As winter’s snow melts and spring awakens Pennsylvania’s natural beauty, we’re greeted with the vibrant colors and delicate blooms of native wildflowers like trilliums, trout-lilies, and spring beauties. However, this springtime spectacle is under threat from invasive species, most notably, Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna).| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
Join the Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve for monthly spring trail improvements, battling invasive plants on March 8th, April 12th, and May 10th, 9 AM to noon. Volunteers are needed to pull and cut invasive species. Pre-register by emailing vicechair@friendsofpawccp.org. Bring water, tools (or use provided ones), sturdy shoes, long pants, gloves, and eye protection.| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
Pennsylvania's spring wildflowers face threat from invasive Lesser Celandine. A survey, March 1st-April 30th, seeks public help to map this plant. Training webinar on February 27th will teach identification and reporting through iMapInvasives.| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
The friends of White Clay Creek welcomes the preserve's first Environmental Educator.| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
Our Pennsylvania State Park Regional Swing Crew is actively planting what will eventually total a 40-acre pollinator meadow at Big Elk Creek State Park this week! PA Native Species Day ... Read more| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
Thank you to the hardworking volunteers who pulled invasive plants at the Earth Day Clean event. This is the 19th cleanup that April Schmitt organized! Some 30 bags of garlic mustard were collected and numerous rugosa bushes were cut and treated with herbicide paint. A special thanks go to the”Christina River Watershed Cleanup Committee” for sponsoring the event and the “Wilmington Trail Club” for their participation.| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve
Explore, Volunteer and Protect | friendsofpawccp.org
Tri-State Marker Trail| Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve