2022 Island Buttonbush Planting Volunteer Day

Volunteer opportunities for the 2022 "Button Bush Habitat Enhancement Planting Day on Lake Norman" Saturday November 12th, 9am – 12pm are now available.

This will be our final Lake Norman environmental event this year where we will be planting 300 buttonbush plants around identified islands where wind, waves and stormwater runoff are eroding the shorelines.

Volunteer Details

We are scheduled to meet at the docks of Safe Harbor Westport Marina in Denver, NC at 8:45am on Saturday, November 12th, 2022. We plan to wrap up the planting around 12pm and return back to the Safe Harbor Westport Marina.

The marina’s address is 7879 Water Oaks Dr, Denver, NC 28037.

How to Sign up

Click the link to sign up volunteersignup.org/47389

What to Bring

The weather is November is usually variable, however being on the water with wind, here are a few items we recommend bringing with you:

• Hooded sweatshirt or similar coat, hat and work gloves
• Footwear that will keep you dry or that you do not mind getting wet or muddy
• Pants that are waterproof or that you don’t mind getting wet and muddy
• Suglasses
• A shovel to plant the buttonbushes in the ground

The Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists will provide:
- Water and assortment of soda
- Snacks and fruit

Additional Details on Why the Project is Important
Lake Norman island shoreline vegetation hold sediment in place and stabilize the areas where they are planted. This in turn allows the islands to absorb water, dissipate wave energy, break the impact of raindrops, and slow the speed of overland runoff, resulting in less soil erosion entering the Lake.

Additionally, enhancing shoreline vegetation provides habitat that supports microbes, insects, and other food sources for fish and other aquatic life.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, November 12th. Thank you for your support and volunteering for this very important day!

Please feel free to contact LNWC if you have any questions at info@LNWC.org.