Land Camp: Invasive Species Removal & Habitat Restoration

The popular series is back for its third year!

Land Camp invites participants to learn about and try land management techniques in a supportive environment so that they can feel comfortable implementing them at home. This series of workshops is ideal for those already actively managing their land, those who would like to start, and those interested in learning more about how CLC manages the properties we care for.

Join CLC and Mari Robinson, Field Operations Manager at Native Habitat Restoration, for a primer on invasive species management, pollinator plantings, and habitat restoration. As we walk through the former farm fields of Greenport, we’ll learn about the steps each of us can take to rebuild the ecosystems around us, creating landscapes that are beautiful, functional, healthy, and abundant. Whether the land you’re managing is a window box, a raised bed, an acre, or a hundred acres, you have an important part to play in stewarding the precious natural resources and communities of Columbia County.

What’s involved: This event will include walking approximately a quarter of a mile along the Access for All trail, an open gravel trail, and sections of the Hickory Lane trail, which features mowed grass. At times, the group may walk off-trail. The group will stop often to discuss managing habitat for pollinators along the way. Additional trail information can be found here.

Packing list: Water, weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and a way to take notes (i.e. notebook, smartphone).

What not to bring: Please, no dogs.

The final Land Camp workshop will focus on creating rabitat (habitat for small animals, like rabbits!) August 1 at Taghkanic Community Forest. Click here to view all the events in this series.

This event has reached capacity, please email [email protected] to join the waitlist!