Become a PVAS Weed Warrior!

PVAS Host: KC Walters

Free and open to the public. For ages 12 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants.

PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible

If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this training is for you!

Our Associate Director of Conservation and Operations – KC Walters – will lead this PVAS Weed Warrior Certification training. Certified Weed Warriors will be given the knowledge and the tools needed to tackle invasive species at the preserves on their own schedules. Plus, they will be connected with other Weed Warriors to work together. This training will consist of a one-hour classroom session at the Case Nature Center, followed by a one-hour walk to identify invasive species. No work gloves or tools are needed for the training, but long pants and bug spray are recommended.

After successful completion of training, participants will become certified PVAS Weed Warriors! This certification comes with distinction, an awesome t-shirt to wear while performing duties, and exclusive access to the best tools of the trade. Additional trainings will be held over the summer based on interest.

If you have any questions, contact KC at katelyn@potomacaudubon.org

*This training was originally scheduled for May 21, but has been rescheduled for May 28*

Register Here!

About our Host: Katelyn (KC) Walters, a Shepherdstown native, is our Associate Director of Conservation and Operations. KC is a Shepherd alumna, and holds a M.S. in Biology, with a focus in forest ecology, from James Madison University. Her master’s thesis evaluated the long-term effectiveness of treating hemlock trees for hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in Shenandoah National Park. During her college education, she interned with The Conservation Fund: Freshwater Institute and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. After graduation, she worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in southeastern Louisiana where she served as a forestry technician and became a certified Wildland Firefighter. KC then returned home to Shepherdstown and worked with Sustainable Solutions LLC as the Lead Natural Resources and GIS Technician.  She joined the PVAS Team in April 2018 as the Land and Conservation Manager.  Just shy of five years later, in January 2023, KC was promoted to the Associate Director position she holds today. KC enjoys riding horses, working with her dog, Paisley, on agility training, and stewarding the natural resources on her own property.