Hickory Hills Lake Lunenburg: Rivers Month Volunteer Opportunity!

Volunteer Invasive Purple Loosestrife Plant Removal

Saturday, June 22 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at Hickory Hills Lake, 19 Island Road in Lunenburg, MA

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Opportunity for Ages 14 and up

Join friends and neighbors as we celebrate Rivers Month 2024 with a volunteer invasive purple loosestrife plant removal on the shorelines of Hickory Hills Lake in Lunenburg, MA. The event will take place from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Volunteers will hand pull plants on the shoreline of the lake in order to improve the waterfront ecosystem. This plant invades marshes and lakeshores, replacing natural wetland plants and impacting habitat for local wildlife. 

We’ll meet at 9:45am at 19 Island Road in Lunenburg (map below). Some tools and work gloves will be available for use, but if possible, volunteers are asked to bring their own loppers, pruning shears, and work gloves. Please dress for the weather, consider long sleeves, long pants and a hat. If you can wear rubber boots, muck boots, or waders that will allow access to more plants; otherwise wear sturdy shoes. Consider bug repellent, and sunscreen. Be sure to bring drinking water. 

This volunteer event is for ages 14 and up. Youth under age 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

This event is hosted by the Nashua River Watershed Association, with support from the US Department of Agriculture, and in partnership with the Hickory Hills Landowners, Inc.

Registration is required for planning purposes. Register online today! Thank you!

Celebrate Rivers!  Celebrate Lunenburg!  Celebrate Community!

Click image or this link for Google Map to Hickory Hills Lake event meet-up location at 19 Island Road in Lunenburg.

 Hickory Hills Lake photo by John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons