A Wallaceburg-based environmental group is looking for volunteers to assist with its next step in restoring a local wooded area.
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Sydenham Field Naturalists are planning on bringing back 350 native plants to Wallaceburg’s Paw Paw Woods. The effort is meant to restore habitat and biodiversity, a news release from the organization said.
Volunteer opportunities are planned Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 10 am to 2 pm each day. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
To get involved, a sign-up form is available at forms.gle/syvwLUuCyDjJJK1D9. For more information, contact program co-ordinator Ismay Earl at [email protected].
The work planned in November and December is the second phase of the field naturalists’ ecological restoration project for Paw Paw Woods.
Volunteers previously worked to remove invasive plant species, including the multiflora rose. The release said those efforts were successful.
Following the planting of native species, the group plans to repair trails in Paw Paw Woods “for better access and a more welcoming environment for visitors and wildlife,” the release said.
The project received funding from Invasive Species Centre’s Action Fund for the removal of invasive species. Enbridge’s employees and funding and assistance with the native planting stage, the release said.
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