DECEMBER
Bittersweet & Wineberry Weed-out
Saturday, December 10 9 a.m. - noon
Location: Ommelanden Hunter Education & Training Center View map
1205 River Road
New Castle, DE 19720
*Meet at the Sports Shooting Clubhouse at the end of the entrance road
Project description: Oriental bittersweet and wineberry are invasive plants that are covering areas of the 3D Archery Course at the Division of Fish & Wildlife's Ommelanden Hunter Education & Training Center. Bittersweet vines are out-competing native plants and blanketing wildlife habitat, while wineberry is filling in the understory. Grab a set of work gloves and pruners and join us as we work to remove these invasive plants!
What to bring/wear: Work gloves, hand saws and loppers will be provided, but volunteers may also bring their own.
Age requirement: Volunteers for this project must be at least 15 years old. Those under the age of 18 must provide a parental consent form.
Contact: Volunteers are asked to pre-register with contact information in case of inclement weather leading to postponement. For more information or to volunteer for this event, contact Lynne Staub at 302-735-3600 or lynne.staub@state.de.us.
Nanticoke - Ancient Sand Ridge Forest Restoration
Sunday, December 11 1 - 4 p.m.
Location: Meet at the entrance gate to the Nanticoke Wildlife Area on Red House Road, just of off Woodland Ferry Road, South of Seaford and close to Bethel. View map.
Project description: Fish and Wildlife conservation staff and volunteers have been working to restore an ancient sand ridge forest, a forest composed mostly of oaks and pines that develops on ridges or dunes. Degraded by time, these areas are habitats of conservation concern in Delaware, with their restoration and/or improvement important to many plant and animal species. The goal of the project is to re-establish ancient sand ridge forest in the Nanticoke Wildlife Area to provide habitat for species of concern such as the frosted elfin, a rare butterfly that depends on plant species found only in Delaware’s ancient sand ridge forests.
Volunteers will be cutting up and removing downed trees and limbs, and logs. The work involves bending, lifting and possible use of handsaws, loppers.
What to bring/wear: Work gloves, hand saws and loppers will be provided, but volunteers may also bring their own.
Age requirement: Volunteers for this project must be at least 15 years old. Those under the age of 18 must provide a parental consent form.
Contact: Volunteers are asked to pre-register with contact information in case of inclement weather leading to postponement. For more information or to volunteer for this event, contact Lynne Staub at 302-735-3600 or lynne.staub@state.de.us.
