Spring Cedar Barrens Cleanup/W**d Wrangle® - Saturday, March 7
Schedule
Sat Mar 07 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Jefferson Middle School | Oak Ridge, TN
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The Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens will again be the site of exotic invasive plant removal as we conduct our first official W**d Wrangle® of 2026. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the barrens is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee Division of Natural Areas, and TCWP. The area is one of just a few cedar barrens in East Tennessee and provides habitat for three state-listed plants: Torrey's mountain mint, prairie goldenrod, and fewleaf sunflower. It is subject to invasion by bushy lespedeza, leatherleaf viburnum, privet, autumn olive, mimosa, Nepal grass, multiflora rose, and woody plants that threaten the system’s prairie plants. Our efforts help to eliminate invasives and other shade-producing plants that prevent the prairie grasses from getting needed sunlight. Volunteers should meet in the Jefferson Middle School Parking lot at 9 a.m., with sturdy shoes, loppers, gloves, and water. The work session will conclude at noon with a pizza lunch.
To sign up, click here: https://forms.gle/bHXHWi71GSSNCwQM8
If you have questions, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908 or [email protected]
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Jefferson Middle School, 200 Fairbanks Road,Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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