Advice for volunteers

Arrive with clean footwear and kit (visibly free of mud/plant material). 

Bring a small brush/boot pick if you have one. 

Check boots/wellies, laces, cuffs, clothing hems, gloves and bags for mud and plant material. 

Remove anything you find and leave it at the site (do not take it to another site). 

Brush off mud and plant fragments as soon as you can. 

If possible, rinse boots/kit and clean hands (soap/water or sanitiser). 

Dry boots/kit before visiting another site (invasive species can survive on damp kit). 

Avoid walking through dense balsam patches if possible (reduces seed transfer). 

Do not transport pulled plants off-site.