About Vine Cutting with Groundwork Hudson Valley

Fast-growing, invasive vines threaten to overwhelm local habitats. Oriental bittersweet and porcelainberry, the two most common invaders, crowd out native plants, steal their water, and slowly strangle trees, eventually creating canopies that block the sun from trees and under-story plants. This significantly diminishes the value of wildlife habitat, in terms of food sources and nesting areas, and has a negative impact on the number of species that can use the river corridor.

The Saw Mill River Coalition and the New York State Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation have been working together since 2005 on the Free-A-Tree project, which organizes and supports volunteers in their efforts to remove the invasive vines, rescue native vegetation, restore the stream buffer, and preserve the area’s biodiversity.

All Vine-cuttings will be held from 10am-1pm at the Farragut Avenue Restoration Site. Meet on the South County Trailway, a two-minute walk north of the parking lot. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. We will provide refreshments, training, and all of the necessary tools and supplies (but if you have your own, bring them along)! Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

We'll go out on these dates:
Vine Cutting, Saturday, March 1
Vine Cutting, Sunday, March 16