Invasive Species Removal
April 17th, 9am – 11:30am
Lunch Celebration: 12pm – 1:30pm
By April 10, please register with your company and indicate whether you will attend the Lunch Celebration.
By registering to volunteer, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the EarthShare NC Event Terms.
We would love volunteers to assist our Conservation Team in removing various invasive species from woodland areas inside the Gardens at Stowe, which is the first step in restoring critical habitat on the property and improving biodiversity. If we have enough volunteers, we will break the group up into smaller groups to use several different methods of removal. The main method would involve using hand loppers to cut down invasive autumn olive and privet shrubs, and staff would follow to safely apply herbicide to cut trunks with a small marker-like dauber. Depending on the size of the group, we could also have some volunteers hand pulling stiltgrass, and trimming the cut autumn olive/privet to help us make waddle fences that go in our native plant display garden.
6500 South New Hope Road, Belmont, NC, 28012
When you arrive on the property, follow the signs for the “Gardens at Stowe” to reach our main parking lot in front of the Garden Pavilion. You will need to drive past the Trailhead Store and Farmhouse Garden Center and continue driving down the road between the two ponds to reach our main parking lot.
There is plenty of parking here and restrooms available inside.
Closed-toe shoes that can get dirty
Comfortable clothes and layers to work outside
Long pants highly recommended
Refillable water bottle
Sun hat (optional)
Sunglasses (optional)
Gloves, all needed hand tools and supplies, eye safety glasses, water to refill water bottles, sunscreen and bug spray.
The project may involve walking on uneven terrain in the woods at times. Volunteers will be bending frequently and helping carry small shrubs into brush piles.
Your team lead will be in touch with Daniel Stowe about what to do in case of light rain. In case of heavy rain or unsafe weather, the rain date is Friday, May 1st, same times.
Contact your team representative for any questions leading up to the event.
For questions, please contact Ceci Kammire | Day-Of Phone: 704-825-4490 ext. 128 | leading up to the event, you can email: ckammire@danielstoweconservancy.org
Learn More About Daniel Stowe Conservancy
Help all discover their path to nature.
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. Welcome to Daniel Stowe Conservancy, 380 acres of beautiful conserved land open to the public seven days a week. We’re just 20 miles from Uptown Charlotte on the shores of Lake Wylie in Belmont, NC and serve as our community’s backyard and path to nature. We’re also proud to be a nonprofit organization, dedicating the funding we receive from our generous visitors, members and donors to investing back in the property. We’re determined to preserve its natural beauty and provide a space for outdoor community-building, learning and exploration.
The Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens are the centerpiece and crown jewel of Stowe. Set aside in 1991, and opened in 1999 by retired textile magnate Daniel J. Stowe, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden has been an inspiration to the community and the region for nearly three decades. We’re proud of our legacy as Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden and look forward to our bright future as Daniel Stowe Conservancy, a place that takes you out of the chaos of the world and onto a path that explores nature in all its forms.
This path will take you as far as you dare to go. Across rows of gardens where unique flowers unveil their beauty. Along a network of trails that navigate forests and riverbanks. To a shoreline where there are no trails, only the wake a paddle makes.
Welcome all, to your path to nature.