Healthy Communities
of Henry County
Monthly Meetings by Zoom. First Monday of every month from 6-7 pm.
We Remove Invasives
HC-RIPS
HC-RIPS - Taking Care of Nature
Join HC-RIPS for a rip-roaring Weed Wrangle at Westwood School!
October 7 from 10-2.
We’ll bring the tools!
And we’ll show you how to use them.
Let’s knock those bad guys out so the kids will have a beautiful woods to explore and learn all about nature.
Contact hsteussy@comcast.net
We have new Projects:
HC-RIPS has discovered an amazing woodland trail full of outstanding natural treasures – giant oaks, burbling springs and adorable gnome-like skunk cabbages!
Hidden Treasures
Turtlehead
First we need to clear invasives from the Trail of Hidden Treasures.
Can you help?
We want to convert a neglected wet area into a gorgeous wetland meadow.
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We've raised over $2,000!
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We've got the seeds selected.
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Waiting on approval
HC-RIPS envisions Henry County free of invasive plants and full of native plants that support birds, bees and butterflies...as well as people!
We have 3 ongoing projects:
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Strike Teams work all winter removing invasive plants from local parks
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Landowner Surveys to help them make their properties healthier.
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Weed Wrangles bring volunteers together to learn hands-on how to remove invasive plants and then we clear an invaded site.
We provide speakers to public events.
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You can contact us:
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on Facebook:
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or email: hsteussy@comcast.net
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Bush honeysuckle
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Autumn olive
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Multiflora Rose
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Privet
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Burning bush
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Japanese barberry
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Flowering Pear Trees
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White mulberry
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Tree of Heaven
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Garlic mustard
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Oriental bittersweet
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Honeysuckle vine
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Wintercreeper
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Vinca
Henry County Invasives
Helpful Links:
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Invasive Plants: sicim.info
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Native Plants: indiananativeplants.org
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Plants for Pollinators: xerces.org
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Attracting Butterflies: nwf.org/garden-for-wildlife
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Gardening for Birds: audubon.org
