Brownsburg Parks is excited to announce our participation in the Hoosier Helping Habitat: A Statewide Weed Wrangle Initiative, led by the State of Indiana Cooperative Invasive Management (SICIM) organization. Please join us as an active volunteer for this impactful event.
Event Details:
- Event Name: Hoosiers Helping Hands: A Statewide Weed Wrangle Initiative
- Date: October 12
- Time: 10 am – 12 pm
- Location: Cardinal Park B&O Trail Connection
Our goal is to raise awareness and take action against the invasive Callery Pear tree, which poses a significant threat to our local ecosystems. This event will focus on removing these trees along the B&O trail near the Cardinal Park trail connection. As an active volunteer, we are seeking your physical assistance to ensure the success of this initiative.
What to Expect:
- Volunteers will work alongside our Natural Resource team to cut and remove the Callery Pear trees.
- Volunteers will use a variety of hand tools, such as loppers and handsaws, to cut the trees.
- Tools will be provided, but volunteers are welcome to bring their own.
- Please bring work gloves and eye protection if you have them; a limited quantity will be available for use.
- An email will be sent prior to the event with additional details for parking and what to bring.
We would like to thank our event sponsors:
