Summer Cedar Barrens Cleanup/W**d Wrangle®

Name: Summer Cedar Barrens Cleanup/W**d Wrangle®
Start: 2025-09-20T09:00:00-04:00
Location: 200 Fairbanks Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

200 Fairbanks Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States | Oak Ridge, TN

This will be the second of our three annual workdays at the Oak Ridge Cedar Barrens. Located next to Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, the barrens is a joint project of the City of Oak Ridge, the State Natural Areas Division, and TCWP.
One of just a few cedar barrens in East Tennessee, the area is subject to invasion by Chinese lespedeza, Japanese privet, autumn olive, mimosa, Nepal grass, multiflora rose, and woody plants that threaten the system’s prairie grasses.
Our spring, summer, and fall cleanups help to eliminate invasives and other shade-producing plants that prevent the prairie grasses from getting needed sun. The late-summer workday is optimum for viewing prairie wildflowers that flourish at the barrens.
To Sign up, click here: https://forms.gle/8vDt4ZjsgUcX1V1d8
Volunteers should meet in the Jefferson Middle School parking lot at 9 a.m.; wear sturdy shoes, and bring loppers, gloves, and water. A pizza lunch will be provided. For additional information, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908 or [email protected]