The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) is a consortium of individuals, members of environmental organizations, and affiliates of municipal and state agencies whose mission is to promote awareness of invasive plants and their non-invasive alternatives. Formed in 1997 as an ad-hoc group, CIPWG is now in its 23rd year of operation. The working group meets 1 to 2 times per year to collaborate and share information on the presence, distribution, ecological impacts, and management of invasive plants affecting Connecticut and the region and to promote uses of native or non-invasive ornamental alternatives. CIPWG members are affiliated with federal and state agencies, municipalities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, the green industry, and the general community. Emmett Varricchio, Charlotte Pyle (formerly with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service), and Rose Hiskes (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station) serve as CIPWG Co-Chairs, with Vickie Wallace (UConn Extension) serving as the UConn liaison.
The CIPWG website address is cipwg.uconn.edu. Kristen Ponak serves as the CIPWG webmaster. The website provides information on invasive plant topics that include identification, management, various lists of invasive plants, photos of invasive plants, invasive alternatives, resources, legislative updates, and Connecticut Invasive Plants Council activities. In addition to the Connecticut List of Invasive and Potentially Invasive Plants determined by the Connecticut Invasive Plants Council in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §22a- 381a through §22a-381d, the website includes an Early Detection list and a list of plants for which more research is needed. During the 2020 calendar year, there were 78,176 page views on the CIPWG website, and 32,124 users participated in 39,317 sessions.
The CIPWG website provides links to the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS; eddmaps.org) to submit reports of other invasive plants. Additional features and updates have been added to expand the CIPWG website, including a photo notebook with a gallery of Connecticut invasive plants, an event calendar, and links to invasive plant fact sheets and management information.
CIPWG’s news and events list serve has approximately 1050 members from Connecticut and other states in the region. Requests to subscribe to the list serve may be submitted online from the CIPWG website or via request to Charlotte Pyle, CIPWG Co-Chair.
Since 2002, CIPWG has hosted biennial invasive plant symposia. While COVID-19 prevented the opportunity for an in-person symposium, the tenth biennial symposium was convened via web program on October 7, 2020 with 386 people attending. The symposium theme was Realistic Solutions to Managing Invasive Plants. While we delivered the program in a different format due to COVID-19, the virtual program was well received and was successfully implemented. The all-day event featured regional and local experts as well as citizen volunteers sharing practical solutions for invasive plant management and actions needed to promote native species and improve wildlife habitat. Symposium information is available on the CIPWG website.
The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group maintains the following subcommittees:
- Education and Outreach (educational outreach about invasive species and their alternatives)
- Management (develop and disseminate information on invasive plant control options)
- Native Alternatives (explore and promote use of native plant species as alternatives to invasives)
CIPWG provides a List of Speakers who are available to give presentations on many invasive plant-related topics, including identification, control, and non-invasive alternatives. Although the number of in-person activities was reduced due to the pandemic, CIPWG members and volunteers coordinated and presented numerous lectures, workshops, demonstrations, guided field walks, and invasive plant management events during 2020. CIPWG also maintains two exhibits that feature invasive terrestrial plants and aquatic species that typically have been displayed at public events.
Summary of 2020 Educational Outreach and Management Activities
CIPWG exhibits were displayed, invasive plant talks were presented, invasive plant educational materials were provided, and/or invasive plant management activities occurred at the following local, statewide, and regional events during 2020. All towns are in CT unless otherwise noted; activities occurred in over 50 CT towns. At least 8,700 Connecticut citizens, including agency and municipal staff, actively participated the activities reported below, and reached many more through articles, fact sheets, signs, and other educational mediums. A minimum of 13,406 hours were provided through intensive invasive plant training sessions and management activities, as well as educational outreach.
| Location | Program Title/Outreach Activity | Educator/ Leader/ Reporter | # Parti- cipants/ Attendees | # Hours Contri- buted |
| Amesville | Survey and mark Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) on
roadsides. |
Tom
Zetterstrom |
2 | 4 |
|
Andover |
Citizen inquiry – consultation re management of Euonymus fortunei growing in unmanaged park areas. Provided CT invasive plant research list
information/material. |
Rose Hiskes |
2 |
2 |
|
Avon |
Citizen inquiry – consultation re management of Japanese knotweed. Provided Japanese knotweed
information material. |
Rose Hiskes |
2 |
2 |
|
Berlin |
Through Berlin Land Trust – directed swallow-wort seed pod removal, traprock preserve, 4 hr. work
party in September 2020. |
Sigrun Nicodemus |
20 |
60 |
| Berlin | Ongoing control/management of multiple woody
invasives on private property. |
Sigrun
Nicodemus |
1 | 55 |
|
Bethany |
Invasives Walk/Guided Tour to show potential invasives and actual invasives. Covered potential invasives, such as Akebia quinata, Aralia eleta and Phellodendron amurense; management techniques for other common invasives on the property, such as autumn olive, multiflora rose and Japanese
barberry. |
Joshua Tracy |
6 |
12 |
|
Branford |
met with Jaymie Frederick (Inland Wetlands, Town of Branford) and citizens to discuss running bamboo
containment. |
Jeff Ward |
4 |
8 |
|
Canton |
Invasive Plant Talk – Presentation at Community Meeting by Litchfield County Master Gardener Coordinator. Used CIPWG list of Invasive Plants in Power Point and referred participants to website.
