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Plants Out of Place Webinar
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Brandywine Conservancy, near Ligonier, is hosting the webinar, "Plants Out of Place: Communicating Effectively about Invasive Plants", on Wednesday, February 18, 6:00-7:00 pm, by Dr. Mason Heberling from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
During this webinar, Dr. Heberling will share outcomes and some lessons learned in connection to the changing scientific perspectives on the categorization and perceived threats of invasive plants and highlight the need for updated, inclusive communication strategies.
As an added feature, this program will highlight these strategies, experiments, and collaborations that led to a new museum exhibition, Uprooted: Plants Out of Place. This exhibition integrates historical-scientific narratives through archival objects and museum specimens.
Register for this "pay what you wish" webinar at https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/events/plants-out-place-communicating-effectively-about-invasive-species. You can contribute toward the cost of the program or attend for free.
Picnic Reminder: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
If you want to come to the Plant Patrol volunteers picnic at Ed Donley's property, please sign up by Thursday, October 23, so that we know how much food we will need. Get more information and sign up at https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/picnic.pl. If you are having trouble logging in, contact Ed at hedonley2@gmail.com.
Plant Patrol Picnic: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
We invite Plant Patrol volunteers and their guests to join us for a picnic to show our appreciation for the hard work that you have done to improve Indiana County's green spaces. Or if you have registered as a volunteer but haven't yet signed up for a work event, this is an opportunity to meet everyone.
As you would expect from Plant Patrol, we will put you to work. But this will be fun work. Instead of pulling out invasive shrubs, you will be cooking your food over a wood fire at Ed Donley's property. Bring your own food or a dish to share, if you wish.
Please sign up by Thursday, October 23, so that we know how much food we will need. Get more information and sign up at https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/picnic.pl.
Fall 2025 Plant Patrol Events
Friday, September 5, 2025
Fall is almost here. Plant Patrol has scheduled three work events and a picnic for this fall. Please join us, if you can. Sign up for work events on the web site at https://www.plantpatrol.org so that we know how many supplies and tools to bring.
Yellow Creek State Park
Tuesday, September 11, 5:15-7:15 pm
pulling periwinkle
White's Woods Nature Center
Saturday, September 20, 10:00-12:00
pulling barberry shrubs
Yellow Creek State Park
Saturday, October 11, 10:00-12:00
pulling periwinkle
We will have a picnic for volunteers on Sunday, October 26, at 4:00 pm. More details later.
Carnegie Museum Exhibit on Invasive Plants
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Botany Hall in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a new temporary exhibit on invasive plants, called Uprooted: Plants out of Place. The exhibit is open now.
https://carnegiemnh.org/explore/uprooted/
Friends of the Parks Program on Invasive Plants
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Ed Donley, Barb Hauge, Cindy Rogers and Ellen Yerger are leading an Indiana County Friends of the Parks program, Invasive Plants: Identification and Treatment, at Blue Spruce Park's Lakeside Center on Saturday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. No pre-registration is necessary. This is a public outreach event, not a Plant Patrol work event. Attendees will not have to break a sweat!
Join members of the Indiana County volunteer group, Plant Patrol, as we walk the trails, identify invasive plant species, describe the harm that they cause, and relate methods to remove them. We may have to venture a few feet off the trail to get a close look at some of these species. This event will be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or a thunderstorm.
White's Woods Work Event Postponed
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Friends of White’s Woods postponed today’s work event until April 12 because of the weather. Plant Patrol organizers are doing a program at that time on invasive plants for Indiana County Friends of the Parks at Blue Spruce Park. So we won’t be able to participate as an organization on that date.
You are welcome to help Friends of White’s Woods on April 12 without us, though. Contact Sara King at sking@francis.edu if you want to participate. She can tell you whether to join the 12th Street parking lot group or the IUP Coop parking lot group.
Plant Patrol might schedule a separate work event at White’s Woods for this spring. We will keep you posted on that.
March 22 Yellow Creek Work Event Rescheduled to March 29
Friday, March 21, 2025
We rescheduled the March 22 Yellow Creek State Park work event, because of potential high winds in the weather forecast. The new date and time are Saturday, March 29, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. You can sign up at https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/events.pl?action=description&EVENTID=52.
Upcoming Events
No future events are currently scheduled. We will post more later.
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