BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170729T130000Z DTEND:20170729T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Shenandoah National Park Wavyleaf Volunteer Day DESCRIPTION:Virginia's native landscapes need your help!\n\n\n\nBackground:\n\nWavyleaf Grass (Oplismenus undulatifolius) is a nonnative invasive plant that is a serious threat to mid-Atlantic natural areas. Wavyleaf Grass has already overrun thousands of acres in its twenty years in Maryland. Virginia has several hotspots\, from dozens to several hundred acres\, and the largest of these is in the Shenandoah National Park.\n\n\n\nShenandoah National Park and its neighbors are relying on volunteers to prevent the spread of wavyleaf to proximate areas in Greene\, Albemarle\, Augusta\, Rockingham and Page Counties.\n\n\n\nDetails:\n\nNo previous invasive plant management experience is necessary. Equipment will be provided and a lesson in how to use it and recognize the plant. Treatment consists of hand-pulling and herbicide treatment. Volunteers should be comfortable working with/or around herbicides and must have the strength/stamina to carry a 22-lb. (half-full) or 34-lb (full) pack for 1/2 to 1 hr per pack over uneven terrain in a forest understory. We'll start at 9:00am\, please feel free to stay as long as you'd like. \n\n\n\nLocation:\n\nWest Swift Run watershed in Shenandoah National Park (SNP)\, is located near where Rte. 33 spills out of the park on its way westward to Harrisonburg. \n\nThe site is approximately 30 minutes from Harrisonburg\, and 45 minutes from Charlottesville.\n\n\n\nPlease contact Jim Hurley (jehurley@mindspring.com) for specific meeting location and other questions. \n\n\n\nFor more information on wavyleaf\, read our wavyleaf factsheet:http://blueridgeprism.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Wavyleaf-Factsheet-1-25-17-FINAL-CR.pdf X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Virginia'\;s native landscapes need your help!
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\nBackground:
\nWavyleaf Grass (Oplismenus undulatifolius) is a nonnative invasive plant that is a serious threat to mid-Atlantic natural areas. Wavyleaf Grass has already overrun thousands of acres in its twenty years in Maryland. Virginia has several hotspots\, from dozens to several hundred acres\, and the largest of these is in the Shenandoah National Park.
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\nShenandoah National Park and its neighbors are relying on volunteers to prevent the spread of wavyleaf to proximate areas in Greene\, Albemarle\, Augusta\, Rockingham and Page Counties.
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\nDetails:
\nNo previous invasive plant management experience is necessary. Equipment will be provided and a lesson in how to use it and recognize the plant. Treatment consists of hand-pulling and herbicide treatment. Volunteers should be comfortable working with/or around herbicides and must have the strength/stamina to carry a 22-lb. (half-full) or 34-lb (full) pack for 1/2 to 1 hr per pack over uneven terrain in a forest understory. We'\;ll start at 9:00am\, please feel free to stay as long as you'\;d like. \;
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\nLocation:
\nWest Swift Run watershed in Shenandoah National Park (SNP)\, is located near where Rte. 33 spills out of the park on its way westward to Harrisonburg. \;
\nThe site is approximately 30 minutes from Harrisonburg\, and 45 minutes from Charlottesville.
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\nPlease contact Jim Hurley (jehurley@mindspring.com) for specific meeting location and other questions. \;
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\nFor more information on wavyleaf\, read our wavyleaf factsheet:http://blueridgeprism.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Wavyleaf-Factsheet-1-25-17-FINAL-CR.pdf LOCATION:Shenandoah National Park: 3655 US Highway 211 East\, Luray UID:e.1698.13358 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260517T210251Z URL:https://business.luraypagechamber.com/events/details/shenandoah-national-park-wavyleaf-volunteer-day-13358 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR