Tom Redfern, Rural Action Sustainable
Agriculture Coordinator
740-742-4401
Elise George, Rural Action Sustainable
Forestry
Coordinator
740-742-4401
740-742-4401
our sponsors:
Frontier
Natural
Products Co-op
Hocking College
United Plant Savers
Wayne
National Forest
Why rescue these plants?
Native plants provide food and shelter to wildlife, such as turkey, ruffed grouse, fox, mink, bats, box turtle, monarch butterfly and songbirds, as well as imperiled species like the black bear, grizzled skipper butterfly, Henslow's sparrow and timber rattlesnake.The plants will be used to create a seed and plant source for restoration in Wayne National Forest. These hardy plants and seeds are well adapted to survival in this region and will preserve the genetic heritage of our forest.
Rescued native plants will provide educational and research opportunities to people in this region.
Visitors to Wayne National Forest will learn about the importance of native plant species and their role in restoring and maintaining habitat for wildlife species.Hikers, hunters and other visitors to Wayne National Forest enjoy the natural beauty of the forest and will strengthen the local economic base of Southeastern Ohio.
Invasive plants can take over entire landscapes, creating vast areas of a single kind of plant where a diverse forest once stood. By planting native species you can help keep problematic invasive plants out of disturbed areas of Wayne National Forest.
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save these dates:
Saturday
March 24
Plant Rescue: 9:30 - 3:30
Saturday
April 14
Plant Rescue: 9:30 - 3:30
Volunteers
must register before the rescue.
To register, please contact Tom Redfern or
Elise George
at 740-742-4401.
Email: tomr@ruralaction.org
or
elise@ruralaction.org
We
will meet at Wayne
National Forest Headquarters in the parking lot. Bring water and sunscreen,
and dress for the woods. Lunch will be provided.
Anyone may participate: each rescue outing includes training on plant identification and replanting.
These
events provide an opportunity to become skilled at differentiating between
native and non-native plants and to take part in
saving some of the genetic heritage of our forest herbs.