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Silver Spring, MD 20914

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We remove non-native plants

John Fay removes Wineberry. Hard work, what with the prickles.

  • John Fay removes Wineberry. Hard work, what with the prickles.
  • This year's Garlic Mustard team collected both Garlic Mustard AND trash from the NWB trail head area..
  • Larry Hush frees a tree from Oriental Bittersweet vines
  • John Fay cuts the varmit vine in pieces
  • Mile-a-Minute crew displays 12 bags of this invasive, prickly vine.
  • Zack Williams grabs handsful of Garlic Mustard
  • The field of Garlic Mustard is no match for James Togashi.
  • Kathy Michels yanks Garlic Mustard by the armfuls.
  • John Fay appears to enjoy yanking Garlic Mustard. It comes up more easily than some plants.
  • One spring's Garlic Mustard removal team with its morning's work. Non-native invasive plant removal is in conjunction with Montgomery Parks.

We plant native plants

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And care for young trees threatened by deer.

This night visitor is the primary threat to the young trees. Photo Charlie Dorian.

  • This night visitor is the primary threat to the young trees. Photo Charlie Dorian.
  • Mark removes a rusty ineffective fence entangled in vines.
  • Let this be a tribute to the late Charlie Dorian, who worked so hard to protect these trees. Here he uses a hand pile driver.
  • Gretchen Schwartz and Charlie Dorian have fixed a damaged tree fence.
  • Working within a Parks Dept. program, we adopted a reforestation site for a couple of years.
  • Working within a Parks Dept. program, we put protective fencing around young trees in a reforestation area.
  • The onslaught of flood water pushed in the new fencing. Gretchen Schwartz will fix it.
  • A neighbor of the NWB lends a hand.
  • Anne Ambler and Gretchen Schwartz remove old, ineffective fencing from a young tree before installing new.

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