Fitch’s Bridge Road Groton: Volunteer Tree/Shrub Planting and Invasive Removal Event to Celebrate Earth Month 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024 from 9:00 am to Noon
CALLING ADULT VOLUNTEERS!
The Nashua River Watershed Association and the Groton Invasive Species Committee seek ten volunteers to assist with planting of native trees/shrubs and invasive plant removal on Fitch’s Bridge Road in Groton. The event will take place from 9:00 am to Noon. Volunteers will plant native trees/shrubs and remove invasives on the banks of the Nashua River in order to improve the riverside ecosystem. Native plants will help to stabilize the riverbank preventing erosion, slowing storm runoff into the river, and they will provide habitat for local wildlife.
We’ll meet at 8:45am at Fitch’s Bridge Road, just off Rt. 119 (map below). The work area is shoreline near the Rt. 119 bridge over the Nashua River. Some tools and work gloves will be available for use, but if possible, volunteers are asked to bring their own spades, trowels, loppers, pruning shears, and work gloves. Please dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and a hat; consider long sleeves and long pants, bug repellent, and sunscreen. Be sure to bring drinking water.
This volunteer event is for adults only due to the proximity to water.
This event is hosted by the Nashua River Watershed Association, with support from the US Department of Agriculture, and in partnership with the Groton Invasive Species Committee.
Registration is required for planning purposes. Register online today! Thank you!
Celebrate the Earth! Celebrate Groton! Celebrate Community!
Questions? Email Jessica at the NRWA.
