Management Case Studies
Private landowner, Charlotte, VT
Charlotte
Prior to treatment, the wooded areas were very heavily infested with shrub honeysuckles and common buckthorn and a few plants of Japanese barberry. Plants ranged in size from small seedlings/saplings to mature, fruiting plants. Contractors were originally concerned that treatment work on this property might not be feasible or successful due to the heavy level of infestation.
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock
Area Identification: The entire park has been surveyed for invasive plants and the majority of the park has been treated.
Target Invasive Plant Species: The dominant invasive plant species at the park are bush honeysuckles, common buckthorn, autumn olive, garlic mustard, black swallow-wort, European alder, Japanese barberry, Norway maple, winged euonymus, and black locust. The park hosts several other less common and less aggressive invasive plants, and will likely be tackling some of those over time.
Equinox Highlands Natural Area, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
Manchester
Area Identification: The Equinox Highlands Natural Area is 2,276 acres and is owned by The Nature Conservancy. Invasive plant treatment was focused on 312 acres of the SVAC parcel (the parcel was previously owned by the SVAC and purchased by TNC in 2010). On the 312 acres of the SVAC land, invasive plant treatment was concentrated on the lower slopes of the property, between 1100 and 1600 feet in elevation. The areas is wooded, bordered by a meadow and adjacent parking lot on the eastern edge. Several hiking trails weave through the property.
Green Mountain National Forest-Middlebury District Ranger Station
Middlebury
Site Name: Green Mountain National Forest-Middlebury District Ranger Station
Area Identification: Road embankment between the Ranger Station and Route 7A
Target Invasive Plant Species: Bush honeysuckle, common buckthorn, and autumn olive.
Total Acreage: 0.33 acres
Button Bay State Park
Ferrisburgh
Area Identification: Button Point Natural Area, near the Park’s Nature Center.
Target Invasive Plant Species: Glossy buckthorn, honeysuckle, autumn olive
Total Acreage: 0.45 acres
Clover Hill Tree Farm in South Strafford, VT
South Strafford
Area Identification: The property is 200 acres. Approximately 180 acres are wooded, 18.5 acres are open field and 1.5 acres are wetlands.
Target Invasive Plant Species: Autumn olive, common buckthorn, bush honeysuckle, Asiatic bittersweet, Japanese barberry, common barberry, winged euonymus, glossy buckthorn, purple loosestrife
Total Acreage: The entire 200 acre property has been treated for invasive plant infestations.
East Orange Road in Town of Washington, Vermont
Washington
Area Identification: Three site locations along the East Orange Road
Target Invasive Plant Species: Giant hogweed
Total Acreage: ~0.1 acre combined for all three locations.
Mantel Farm, Newfane, VT
Newfane
Area Identification: The Mantel Farm consists of 250-acres; 35 acres are open fields and the rest is woodland, including a red pine plantation. One large pond and one small pond are within property. One approximately 3 acre wetland seep occurs in a field adjacent to the small pond.
Target Invasive Plant Species: Glossy buckthorn.
Total Acreage of Infestation: 30acres of field grown buckthorn and 22.6-acres forested buckthorn
