Ever used a weed wrench? It's a cool tool! It gives you the power to rip invasive trees up by their roots. And in using it you will work out every knot that a desk job can put in your muscles. In teams of 4 to 6 people, we will rip up every ligustrum in a 1-acre grove. When we are done, the ligustrums will be a pile of wood chips, thanks to park workers running a chipper. If you would like to lead a team, register as a team leader for the shift that begins at 8 a.m. We will supply these tools, but if you have your own, please mark them with your name and phone number and bring them: <ul><li>weed wrenches</li>
<li>lopping shears</li>
<li>handsaws</li>
<li>hoes</li>
<li>garden rakes</li>
<li>cotton work gloves (If you bring your own, leather gloves would be better.)</li>
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Bring a reflllable bottle of water (we will have jugs to refill them from), wear long pants and sturdy shoes, and protect yourself from the sun—hat, sunglasses, sunscreen. We will stay away from poison ivy, but cover up if you're sensitive to it. For minors to volunteer, a parent or legal guardian must sign a waiver of liability. Children under 13 are welcome if a responsible adult participates with and supervises them. For children 10 and younger, the responsible adult must be a parent or legal guardian. Kids can prevent new ligustrums from growing by picking up fallen clusters of ligustrum berries or raking ligustrum seedlings into the soil. Kids can also help us make seedballs, which we'll use to revegetate all those places where ligustrum used to be. To make seedballs, sign yourself and your child up for the Seedball Crew. The Seedball Crew will start at the picnic shelter at 10 a.m.

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It's My Park Day - Spring

Update 2/26: We will meet at the picnic shelter along with 2 other IMPD projects. No need to worry about finding the right project. In Google Maps, enter "Picnic Shelter, Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park."

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Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park - Clear out ligustrum!

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Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park - Clear out ligustrum!

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