SOT and Broadneck High School Saved 338 Trees
Wow! More than 3O students from Broadneck High School, together with Save Our Trees and Anne Arundel Weed Resistance, saved 338 trees at Broadneck Park in honor of Earth Day. We removed lots and lots of English ivy as well as bittersweet. Thank you Broadneck High School!
Earth Day 2024 was a big day for SOT & Quiet Waters!
Park Rangers and volunteers came out for three separate invasive pull events.
Thank you Rotary Club of Annapolis!
Thank you friends and family of Quiet Waters Park!
The Cub Scouts really worked on the oriental bittersweet!
Thank you Ranger Hazel and Saint Mary’s College!
Vine Removal at Christ Our Anchor Church
The Christ our Anchor church community had a great day clearing huge invasive vines! Twenty volunteers saved 101 trees from invasive vines.
A terrific event on a beautiful April morning.
Partners-in-Learning with SOT
After several class visits and an assembly with Partners-in-Learning at Save Our Trees (a program of Watershed Stewards Academy), a group of middle school IB students participating in a field trip to Quiet Waters Park. While on site the students cleared invasive vines and shrubs from an area that will be transformed into an oasis for native plants during the 2nd and 3rd marking period field trips.
The students also took part in a “hike and learn” to the South River Overlook with Quiet Waters’ Park Ranger, Liz Schiller, and Horticulturalist, Matt Pruett, who spoke on invasive plants and animals.
The creation of a native plant oasis in an area of Quiet Waters will showcase the threat of invasives and the importance of native plants as well as the students’ very important contribution to the restoration of our natural environment.
SOT Presented at the Annapolis Home Expo
SOT presented a talk on the issue of invasive vines in our canopy trees.at the Annapolis Home Expo on Sunday, February 25. The presenters also emphasized the importance of planting native perennials, shrubs and trees when possible. Attendees asked lots of good questions, and it was a great opportunity to reach beyond the usual audience to homeowners in general.
26 Volunteers Cleared Ivy from 174 Trees!
Volunteers gathered to remove ivy and revitalize the forest at Truxtan Park on February 24.
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A Note From Jeffrey Popp, WSA Director of Restoration
Happy New Year! As we reflect on the holidays, many people have committed to numerous New Year’s resolutions. Some of the most common resolutions include spending more time outdoors, exercising more, or being more active in your community. What if I told you there was a great activity that most anyone can do that would help meet all three of these objectives? Today is your lucky day- that activity is removing English Ivy and other invasive vines from your local trees.
Vines Cleared at Deep Creek Marina / Community
Twenty volunteers from Anne Arundel Weed Resistance (AAWR), Cape Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Broadneck Peninsula Invasive Ivy Removal Volunteers (BPIRV) removed English Ivy and Oriental Bittersweet from 95 trees on December 9!
AAWR provided ivy removal expertise and CCC provided critical area expertise.
Volunteers Cleared Vines from 316 More Trees
November 11-12 was a big weekend for saving trees!
Twenty eight volunteers cleared vines from 261 trees in Quiet Waters Park, while another fifteen volunteers cleared vines from 55 trees at Christ Our Anchor church adjacent to Broadneck Park.
Go Team!!
It Doesn’t Get Better Than This!
Several of the Save Our Trees team members couldn’t help themselves! Look at this poor tree before they got started. And then several weeks later, the results of their hard work! Well done!! It’s a good reminder to get the English ivy early and often so the tree never gets this ivy infested!
Broadneck High School Students Save Trees!
Broadneck High School students who participate in the Environmental Literacy Program are doing great work! Led by Broadneck High School student Nolan Gille, 20 students saved 167 trees at Twin Oaks Park! Congratulations and thank you to Nolan and your hard working team!! Next stop – Broadneck Park on June 17th 9:45 -12:00.
Check out the latest post to our Removing Ivy page to view the outstanding video by Ella and Kira highlighting the dangers of English ivy. Ella works with SOT Susan Wheatley to learn how to properly remove ivy and to show how easy it is to save a tree! Thanks to both of you for choosing Save Our Trees for your Environmental Literacy PSA project.
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