Meet the Eco-Goats! and Become a Certified Weed Warrior Leader

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Hi Friends!

I hope this new spring season is treating you well. The Middle Patuxent Environmental Area has some great opportunities upcoming in our Weed Warrior Program that I want to make you aware of.

On Saturday May 30th, from 1 – 4 PM, the MPEA will be hosting a series of hikes and an opportunity to “Meet the Eco-Goats.” If you’ve been out and volunteered with me before, you’ve probably heard me mention the idea of having goats come to the MPEA to eat away large infestations of Multiflora Rose, Autumn Olive, and Oriental Bittersweet.  With the support of a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the professional help of Eco-Goats this project is finally happening! That Saturday, there will be three guided hikes that will each lead to the pen where the eco-goats are munching n invasive plants.  Choose your hike wisely! One will be led by myself and focused on nature for kids. One will be led by Cheryl Farfaras, the natural resource manager at the MPEA and be focused on the natural resource management plan for the MPEA, and one led by Helen Lowe Metzman of the Green Farmacy which will be focused on local plant characteristics and diversity.  If you are interested in attending one of these hikes by yourself, with your family, or with a group, please RSVP to me with which hike you’d like to attend, so we can know how many people to expect and to plan parking accordingly.  I’ve attached the flier about the event.

Also, if you are very interested in Weed Warrior work and would like to be certified to work on removing invasive plants at the MPEA independently from the volunteer days I lead, please consider becoming a Weed Warrior Certified Leader. In this program, you will learn more about our local invasive plants and become certified to remove these plants from any MPEA or Columbia Association property independently from County or CA supervisors.  I believe a core of these types of volunteers are absolutely essential in our effort to eradicate invasive plants from targeted sections of our forest and community.

The Middle Patuxent Environmental Area will be hosting a classroom training in collaboration with the Columbia Association, Howard Community College, and the Maryland Cooperative Extension on Sunday, 6/14/15 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Claret Hall located at 6020 Daybreak Circle, Clarksville, MD 21029. A required follow-up outdoor field training date will be Saturday, 6/20/15 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the stormwater management pond located next to the Columbia Gym at 6151 Daylong Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029. Volunteers interested in participating in the program may register via The Howard County Volunteer Center. Click here to register!  Or find the opportunity on www.volunteerhoward.org.

You are always welcome to join our weed warrior program that I lead twice a week. The flier for that program is attached. We are planning to switch our work days to Friday and Sundays the week of June 26th. Also, if you come on Friday May 29th, you will have an opportunity to visit the eco-goats. If you have a strong preference that Sundays will not work for you to join us this summer, please let me know and I may keep it on Tuesday’s if enough volunteers encourage me to.

Lastly, if you are a high school student, or know some high school students who are very interested in sustainable landscape design, our societies adaptation to a changing climate, or attending a fun, ecologically motivated summer program, please share some information about the four week program I will be leading and teaching as a part of Summer at Sandy Spring. This is a four week academy running MondayFriday from June 29th – July 24th. Students can register for individual weeks or they can register for the entire four week academy. Click here to Register! Four week students will be able to design an edible landscape at Sandy Spring Friend’s School’s property for potential future installation.

This summer program is focused on teaching students Permaculture design through hands on learning experiences. Permaculture is an ecologically based design process that incorporates engineering concepts to create bountiful human and wildlife habitats that produce a continual yield of food and herbs while catching, filtering, and utilizing storm water runoff. These design principles can be used to transform any landscape, big or small, into thriving productive food forests used and enjoyed by humans and wildlife forever. Scholarships are available for students who cannot afford the full price. Please send theharvestcollective10@gmail.com an email if you are interested in joining the program.  Two fliers are attached about that program as well.

Many Thanks! And happy Spring!

Davey Rogner

Invasive Species Project Manager

Middle Patuxent Environmental Area

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks

410-313-0476 ext 0476

drogner@howardcountymd.gov

 

 

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