Tree & Brush Removal Workdays

Check website for full calendar of dates. These workdays are staff-led and occur during the week, typically on Tuesday and Friday mornings. 

During these winter workdays, staff and volunteers work to restore oak savannas, oak woodlands, and other lands by cutting, treating, and removing invasive brush (e.g. honeysuckle, buckthorn) and trees (e.g. black locust, boxelder) that stifle the growth of native vegetation. We start with a group briefing and then break up into a sawyer/hauler pair to work in smaller sections of our restoration sites. We take break as a group around 10:30 to enjoy snacks and each other's company, enjoy the warmth of a brush pile fire (if snow is present) and assess how everyone is doing and if we need to change up tasks. View our Tree & Brush Removal webpage here for more information.

• Haulers assist sawyers by moving cut items away from the sawyer's work location. We will have a skid steer to do the heavy-lifting, but haulers will need to help pile these items in areas where the machine can access them. Haulers will also be responsible for treating cut stumps with herbicides to prevent re-growth. If you'd rather not work with herbicides you can let us know and we will have someone assist on that side of things. 

Questions? 
Contact:
Dane County Parks Volunteer Program 
(608) 516-3703
parksvolunteer@danecounty.gov