thornewood_open_space_preserve_mountains_and_trailThornewood Open Space Preserve Habitat Restoration

Please join us on a community service habitat restoration project. We'll help maintain Thornewood Open Space Preserve by removing French Brooms.

Saturday, October 12, 2019
9:15am - 2:30pm

Thornewood Open Space Preserve
La Honda Rd, Woodside, CA 94062

French Brooms are invasive, non-native perennial shrubs that displace native plants, degrade soil conditions, and exacerbate wildfire dangers.

This project does not require a long or strenuous hike, but it may involve walking on steep and uneven terrain. We will be using tools and hand pulling invasive French broom. Please see https://www.firesafemarin.org/plants/fire-prone/item/french-broom for more information on this weed. After the project, those that are interested could take a short hike to explore Thornewood Park.

WHERE TO MEET
Meet at the parking area near the park gate on La Honda Rd/84 at 9:15 am.

Please note parking is limited. Carpooling is highly encouraged. You can find/offer rides using this link: https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/orx8w3

WHAT TO WEAR/BRING
To get the most out of your day with us, we recommend that volunteers wear/bring:

  • Sturdy shoes (no sneakers, sandals, or open-toed shoes)
  • Layered clothing: long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, jacket, etc.
  • Gear appropriate to that day's weather conditions (hat, rain gear, etc.)
  • Day pack/fanny pack to carry your gear
  • Lunch (alcoholic beverages are not allowed)
  • MROSD will provide water, snacks, gloves, and all necessary tools
IMPORTANT: In addition to RSVP'ing here, you must register as a volunteer on MROSD's project page to reserve a spot.
https://www.openspace.org/node/4529/register

There are limited spots for these volunteer projects, and they do get full. If you are not able to register on MROSD's website, we cannot get you a spot on the project event if you've RSVP'd here.

Click here to register

Event Organizer
John Yook
jbyook at hotmail

Registration deadline: September 30, 2019