. Park on Wheeler.
EXTRA EFFORTS...
Dame's rocket - work on your own schedule
If you are familiar with Dame's rocket and want to head out on your own
schedule to remove some, Madison Parks has asked us to work in the recently
cleared woods north of Wheeler Rd, west of Comanche Ln. You can pull the plants
out by the roots (use a dandelion differ if the ground is hard) or slice the
roots underground with a shovel.
Parks staff has advised us that plants without mature seedpods can be left on
site. If the plants have mature or maturing seedpods, bag the plants or
seedpods and dispose of them in your tan trash cart or in the trash barrel
at Wheeler Rd and School Rd. If bagging isn't feasible, leave the plants
in a pile on site.
If you work on your own, please log your hours with Madison Parks (preferred)
or by sending the date(s) and hours to janaxelson@gmail.com.
Record volunteer hours with Madison Parks. Use the Add Hours
option at the top of the page.
How
to identify Dame's rocket
Dame's rocket flowers have white, pink or purple fragrant flowers with
four petals and alternate leaves. Native phlox can look similar but has five
petals. More about Dame's rocket.
