Public invited to Green Up the Blue Hills April 30
By Canton Citizen
Janice Cohen of Canton is pictured at last year’s ‘Green Up the Blue Hills’ event.
The public is invited to join the Friends of the Blue Hills for a spring festival of stewardship and fun. Green-Up the Blue Hills will be held on Sunday, April 30, from 1-4 p.m. at the Ponkapoag AMC Cabins.
Volunteers will help protect the forest by pulling invasive plants that threaten local species. But it won’t be all work and no play. Participants and their families will also enjoy live music, a scavenger hunt, face painting and crafts.
For most visitors to the 7,000-acre Blue Hills Reservation, many plants look alike, yet many of the plants are not native and degrade wildlife habitat. Participants in Green Up the Blue Hills will help protect native wildlife and plants by pulling an invasive plant species — garlic mustard. The plant is easy to identify and remove, and volunteers’ efforts will greatly improve the habitat for local wildlife.
Volunteers can park at Temple Beth David, 1060 Randolph Street in Canton, and walk the three-quarters of a mile to the cabins. The event is rain or shine, and while some gloves will be available for weeding, volunteers are encouraged to bring their own if they have them.
Please register for the event at friendsofthebluehills.org/greenup2023. For more information, email info@friendsofthebluehills.org.
This program is generously sponsored by FM Generator and Barrie Naji, MBA, Realtor in Canton. Additional support is provided by a grant from the Canton Cultural Council.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Apr 21 2023. Filed under Uncategorized.
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