Get Your Hands Dirty! Invasive Plant Removal
- Volunteer Opportunity
- Workshop
Join us to learn to ID and remove Invasive Plants, Wednesday August 22, 2018, 9am-12noon, Monkton. RSVP to Elizabeth for directions: elizabeth.spinney@vermont.gov
Terrestrial Plants
Looks can be deceiving: Purple Loosestrife
If you’ve ever spent a late August afternoon along a lake with a reedy shoreline, you may have noticed the brilliant, beautiful purple flowers of this month’s focal plant: purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).
Watch list species highlight: Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
In mid-summer, Vermont starts to see a wave of yellow flowers bloom along roads, fields, meadows, and trails. This plant is called Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and is similar in appearance to Queen Ann’s Lace (Daucus carota). Wild Parsnip is a member of the carrot family (Apiaceae), and is currently considered taxonomically indistinct from the common garden parsnip.
Flood Resiliency, Riparian Vegetation, and Water Quality in Your Backyard
- Workshop
Join Vermont River Management Engineer Todd Menees to learn about flood resiliency, riparian vegetation, and water quality in the Ottauquechee River watershed.
Beetles released to eat loosestrife in Pa.
Biological control of purple loosestrife is being attempted in Pa. wetlands.
Watch list species highlight: Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Many invasive plants in Vermont start blooming in May. Keep an eye out for one obvious bloomer this time of year, Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris), or also commonly called “cow parsley”. This invasive plant can be seen alongside roads, and is notable in our rolling Vermont fields. This is a biennial herbaceous plant within the carrot family, Apiaceae. In Vermont, there are two introduced Anthriscus species documented outside of cultivation, and include Wild Chervil and its close relative, Garden Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium). The name, Chervil, comes perhaps from Latin and Greek roots, collectively meaning “leaf to enjoy”.
Students help VT Forests, Parks & Recreation tackle invasive plants
The floodplain forest in Richmond rang out with the excitement and hard work of 50 5th graders. In teams, the students worked to remove a non-native invasive plant—honeysuckle. Their ranks were led by community volunteer, Jon Kart, and the team members of VT Forests, Parks & Recreation’s Invasive Plants Program (VTIPP).
Vermont Shoreland Protection Act- Noxious and Nuisance Plants
The Vermont Shoreland Protection Act allows for removal of noxious or nuisance species, if they are included on the following list. Please seek a professional or qualified opinion if in doubt about a species identification. If a species is not listed, it cannot be removed, even if it is a nuisance.
Noxious and Nuisance Plants-- Vermont Shoreland Protection Act
May Showers and Spring Flowers: Invasive Plants Will Be Blooming
As winter ends, and spring begins, and we look forward to May, we can start to learn invasive plants that are common early bloomers.
Writing an Invasive Plant Management Plan: Part 3- Mapping invasive plants
This is part three (final) in a three-part series on how to create an invasive plant management plan. This section will guide you through assessing and mapping options for everyday landowners.