Volunteers are invited to help remove invasive fountain grass from roadsides in Ocean View on Saturday.

The effort from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is backed by the Ocean View Community Association and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park staff. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at the Ocean View Community Center, and should bring lunch, water, a hat and sunscreen.

Native to northern Africa, fountain grass is one of the few invasive species that colonizes young lava flows. It fuels wildfires that can spread to rural subdivisions.

For more information, contact David Benitez at 985-6085 or david_benitez@contractor.nps.gov.