Wood County Park District will host the volunteer program Habitat Heroes on Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to noon, at W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, 29530 White Road, Perrysburg.

Tools, instruction and refreshments are provided. To learn more about the program and other volunteer opportunities and to register, visit wcparks.org/volunteer or call 419-353-1897.

This Habitat Heroes program will focus on removing an invasive woody plant species called Buckthorn from critical habitat areas at the preserve.

Buckthorn is allelopathic which means it sends compounds into the soil that suppress growth of other plants. Volunteers will help restore wildlife habitat and improve soil quality. This is an outdoor program with physical activity.

The conservation efforts of the district rely on a network of volunteers. There are many ways to get involved. Volunteer at the native plant nursery and greenhouse at the J. C. Reuthinger Memorial Preserve, Perrysburg. Hundreds of varieties of native plants are cultivated there and propagated into the parks. There also are indoor, seated programs cleaning native plant seeds from the other plant material collected.