This past Saturday was National Public Lands Day, so several of us volunteers (including some Rockhurst students) met at Hidden Valley Natural Area for a day of "sweat, beauty and a really great workout in this stunning forest!" (quote from the KCWildlands website). We had lots of volunteers so we thought it best to divide and conquer. One group built log stairs along part of the public trail, another built stream debris dams and moved a boardwalk so that visitors can now access the forest without injuring it, and our group worked to get rid of invasive shrub honeysuckle plants. These exotic plants were originally brought in as ornamentals but have since taken over the wild areas in much of the midwest. Kansas City Wildlands works to rid wild areas of this invasive and destructive species in order to let our natural biodiversity flourish. It was a fun and productive day.