Certified Weed Warrior at Memorial Forest, Sudbury

Certified Weed Warriors work at a specific SVT property to manually remove invasive plants and then log their hours and their progress in an online system. Volunteers can work independently or with other Weed Warriors at their site.

Responsibilities include:

• Be able to accurately identify target species on your property
• Dedicate a minimum of 4 hours per month to working on your assigned property
• Properly remove and dispose of or pile target species
• Keep accurate records and report time spent and work done on the online SVT Volunteer Log-log should be filled out monthly, at minimum
• Communicate any questions, issues, or concerns to SVT staff
• Participate in periodic reviews with SVT staff to assess progress on assigned property
• While in the field, conduct yourself in a manner that reflects SVT’s values and mission

Skills needed:

Critical: Standing, squatting, and pulling. Use of manual tools (Weed Wrench, clippers, shovels, picks). Identification of invasive species (with training). Basic technology/Internet literacy.

Desired: Prior invasive identification/removal experience

Training on plant identification and removal techniques will be provided. Staff will also provide training on our online reporting system.

Please visit our website to review the full position description and to submit your application.

https://www.svtweb.org/volunteering