invasive plants along river

Riverfront Takeback & Invasives Workday

Mill City Park At Franklin Falls

6 Willow St
Franklin, NH 03235
United States

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Family-Friendly

Yes

High Adventure

No

Setting

Outdoors

About the Event

We’re taking back the riverfront and taking down invasive species. Together, we’ll be working to: remove invasive barberry, honeysuckle, bittersweet and burning bush by hand pulling and use of hand tools. Disturbed areas will be tamped to help reduce soil bank repopulation. The focus is to return this beautiful section to the public as a day use area. It's truly a beautiful peninsula along a beautiful stretch of the Pemigewasset River. No special experience is needed—just come ready to work and get a little dirty!

Whether you’ve volunteered with us before or this is your first time, we’d love to have you join the take back!

The October 25 workday includes a volunteer appreciation cookout after!

What to bring

Bring strong work gloves if you have them. Some of these plants have thorns and barbs. Wear boots or sturdy shoes and protective clothing, long sleeves and pants. There is poison ivy present in some areas.

Youth Instructions

Youth volunteers are welcome with parent/guardian signed waiver at the event or in advance. Waiver form is here. Select "park cleanup volunteer" from the dropdown menu on the form. https://app.droplet.io/form/KXMP20

Questions?

Contact Christy Mank at christymank@gmail.com or 603-731-5175.

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