Q: I want to remove invasive plants in the park or nature preserve. How do I get permission to do that?
A: We have periodic staff-led volunteer events to remove invasive plant species in our parks and nature preserves. These events can be found on the VolunteerHub page. Columbus Recreation and Parks also has memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with nonprofit and volunteer groups and specific friends of groups. In order for a person or group to remove these invasive species in parks and nature preserve, they would need an MOU with the department.
An example is Friends of Webster Park that has a standing volunteer event monthly to remove invasive species at Webster Nature Preserve.
If you are interested in obtaining an MOU, please reach out to Jenny Doan (JTDoan@columbus.gov) who is part of the Conservation section. She will plan a meeting to discuss.
