How You Can Help
Join the US Forest Service and Potomac Highlands CWPMA on April 30 at the Cascades and help them pull garlic mustard. We will pull the plants, carefully getting the roots, and then bag them for disposal.
Bring a pair of gloves unless you don’t mind getting your handsdirty! The Day Use fee is waived for participants, so you can help pull garlic mustard and then hike to the falls. Help spread the word and bring some friends.
The Problem
Garlic Mustard has gained much attention in recent years for its ability to rapidly invade wooded habitats from disturbed areas. Garlic mustard is highly invasive and threatens the abundant wildflowers and diverse forest ecosystems where it occurs. Garlic mustard is spreading throughout river floodplains, forests, roadsides, edges of woods, and along trails.
Enjoy a fun day helping to improve the Cascades Trail environment.
When: April 30th from 10:00 to 3:00 - Rain or Shine!
Where: Cascades Day Use Area*-Jefferson National Forest, Pembroke, VA. Free Day Use Pass for participants
Try to carpool as there is limited parking For more information about the event contact: Fred Huber, Forest Botanist, at 540-265-5157 or email at fhuber@fs.fed.us
* To reach Cascades Day Use Area, travel along VA 460 to Pembroke and turn onto VA 623. Continue along VA 623 for 4 miles to the parking area.
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