Gorman Heritage Farm is an educational non-profit that has been a working farm since 1835. The 122-acre property includes farmland, meadows, prairies, wetlands and undisturbed hardwood forests. This project will be to clear invasive species of herbaceous and woody plants in the hardwood forest to prevent native species loss. Project scope also includes replacing the removed species with native plants to improve the area and prevent erosion.
Kingsport Woods is a 3-4 acre wooded site on the property adjacent to a residential neighborhood and a natural fen. The area is home to ODNR-confirmed endangered native species that thrive in undisturbed hardwood forests. Volunteers will be instructed and lead to restore this native habitat using appropriate invasive species removal tools (including using herbicide as a spot treatment). Volunteers will learn about the importance of native plants and how invasive species removal impacts the ecosystem in which we and native pollinators live.
