Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 CIPWG Symposium!
The symposium was held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, 9 AM-4 PM.
The theme was Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants: Assess, Remove, Replace, and Restore
Program Handouts:
CIPWG Symposium Agenda
CT Invasive Plant List as of Nov. 2022 (sorted by Scientific Name)
HANDOUTS FROM SPEAKERS
Morning Session:
iNaturalist instructions VIDEO
Breakout Session 2:
Mile-a-Minute: Overview of Identification, Prevention, and Management for Homeowners - Kathleen Nelson, Mad Gardeners
Mile-a-Minute: Lessons Learned from Long-term Work in South Litchfield County, CT - Kathleen Nelson, Mad Gardeners
Invasive Plant Management at Home - Kathy Connolly, Landscape Designer
Breakout Session 5:
Breakout Session 6:
INVASIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION
CIPWG Photo Notebook
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) Identification (Bilingual)
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) Identification (Bilingual)
Mile-a-Minute (Persicaria perfoliata) Identification (Bilingual)
Water Chestnut (Trapa Natans) Identification (Bilingual)
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) Identification (Bilingual)
INVASIVE PLANT ID & MANAGEMENT (some include Native Alternatives)
CIPWG Invasive Plant Management CALENDAR
CIPWG's Meet the Plants Web Page
Invasive Plants in Your Backyard - 2020 Expanded Edition (CT R. Coastal Cons. Dist. Inc.)
Weed Control Methods Handbook, The Nature Conservancy
CT Council on Environmental Quality: Invasives 2022 Report (updated 04-29-2022)
UConn's Native Plant and Sustainable Landscaping Guide
CIPWG Alternative Plant Resources
CIPWG Native Alternative Perennial Plant List
Ten Native Shrubs that Withstand Drought and Deer, by Kathy Connolly
MORE ABOUT THE CONNECTICUT INVASIVE PLANT WORKING GROUP (CIPWG)
Guide to the CIPWG Website, updated Nov. 2022
Meet the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
CIPWG History
