Join us to help save trees by removing invasive vines in our watershed!
See our events page for scheduled vine removal events, and scroll down to see recent events for inspiration! Contact Scott Zillmer if you have any questions or suggestions for specific places where we could host an impactful invasive vine removal event.
If you live in Montgomery County, we encourage you to become a Weed Warrior with Montgomery Parks.
In July 2024, we partnered with Ed Murtagh from Friends of Sligo Creek to organize a weed warrior workday right along the brand new Northwest Branch Trail in Northwest Branch Recreational Park. Ed made a timelapse video of a few warriors liberating a large tree from giant bittersweet vines,
On May 19, 2024, NNW joined Weed Warrior friends from Rockville, led by Monica Berger, to free hundreds of trees from large bittersweet vines in the area of the soon-to-come disc golf course at Northwest Branch Recreational Park.
Forest before vine removal
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John Fay removes Wineberry. Hard work, what with the prickles.
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This night visitor is the primary threat to the young trees. Photo Charlie Dorian.