Join us to learn to identify wavyleaf basketgrass and help us survey the Patapsco Valley State Park. Observations of this alien invasive species can be recorded using a smartphone app or a handheld GPS. Every sighting that is submitted to the database helps us target the enemy in order to eradicate it!
McKeldin Area of Patapsco Valley State Park
Saturdays: June 20, July 11, July 25, August 8 and August 29, 2015
10 am - 12 pm (Please arrive by 9:45 pm to sign in and attend a brief training session)
The Wavyleaf Mapping Project is sponsored by Towson University's Department of Biological Sciences School of Emerging Technologies in partnership with Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland DNR, Maryland Sierra Club and Patapsco Heritage Greenway.
For more information on this project and/or to download the application they are using on your iPhone or Android smartphone (currently only Android), or record points on your handheld GPS, go to: http://heron.towson.edu/wavyleaf/home
Registration
Parking
From I-695/I-70 West take I-70 to Marriottsville Rd. ( Exit 83). Go North on Marriottsville Rd. for 4 miles to the park entrance on the right.
From I-70 East take Rt. 40 to Marriottsville Rd. Turn left. Park entrance is 5 miles on the right.
Follow the posted signs near the entrance and inside the park to direct you to registration/parking.
Closest address to use on your GPS: 11676 Marriottsville Road; Marriottsville MD 21104
Age Restrictions
You are welcome to bring your family and friends. Children under 16 are welcome if they are supervised and accompanied by an adult volunteer.
What to Wear
We recommend that our volunteers wear a hat, long pants and sleeves, so any prickly underbrush or insects won't bother you. Good sturdy walking/hiking shoes are needed and something to drink to keep you hydrated on your hike!
What to Bring
Thanks for helping restore our native ecology!