Invasive vegetation clearing at the Historic Oakland Cemetery this week

The clearing will allow the historic preservation and management plan to continue moving forward.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 11:30 a.m. November 8, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Town of Oakland has scheduled an invasive vegetation clearing this week at the Historic Oakland Cemetery.

Cardno, the Town of Oakland's consultants to the Historic African American Cemetery project, will be clearing invasive vegetation from Nov. 9, to Nov. 11.

Cardno is a national firm based in Tampa and includes experts in the specialized area of historic preservation of African American cemeteries.

The clearing will allow the historic preservation and management plan to continue moving forward.

Personnel will carefully remove invasive trees such as Chinaberries without disturbing existing gravesites.

The town's Public Works Department will also participate by hauling away the debris.

For more information, contact the Town of Oakland.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.