The first event of the Quarry Gardens’ 2014 season was a special meeting of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society—for which we are most grateful. Twenty-plus volunteers gathered to help us remove fallen trees and embedded trash from the quarry edges. They filled the van in the featured photo with junk and brush. They also piled our dump truck to overflowing with wood debris and invasive plants. And then…they repaired to the Visitor Center for hot soup.
Volunteers are welcome throughout the year. Our property manager Forrest Maguire always has a to-do list to share.
In the plant galleries, we left last year’s growth for the insects and birds. The first official spring clean-up day will be February 24, when project manager Emma Stephens of the Center for Urban Habitats will be here to guide volunteers.
To learning more about volunteering: quarrygardensatschuyler.org/contact
The QGs is home to the mushroom club, which meets here monthly. To learn more about events and membership: brmsclub.org
