Help pull garlic mustard at Iron Creek Preserve

It is important to pull garlic mustard before it goes to seed. Photo credit: wikimedia commons, ceridwen / Hedge garlic (Alliara petiolata).

submitted by Pam Bierzynski, Legacy Land Conservancy

Curious about Legacy’s newest preserve? Want to get a sneak peek before the property is open to the broader public? Come help pull garlic mustard, and hear about Legacy’s newest preserve acquisition!

On May 17 from 10am to noon, Legacy Land Conservancy will be leading a workday at Iron Creek Preserve. Join us to help remove the invasive species garlic mustard.

Volunteers will be hand-pulling garlic mustard and disposing of the invasive species in garbage bags provided by Legacy so it doesn’t re-establish itself after being pulled.

Please dress for the weather and in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Pants and closed-toe shoes are a must, regardless of the temperature, to protect from poison ivy and getting scratched up while working outside.

Legacy will provide tools and work gloves, but you are welcome to bring your own if you have a pair you like. Don’t forget a water bottle and sunscreen. We also suggest you bring bug spray to reduce the risk of exposure to ticks and other biting insects. Meet at the future site of the preserve parking lot located at 11703 Noggles Rd.

Please RSVP by filling out the Google form (which you can reach by visiting https://legacylandconservancy.org/events/ and scrolling down and clicking on “5/17 Workday at Iron Creek Preserve,” then clicking on Google Form link).

Questions? Call 734-302-5263 or email volunteer@legacylandconservancy.org

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.