BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:290@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T160000 DTSTAMP:20210417T170300Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/newtonserves-day-of-community-se rvice-invasive-pulls/ SUMMARY:NewtonSERVES Day of Community Service - Newton Conservators Invasiv e Pulls DESCRIPTION:Newton Conservators is sponsoring  a number of outdoor Invasiv e Pull Events as part of NewtonSERVES on Sunday May 2 with two morning ses sions and two afternoon sessions.  You MUST register in advance (by Wedne sday\, April 21) to participate!!    Walk-in volunteers are NOT permitte d this year.  Registrants will receive a FREE NewtonSERVES T-Shirt!\n\n Charles River Blue Heron Bridge Invasives Pull - Sunday\, May 2\,  Aftern oon\nWe will hand-pull Garlic Mustard\, an invasive non-native plant threa tening the ecosystem of the Blue Heron trail. Garlic Mustard is a prolific seeder which if left unchecked will carpet the area\, poison the soil\, a nd crowd out native species. It is very easy to pull by hand\; we will bag the plants for pickup by DCR.  Sponsored by Newton Conservators\n Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull - Sunday\, May 2\,  9:30 am\nWe will hand-pull Garlic Mustard and Buckthorn\, invasive nonnative plants that threaten th e park.  Garlic Mustard is a prolific seeder and if left unchecked will carpet the woodland floor\, displacing native plants and disrupting the ec osystem of the park. It is very easy to identify and hand pull\; we will p ull and bag for city pickup for its special invasive plant dumpster.  Buc kthorn is a little more challenging to manage but we will have some specia l tools and can train a subgroup to work on that.  Sponsored by Newton Co nservators and Friends of Cold Spring Park\n Dolan Pond Invasives Removal &\; Cleanup - Sunday\, May 2\,  9:30 am - Noon\nDolan Pond is a biolo gically diverse conservation area about 9 acres in size. However there are a number of invasive species which can be found. In the spring\, we go af ter garlic mustard with hand pulling and may also may be cutting back any Japanese knotweed that is growing to keep it in check. We may also be plan ting some native milkweed in some areas. We will be collecting any trash a nd cans found throughout the area as well. We will be meeting around 9 am for instruction and working until about Noon. Please bring your own gloves and other supplies.  Sponsored by Newton Conservators.\n Houghton Garde n Invasives Pull - Sunday\, May 2\,  Afternoon\nWe will work in the areas just outside Houghton Garden and across the T tracks in Webster Conservat ion Area.  We will hand-pull Garlic Mustard\, an invasive nonnative plant that threatens the park.  Garlic Mustard is a prolific seeder and if lef t unchecked will carpet the woodland floor\, displacing native plants and disrupting the ecosystem of the park. It is very easy to identify and hand pull\; we will pull and bag for city pickup for its special invasive plan t dumpster.  Sponsored by Newton Conservators\n\nNewtonSERVES was founded in 2000 by a visionary group of Newton residents who have helped communit y service become a way of life in Newton.  Over 1\,000 Newton residents come together in typical years to serve Newton to get our parks and open s paces ready for Spring\, to spruce up our schools and not for profit insti tutions and to contribute food to the Newton food pantries.   Newton Com munity Pride\, in partnership with the City of Newton\, recently announced the return of NewtonSERVES in a limited capacity this year.  Health and safety of staff and volunteers is a top priority. Strict adherence to the rules and restrictions for the event allows participants to enjoy a day of community service while ensuring compliance with COVID protocols.  Volun teer registration is now open until Monday\, April 19.  Register soon to participate in one of the many outdoor NewtonSERVES projects this year.   While there won't be indoor projects or the usual City Hall pre and post events\, registered participants will still receive a T-shirt.  Informat ion can be found on the Newton Serves website.\n\nSee the complete list of outdoor projects HERE including Albemarle Field / Avery Woods (AM)\, Bull ough's Pond (AM)\,  Cheesecake Brook (AM)\, Crystal Lake (AM)\, Historic Burying Grounds (PM)\, Quinobequin Charles (AM/PM)\,  Upper Falls Greenwa y (AM)\, Wellington Park (PM)\, and many more!\n\nNote:  Every individua l MUST complete and submit a release form before going to the project site .  Registrants will receive info beforehand from the project leader.\n\nR EGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY\, APRIL 21\n\nMore Information: email: c ontactus@newtoncommunitypride.org or call 617-431-3944\n\nWork Site Rules: \n\n All volunteers must be preregistered – no walk-in volunteers allo wed\n DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU ARE SICK OR HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS\ n Masks required for all participants according to state guidelines\n Ke ep a distance of 6 feet from others\n Limit the total number of people at your worksite at one time according to state guidelines\n No sharing too ls. All tools provided by volunteers. The City is NOT providing tools this year.\n Wear protective clothing including gloves\n Remove all debris o r leave in specified location\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newtonconservators.org/wp-content/upload s/2021/04/Newton-SERVES-Newton-Conservators-square.jpg CATEGORIES:Cleanup and Trail Work,NewtonSERVES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR