Buckthorn Pull

When

Wednesday, July 17, 2024    
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Where

Gowing's Swamp
120 Meriam Road, Concord, MA

Event Type

We will meet in the parking lot at Ripley School located at 120 Meriam Road, Concord. Trail Steward Tricia Garrett will lead this pull event.

We will focus on removing buckthorn from an area where we’ve already made significant progress. We will manually pull plants or use a weed wrench for more established specimens. Root systems will be managed to prevent re-establishment, and the woody material will be stacked in brush piles.

This location is wooded and will be mostly shaded. Poison ivy is not an immediate threat.

What to Bring:
* Water
* Insect/tick repellant
* Closed toed shoes (required)
* Long sleeves/pants
* Gloves
* Eye protection

I hereby agree that I am going to participate in a volunteer event offered by CISMA-SuAsCo or a CISMA-SuAsCo partner. In consideration of being allowed to participate, I agree that I alone will bear the risk of any personal injury or loss of personal belongings which occurs during or on account of my participation in the event, both for myself and for any minor children accompanying me.

I intend by this release and waiver to release CISMA-SuAsCo and the event organizers as well as their officers, directors, and volunteers, both personally and in their representative capacities, from any claim for injury, damage, or loss, from any cause whatsoever, and I understand and acknowledge the significance and consequence of such specific intention to release all claims. I hereby assume full responsibility for any injuries, damages, or losses that I, or any minor children accompanying me, may sustain.

In case of an emergency, I understand every effort will be made to contact the person I designate below. In the event they cannot be reached, I hereby give my permission to the physician selected by the adult leader in charge to administer emergency treatment, including hospitalization, anesthesia, surgery, or injections of medication.

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Youth Waiver

If you are a volunteer under the age of 18, please use the SVT Youth Volunteer Waiver Form with your parent or legal guardian.