Vol Call: Hiker's Euonymus

Warner Park Nature Center is putting out a call for volunteers this Saturday, October 17, to help clear invasive plants from the trails. The target this time is Hiker's Euonymus, and the work runs from 10 AM to 12 PM. Paul Fowler will be leading the group.

If you've never spent much time there, the center is a good place to get your bearings with the parks in this part of town. It's a jump-off point for exploring more than 3,100 acres across Nashville's Burch Reserve, Percy Warner, and Edwin Warner Parks. It also serves as a natural history and education reference and a resource for organic gardening and native plant landscaping. The center runs free programs throughout the year, school field trips, high school labs, and outdoor recreation activities for all ages. Its mission is to provide quality environmental education and responsible recreation, and to help protect, preserve, restore, and manage the park ecosystem.

Inside, there's a Natural History Museum housed in a giant tree, a seasonal organic garden, a teaching pond, the Sandy Bivens Bird Garden, a free accessible Nature Play area for children, and a StoryWalk® trail. This particular call brings volunteers together to identify and remove invasive plants along the trails, with a focus on new growth in areas that were previously cleared. The goal is to keep those spots open and ensure a thriving future forest.

The work is at Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN 37221, on Saturday, October 17, from 10 AM to 12 PM.