Final CLT work/fun party of season Saturday at St. James Creek Preserve
Closing out this season will be this month’s Calusa Land Trust work/fun party to be held this Saturday, May 9, at the St. James Creek Preserve (meet at the Ward Bridge entrance at 9 a.m.).
This preserve is located in the St. Jude Harbor subdivision (entrance to which is just south of the American Legion in St. James City) and includes the St. Jude Nature Trail with its Norm Gowan and Smith/Dewane Vistas, the Ward Memorial Bridge all within a 420-acre preserve straddling St. James Creek.
The mission will concentrate on the removal of highly invasive Brazilian pepper trees along the preserve’s west boundary facing the streets.
As an all-volunteer land conservancy, the Calusa Land Trust relies upon work/fun parties to accomplish its stewardship mission on its 2,400+ acres of preserved lands. It is recommended that volunteers provide themselves with work gloves/clothing, pruning tools, chain saws and a happy spirit. CLT will reward participants with cold beverages, a pizza lunch and warm feelings of accomplishment.
For additional information about the work/fun parties, please contact John Kendall at (239) 283-8175 or john@calusalandtrust.org.