Honeysuckle Removal
in your St. Louis County Parks
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!
REMOVE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE…A MENACE TO OUR FORESTS
Corporate & School Groups make a difference.
(Ages 16+) Your school or corporate group of volunteers can help save the environment by ridding our parks of invasive honeysuckle. Honeysuckle removal projects and service learning field trips can be scheduled Tuesday through Friday at parks throughout the County. Call 314-615-8865 to arrange your workday.
BUSH HONEYSUCKLE is destroying the under story of our forests! The honeysuckle starts turning green much earlier than other foliage. By summer, when saplings and other native flower sprout, the honeysuckle has already largely shaded the forest under story, causing all seedlings to die. We need to get rid of this aggressive foreign invader - be a part of the solution by joining this volunteer initiative to remove honeysuckle from our parks!
WINTER/SPRING 2012 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
SATURDAYS – 9AM to 1PM (includes light lunch)
- March 10 Laumeier (Sunset Hills), Main Parking Lot
- April 14 McDonnell Park (St. Ann), McDonnell Shelter (9AM-12PM)
- April 21 Laumeier Park (Sunset Hills), Main Parking Lot
- May 12 Bee Tree Park (Oakville), Frisbee Shelter (9AM-12PM)
ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED! To register for Laumeier projects, email jnorton@laumeier.org or call 314-615-5271. To register for McDonnell and Queeny projects, email sbell@stlouisco.com or call 314-615-8822 at least one week prior to project.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Advance registration is necessary so that we can provide the proper amount of supplies, tools and refreshments. Some work parties may be limited in size.
Volunteers should dress in layers appropriate for the weather and should wear protective long pants, long sleeves and sturdy shoes. Individual volunteers must be age 16+; Youth 12 and over accompanied by adult may participate.
