Pequannock River Coalition Park Restoration Continues – Sunday July 18th – Help Remove Invasive Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed has become a major problem in northern New Jersey and many other places, driving out native vegetation, and creating a useless sea of inedible greenery for our wildlife. Not good!
On Sunday, July 18th we will continue removal of these invasive weeds from Riverdale’s Appelt Park. The goal is to eventually replace them with native trees and shrubs. Our first session in June made a big dent. Please help us to continue this successful work! Drinks, tools and gloves will be provided, but extra shovels are welcome.
There will be tasks to suit everyone at every age or energy level. These efforts will not only restore the park, but are helping to spread the word on the danger these invasive plants pose.
Appelt Park is on the east side of Hamburg Turnpike in Riverdale, about 1/2 mile north of Rt. 287. The work session begins at 10:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM.
Thanks!
Ross Kushner, Executive Director
Pequannock River Coalition
P.O. Box 392
Newfoundland, NJ 07435
www.pequannockriver.org
(973)492-3212
Almost 30 volunteers turned out today for our first restoration event at Appelt Park. This park, like many other areas along waterways in New Jersey, had been taken over by an invasive plant – Japanese knotweed. Forming dense stands up to 12 feet tall, this weed has been gobbling up the park. No more! Our hard-working folks liberated more than a half-acre of ground from thickets of knotweed. Stacked for disposal, the pile of removed weed was 30 feet long, 15 feet wide and almost 6 feet tall. Incredible!!
Press – The Bergen Record: Japanese Knotweed is not wanted: Aggressive plant no match for determined volunteers