GARLIC MUSTARD WEED WRANGLES – APRIL 15 TH & 23 RD

Join the Orange County Invasives Partnership (OCIP) and help protect our natural areas from invasives. This year there are three different options for volunteers to help pull garlic mustard and other invasive plants. On Wednesday April 15 th volunteers will be at Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest, in the Hoosier National Forest, from 1:00-4:00pm. This will be at the eastern end of the property, off US-150, just southeast of Paoli. Then on Thursday April 23 rd , the day after Earth Day, volunteers will be at Wesley Chapel Gulf in the Hoosier National Forest from 2:00-4:30pm. Also on the 23 rd , there will be an evening Weed Wrangle from 5:00-7:00pm with the Indiana Karst Conservancy at the Orangeville Rise.

No experience is needed to participate, but volunteers should come prepared with long pants, sturdy shoes, and work gloves. Minors must be accompanied by an adult, and have a waiver form signed by a parent/guardian. Water and snacks will be provided.

Garlic Mustard is a woodland invasive plant that displaces beneficial native plants and wildflowers, and releases chemicals that hinder the growth of tree seedlings. Plants pull up easily by hand, but infested areas need to be monitored annually as new plants emerge from the seedbank.

RSVPs are encouraged, but not required. For questions, or to RSVP, contact the Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District at [email protected] or 812-723-3311 x3. Pioneer Mothers is located on S Triangle Road, just 1 mile southeast of Paoli on US-150 (google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TftbubQu94pN99Kz7). The Wesley Chapel Gulf parking lot is located about 10 minutes southwest of Orleans, on N County Road 350 W (google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yivZTdkVCF5xXLcN9). Orangeville Rise is about 12 minutes northeast of West Baden Springs, on County Road 500 W in Orangeville (google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T6FT3juQi1gua7vS8). These workdays are supported in part with funding from a Clean Water Indiana grant.