For the 25th year, volunteers will work together to enhance Forest Park habitats. Initiated by the Kennedy Woods Advisory Group, this annual volunteer event is part of our conservancy’s strategy for removing invasive plant species and improving habitat quality for native plants and animals.

WHO: This Park Project Day is appropriate for individuals, small volunteer groups and families with children over the age of 10. Children under the age of 18 must be supervised by an adult at all times.

WHAT TO WEAR: Volunteers should bring work gloves and wear weather-appropriate attire that you don’t mind getting dirty, including long pants, long sleeves and sturdy closed-toe shoes with socks. This attire helps protect limbs, minimizes exposure to poison ivy and is required for safety.

WHAT WE WILL BRING: Forest Park Forever will provide beverages, snacks and an assortment of gloves, hand tools (volunteers may bring and use own tools — no power equipment) and required safety equipment.

WHEN: Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 9am - 12pm

WHERE: Kennedy Forest (A map is coming soon: park on Government Dr. or Wells Dr.)

WHY: Invasive species are non-native and aggressive plants that out-compete native Missouri flora by growing at different times of the year, reproducing abundantly, blocking sunlight or altering soil chemistry. The ecosystem can degrade when organisms thrive in areas where they don't naturally live—making the system more vulnerable to disease and stress. Read about why removing certain species of plants is so important to maintain the health of forests in the Park.

HOW: Volunteers help manage woody saplings by cutting the vegetation and treating the stems with a dyed herbicide to kill the root system. Vines are cut off trees and removed from around the surrounding ground of trees to prevent reproduction.

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QUESTIONS? Email Hilary Sears or call 314.571.6072