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ECWA's "Second-Saturday Workdays Series" Turns 1!

4/19/2023

 
By Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
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​This April marked the one-year anniversary of our Second-Saturday Workdays series! To celebrate the success and popularity of these workdays, we’re introducing a new location: Lively Nature Preserve. These workdays are led by dedicated preserve steward, Steven Feuerstein. In April 2022, Steven approached ECWA with the idea to lead regular workdays at the Beaver Marsh Nature Preserve to actively manage invasive species like privet and knotweed that had established robust populations there. Donna, ECWA's Stewardship Director, was intrigued. After meeting with Steven and learning about how he has implemented successful workday series all over the Triangle, she was excited to support this regular workday series with Steve as the lead!
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Since April 2022, Steven has led monthly workdays at the Beaver Marsh Nature Preserve and the transformation has been remarkable. Families, preserve users, and nearby neighbors, including volunteer groups like the Rotary Green Team have joined these recurring events. Another preserve steward, Joe Magura, was even inspired to begin the Third-Saturday Workdays series at 17-Acre Wood Nature Preserve to address the invasive species there.

We hope you join us at a Lively Nature Preserve workday of the Second-Saturday Workdays series. We'll be out there getting rid of the wisteria that threatens mature, native trees. We will continue this monthly workday series at both the Lively and Beaver Marsh Nature Preserves in the coming months.
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    • Glennstone
    • Pearl Mill
    • The Rocks
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