Hello Six Rivers Friends and Supporters!

We need your help! Our volunteer stewardship work was extremely limited in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID pandemic. This year, however, we are in a better position to be able to conduct safe and effective workdays, and we hope that you will join us!

Our focus in May is going to be on garlic mustard removal. Garlic mustard is a small herbaceous invasive plant that can cause a lot of damage to our ecosystems if left unchecked. It will spread along a forest floor until the ground is covered with nothing but garlic mustard, leaving no room for native plants to grow. Thankfully, its root structure is fairly weak, so it can easily be removed by hand. You can read more about it on the DNR's website here: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/invasives/BCPs_Garlic_Mustard_3-1-18_627482_7.pdf

We need your help to remove garlic mustard from our protected natural areas! If you can join us at any of these three workdays, please sign up as soon as you can. We will be following all health protocols, including wearing masks and social distancing, during these volunteer events.

Tuesday, May 11, 9 A.M. to 1 P.M.: A conservation easement in Goodrich (Atlas Township, Genesee County)

If interested, email your name and contact information to: info@sixriversrlc.org or contact Ian Ableson, Stewardship Manager, at iableson@sixriversrlc.org