RELEASE: 7th Annual Ogden, Ogden Valley Weeds Days National Trails Day and the Adopt-A-Trail Kickoff- Ogden Ranger District, Weber Pathways and the Ogden Trail Network
What: 7th Annual Ogden/Ogden Valley Weeds Days, National Trails Day 2014 Adopt-A-Trail Kick-off
When: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Huntsville Guard Station, 6620 East 100 South, Huntsville, UT
Friday, May 30, 2014, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GEAR:30 parking area, 1931 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
Saturday, May 31, 2014, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eden Park, 2150 North 5500 East, Eden, UT.
Contact: Lisa Thompson, Volunteer and Partnership Coordinator, lisathompson@fs.fed.us 801-458-1704
Rod Kramer, Outreach Coordinator, rod@weberpathways.org Weber Pathways (801) 393-2304.
The Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Weber Pathways, Ogden Trails Network and the Ogden Valley invites the public to join us for the 7nd annual Ogden, Ogden Valley Weeds Days, and National Trails Day Adopt -A-Trail kickoff. The public is invited to participate in the community wide Adopt-A-Trail Program in celebration of National Trails Day. The Adopt-a-Trail program offers fun, exercise, a chance to meet new people as well as give back to the local community! Adopt-A-Trail packets will be available at the Eden Park, May 31, for the public to sign up to adopt their favorite trail.
The goal of this project is to help reduce and eradicate invasive weeds threatening the native plant community of the local area. The project areas encompasses lands bounded by Weber County on the Mt. Ogden front, and Ogden Valley area. Invasive weed species threaten the ecological integrity and biological diversity of plant communities within the project area and have caused adverse impacts to recreation, wildlife and other important social and resource values.
Target weeds include, dyers woad, puncture vine, dalmation toadflax, myrtle spurge, leafy spurge, yellow starthistle, whitetop, burdock, and hounds tongue.
Control methods will include hand pulling and possible bagging. Forest Service crews will be using herbicides on-site.
Participants should wear protective clothing, including gloves and bring lots of drinking water. Some tools will be provided but it is recommended to bring your own shovels.
By combining Adopt-A-Trail Programs within the community, partners and volunteers will come together and increase the stewardship capacity by connecting people within communities and meeting natural resource goals. Today, collaboration has become essential in reaching target goals for all entities within the local community. Communities, landowners, corporations, non-profit organizations, and citizens are critical components.
Please join the Ogden Ranger District, Weber Pathways, Ogden Trail Network and Ogden Valley as we work to protect our land by preventing the spread of noxious weeds in Weber County.
For more information, contact Lisa Thompson, Volunteer and Partnership Coordinator, Ogden Ranger District, (801) 458-1704 or Rod Kramer, Outreach Coordinator, Weber Pathways (801) 393-2304.
