If you have ever walked our trails in the summer months, you have seen the invasive Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) growing alongside. Not only does stiltgrass carpet the forest floor, outcompeting native understory vegetation, it also grows into the trail itself. This volunteer opportunity involves removing the siltgrass from the sides of Dunbar's Path by pulling it out by hand (the most effective method for removal). The meeting location is park's administrative office (brick house on the prairie restoration) at 2131 Old Russellville Pike.
We ask that volunteers wear the following:
- Long sleeves (will be working around poison ivy)
- Long pants
- Close-toed shoes
- Bug Spray
- Water
Stiltgrass is relatively easy to pull, so no tools are required - just hands!
