Loveland residents can sign up to pull invasive plants and restore habitat along O'Bannon Creek at East Loveland Nature Preserve on Saturday, Nov. 7.

The city's Tree and Environment Committee is partnering with the Ohio River Foundation, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit focused on river-watershed conservation, for the volunteer workday, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon, according to a city flyer first reported by the Clermont Guardian.

Spots are limited.

Residents must register in advance through a QR code on the city's flyer, which has been posted to the City of Loveland's social media pages. No direct registration link has been published online.

The preserve sits along East Loveland Avenue just outside Historic Downtown Loveland. It includes about a mile of trails, a footbridge over O'Bannon Creek, interpretive signage and a bird blind. Volunteers and Eagle Scout projects have helped keep the preserve's trails in shape over the years.

Committee Chairman John Robinson leads the six-member panel, which advises Loveland City Council on environmental policy, according to the city's website. The committee has helped Loveland earn Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation.

The committee also runs a Green Bounty Program: residents who remove an invasive Callery pear tree from their property can receive a $60 Native Tree Certificate toward a native tree or shrub purchase from Bean Native Nursery, plus a 20% discount on additional purchases.

The Ohio River Foundation has worked for more than 20 years to improve water quality across the Ohio River watershed. The Nov. 7 event at East Loveland Nature Preserve marks the foundation's latest local restoration project in the region.