Come join The Newtown Forest Association in Newtown on May 14!When: Saturday, May 14th at 1:30 pmWhat: Walk and Talk with The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG)Where: The event will start in the lower parking lot of NFA property, Holcombe Hill at 55 Great Hill Rd, Newtown, CT.CIPWG members Dr. Charlotte Pyle and Lisa Brodlie will be there to discuss the unfavorable effects that invasive plants have on native North American plants and wildlife. By sharing their experiences in the field and at home, they will teach attendees how to identify invasive multiflora rose and Japanese barberry and demonstrate how to remove them. Participants will then practice removal using these techniques.Gloves, and some limb lopping tools will be available for use, but please bring protective eyewear, long gloves, a hand pruner, a crow bar, your own water, bug spray, etc. We will walk to the lower wooded trail adjacent to the parking lot to begin our quest.Please RSVP to Trent McCann at Trent.McCann@newtownforestassociation.org.Thank you for your interest and please tell your friends!FREE INVASIVE PLANT TALK AND WALK IN BLOOMFIELD on May 21! Download this as a word document flyer here!When: May 21, 1 pm – 3 pmWhere: Seabury Active Life Community, Bloomfield CTRaindate: May 22, 1 pm – 3 pmWhat: Todd Mervosh and Rose Hiskes, CIPWG volunteers, will take us on a 2 hour walk around the Seabury and surrounding property and discuss the invasive species we find. They will cover identification, and management techniques. Please wear proper footwear for the hike and bring water.Attendance is limited to the first fifteen people who register. Contact Rose at Rose.Hiskes@ct.gov to register and get directions.
FREE INVASIVE & POTENTIALLY INVASIVE PLANT TALK AND WALKWhen: Sunday, May 22, 10 am – 12 pmWhere: Lake Chamberlain Recreational Area, 1 Sperry Rd., Bethany, CTRaindate: Saturday, May 28, 10 am – 12 pmWhat: Join Regional Water Authority’s invasive species management technician, Joshua Tracy, on a 2.5 mile walk at Lake Chamberlain in Bethany, CT. We will learn about three species on the research list; chocolate vine (Akebia quinata), amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) and jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens). He will also discuss the management of other invasive species, such as japanese barberry, autumn olive, multiflora rose and others that we may happen upon. The hiking trail has very easy terrain to navigate, though it is encouraged that all participants wear proper footwear and bring water along. No dogs are allowed on the property.Contact Josh Tracy, at jtracy@rwater.com, with questions.