Land Trust uses Muscle Power in Combat with Invasive Plants
The Stowe Land Trust is working on a multiyear effort to restore native diversity and habitats to 50 acres of conserved land on the DuMont Meadow property at the end of Adams Mill Road.
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Emerging Invasive Species in the New England Region
- Workshop
This talk is in CT, but may still be of interest: This talk features an introduction to invasive plant species in the Northeast, followed by profiles of the most troublesome emerging invasive plants most people (including many plant professionals!) are not familiar with.
Invasives in your woods
- Workshop
Learn about common invasive plants found in forests in Vermont, and learn/practice management techniques. Please let us know if you're planning to attend so we can bring enough safety equipment and tools. RSVP to info@vtcoverts.org
9am-1:30pm
Come prepared for a day in the woods, no facilities. Bring water, food, proper clothes and footwear for removing woody plants. Please take precautions as we will most likely encounter ticks.
Parking in pull off across the street from Whitney Creek Wildlife Management Area entrance, near Whitney Creek Rd. on Rt. 125 in Addison.
9am-1:30pm
Come prepared for a day in the woods, no facilities. Bring water, food, proper clothes and footwear for removing woody plants. Please take precautions as we will most likely encounter ticks.
Parking in pull off across the street from Whitney Creek Wildlife Management Area entrance, near Whitney Creek Rd. on Rt. 125 in Addison.
Making an Invasive Plant Management Plan: Part 1- Getting started and setting priorities for restoration
This is part one in a three-part series on how to create an invasive plant management plan.
Invasive Species Management Symposium
- Conference
The first RISCC Management Symposium will be held at the UMass Amherst campus on July 27 and 28, 2017.
CitSci Program- Huntington Public Library
- Workshop
CitSci Program
Come learn about how you can become a Citizen Scientist!
Friday, APRIL 14
6:00 Snacks & Desserts
6:30 Program
Come learn about how you can become a Citizen Scientist!
Friday, APRIL 14
6:00 Snacks & Desserts
6:30 Program
Invasive Plant Removal Day- South Burlington
- Volunteer Opportunity
- Volunteer Training
- Workshop
Invasive Plant Removal Day
May 20, 2017
9am-12pm
City Center Park South Burlington
Meet at the end of Iby St.
Parking along Iby St.
For more information or to register for this event, please contact Ashley Parker at: aparker@sburl.com; 802-846-4146
May 20, 2017
9am-12pm
City Center Park South Burlington
Meet at the end of Iby St.
Parking along Iby St.
For more information or to register for this event, please contact Ashley Parker at: aparker@sburl.com; 802-846-4146
Invasive Plant Removal Training Course- South Burlington
- Volunteer Opportunity
- Volunteer Training
- Workshop
Invasive Plant Removal Training Course
April 29, 2017
9am-12pm
City Center Park South Burlington
Meet at the end of Iby St.
Parking along Iby St.
For more information or to register for this event, please contact Ashley Parker at: aparker@sburl.com; 802-846-4146
April 29, 2017
9am-12pm
City Center Park South Burlington
Meet at the end of Iby St.
Parking along Iby St.
For more information or to register for this event, please contact Ashley Parker at: aparker@sburl.com; 802-846-4146
Downside of Being a Global Hub: Invasive Species
Some are disarmingly named, like the cutesy Chinese mitten crab. Others have names more indicative of their undesirable nature, like rock snot, an algae that slimes up cool forest streams.
They are some of more than 100 invasive species that conservationists must battle in New York State, which teems with a growing number of plants, birds, fish, insects, mosses, molds and fungi that actually belong somewhere else.
Crazy Snake Worms: Invasive Earthworms in our Gardens and Woodlands
- Workshop
Come and learn about ‘crazy snake worms’ with UVM Professsor Görres and the results of their voluminous appetites for duff which impoverishes forest ecosystems by keeping most understory plants, and many trees, from germinating. This results in almost-sterile ecosystems that are not sustainable.