KC Wildlands Blue River Glade Restoration

About this event

Join Bridging The Gap's Kansas City WildLands team for an Ecological Restoration Workday as we work together to restore the diversity, health and resiliency of the Blue River Glade Natural Area. Volunteers will work to remove invasive honeysuckle which will help native flowers and grasses flourish again in this stunning wild areas. No prior experience necessary!

Sierra Club is publicizing this workday but is not officially organizing it as one of our local outings. You must register online in advance for this workday. Go to the Kansas City Wildlands website below -

https://www.tfaforms.com/4820534?shiftid=a04Nu00000CzfLt&%20jobid=a021Y00000wYysa

Located just south of Swope Park, Blue River Glades Natural Area contains a rare limestone glade community – one of the northernmost occurrences of such a community in Missouri and the best example existing locally. Gnarled chinquapin oaks nearly 300 years old sit atop slab-like outcroppings of Bethany Falls limestone. A prairie-like flora of grasses and wildflowers provides rich color and texture through most of the year. This community is managed through periodic prescribed burning. The glade is threatened by several exotic plant species, especially shrub honeysuckle. Blue River Glades Natural Area is owned and managed by Jackson County Parks and Recreation.

About the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.

Why America must protect 30x30 (w/ Sen. Tom Udall, Dr. Enric Sala) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4VmOchhp8o

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