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Jackson-Schnyder Day Weed Wrangle

OLC invites everyone to the 6th annual "Jackson-Schnyder Day" celebration on Saturday, August 17th from 10:00 to Noon. This Weed Wrangle ® will celebrate the legacy and land ethic of Dr. Marion Jackson and Julius Schnyder, the preserve's former owners and namesakes.  Harmful invasive plants will be cut and treated with herbicide in the preserve’s 4-acre tallgrass prairie and the woodlands as time and volunteer participation permits. Please bring loppers, work gloves, and water.  Those items will be supplied to those as needed as supplies last.  The address of the preserve is 3635 W. Concannon Ave., West Terre Haute, IN 47885. To get there, take Hwy 150 to St. Mary’s Ave and turn west, drive past the St. Mary-of-the-Woods College main entrance continuing west and turn left on Bloomtown Road, go under the railroad and turn right on Concannon Ave.  Just past the bridge is the roadside entrance (on the right) to the preserve. No reservations are required.  Sponsors include: Vigo Invasives Management, ISU Office of Sustainability, and SICIM (State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management).  Vigo Invasives Management (VIM) is a volunteer organization focused on the education and eradication of invasive plants. VIM meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Vigo County Public Library. 

Earlier Event: August 6
August Board Meeting
Later Event: September 3
September Board Meeting