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Adult Conservation Volunteer: Kingswood Invasive Plant Removal

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Volunteer crouching down using clippers to cut invasive plant
Deerfield Township continues to target the removal of invasive Callery Pear trees and Honeysuckle on Kingswood North. The volunteer opportunities below are managed and coordinated by the Ohio River Foundation.

Ohio River Foundation Contact Information
  • Sara Brandt, Volunteer Manager and Donation Relations
  • sarabrandts@ohioriverfdn.org
  • 859.628.0669

Description
  • Volunteers are being coordinated by the Ohio River Foundation. Opportunities available in spring and fall.
  • For more information, email Sara Brandts at sarabrandts@ohioriverfdn.org
  • This event is for adults 18 and up, unless accompanied by a parent/guardian.
  • Ohio River Foundation will have work gloves available but please bring a personal pair if you have them!
  • Volunteers will be hand sawing/trimming small invasive woody plants and dragging them to the chipper area.
  • Volunteers should be prepared for the weather in durable, layered clothing; wear long pants and long sleeves, hat, sunglasses, work gloves and protective eyewear (if you have them).
  • Sturdy, close-toed shoes are required. Please bring a water bottle.

Event Day Meeting Spot / Directional Information
  • Please park in the new North Parking Lot on Duke Blvd, located across from Montessori Academy of Cincinnati. Once you arrive, please follow the signs to the worksite.
  • Note: The closest bathrooms are located at the Kingswood Park pavilion (4188 Irwin Simpson Rd.)

What areas of the park are we focusing on?
  • Target areas are on the north side of Kingswood (The park is cut into north and south by Innovation Way. The north side of park has the large pond and the south side of park has a parking lot and Community Pavilion.)
  • The project includes maintenance of areas previously cleared as well as new removal in additional sections.

Why Remove Invasive Callery Pear and Honeysuckle?
  • Pear and Honeysuckle are quickly taking over the wooded areas of Kingswood North.
  • If not controlled, these invasive plants will cause environmental and economic harm to an ecosystem.
  • Invasive species spread rapidly and quickly shade-out the healthy variety of wildflowers, grasses, and trees. Eventually, an ecosystem is dominated with invasive species. Left with nowhere to live, the bees, butterflies, birds, and other critters move away.
  • By removing these two species, the Kingswood ecosystem will begin to function as it once did, naturally. There will be room once again for local wildflowers, grasses, and trees to spread and thrive.

How will plants and trees be removed?
  • Honeysuckle shrubs and Callery Pear trees will be cut, chipped, and removed from property without removing understory plants.

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