Located in the Catoctin Mountains, Cunningham Falls State Park is one of Maryland’s most popular state parks and is home to a handful of boulders that are great for budding outdoor climbers as well as a few test pieces for the more experienced. Join Mid Atlantic Climbers on May 10, 2025 (rain date May 18) for an invasive species removal event that will help protect the habitat in this great park! We are looking for up to 20 volunteers.
Reserve your spot today!
Schedule:
- Registration: 8:45 am
- Project work: 9 am-12:00 pm
- Raffle: 12 pm (including giveaways from Rhino Skin!)
Where To Meet/How To Get There:
We will meet at the Manor Area Playground parking lot. Navigate to 6709 Cunningham Falls Park Rd, Thurmont MD 21788. You will have to pass an entrance station that collects fees — volunteers DO NOT pay a fee to enter! If the booth is staffed at the time, let them know you are there for a volunteering event. Take an immediate left turn after entering the park and then look for the playground and park there.
What To Bring:
- Closed toed shoes or boots
- Long sleeves and pants (we will be removing plants with thorns!)
- Work gloves (if you have them; we will be providing them to anyone who doesn’t have their own)
- Water
- A snack
What We’ll be Doing:
We will be pulling invasive plants out and then plant / plug the holes we make with native transplants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers), or seed stock. Tools such as loppers, pruners, shovels will be provided. Our target plants are Japanese barberry, Japanese wineberry, Multiflora rose (the thorny ones), Japanese honeysuckle, and garlic mustard (not thorny).
Questions?
E-mail us at adoptacrag@midatlanticclimbers.org.