Covered Japanese knotweed, garlic mustard. |
Michelle Winkler |
12 |
36 |
|
Canton |
Removed of 62+ trees during vegetative management. Eversource purchased and planted small trees and shrub. Planted 12 in the knotweed
area and 34 outside of the knotweed area. After |
Karen Berger |
40 |
100
|
| repeated cuttings, two knotweed areas were covered with tarps to prepare for seeding with an
Eco Grass fescue blend – mowed once/year. |
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|
Canton |
Cut and treated hillside and wetland knotweed; began removing Oriental bittersweet, Multiflora rose, Japanese barberry, Winged euonymus. Also removed Mugwort, Dame’s rocket, honeysuckle, Ragged robin, Garlic mustard and Bittersweet nightshade when possible. Provided information to trail users asked about the work, gave resources, and offered demonstrations of effective removal for
knotweed and other invasive plants. |
Karen Berger |
40 |
200 |
| Cheshire | Consultation – Responded to citizen inquiry. Needed identification of potential giant hogweed. Was identified as cow parsnip. Provided giant hogweed
fact sheet. |
Rose Hiskes |
1 |
3 |
|
Collinsville |
Pull Japanese knotweed/ Invasive Plant Management. 375’ x 25’ knotweed area is
maintained by hand cutting shoots May-Sept. |
Kathy Beaty |
10 |
100 |
|
Collinsville |
Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency provided permit to remove knotweed from the wetlands area between the trail and Rattlesnake Brook using the cut and paint method. We cut and treated about 50% before the season ended. 200 native grasses and perennials were donated to create the
Collinsville Pollen Trail, collinsvillepollentrail.org. |
Karen Berger |
40 |
200 |
|
Collinsville |
Invasive removal on Canton Land Conservation Trust property. Scouts and leaders worked with land trust volunteers for three work parties/ Invasive Plant Management. Focused on invasive plants around the Sweetheart Mt. parking lot and trail. Demonstrated how to remove and dispose of Japanese Knotweed, Oriental bittersweet, Multiflora rose, Japanese barberry. Two work
parties cut mature bittersweet vines. |
Karen Berger |
20 |
60 |
|
Connecticut |
Publication – Expanded 2020 invasive plant guide, Invasive Plants in Your Backyard! A Guide to Their Identification and Control. Began publicizing the new guide in October 2020. New publication available to download from the CT River Coastal Conservation District website. Link to guide also provided to CIPWG to share with attendees of the
2020 symposium. |
Jane Brawerman |
500 |
30 |
| Connecticut | Reviewed Sustainable CT submissions re: invasives on multiple occasions. Provided
consultation/expertise. |
Charlotte Pyle |
19 |
18 |
| Connecticut | Provided consultation/invasive plant identification
assistance, including links to CIPWG website. |
Charlotte Pyle | 3 | 2 |
| Connecticut | Put links/files/text together for CIPWG website
(post-symposium). |
Charlotte Pyle | 1 | 3 |
|
Connecticut – virtual |
Annual Meeting and Presentation, Hydrilla Invades the Connecticut River. Public presentation as part of CT River Coastal Conservation District Virtual
Annual Meeting |
Jane Brawerman |
28 |
56 |
| Connecticut – virtual | Prepared text/materials for virtual CIPWG “exhibit” materials about invasives for virtual Plant Science
Day, including links to CIPWG website. |
Charlotte Pyle |
100 |
2 |
| Connecticut –
virtual |
5 CIPWG members presented a virtual workshop for
CACIWC on invasives. |
Charlotte Pyle | 72 | 150 |
| Connecticut – virtual | CIPWG biennial invasive plant symposium. “Realistic Solutions to Managing Invasive Plants.” 14 planning Meetings, preparation, planning, implementation of
symposium; viewing and teaching of program. |
Victoria Wallace, Charlotte Pyle,
Frank Belknap III |
386 |
3700 |
| Connecticut – virtual | Multiple seminars (webinars) on site preparation, in which about half of the time is devoted to invasive plant management methods. This year, the seminars were sponsored twice by Native Plant Trust, once by Tower Hill Botanical Garden, and once by Grow Native Massachusetts. Handouts were provided, which include links to CIPWG materials. Non-herbicidal methods are a strong
focus. |
Kathy Connolly |
150 |
320 |
| Connecticut – virtual | Small Scale Invasive Control & Habitat Restoration – public lecture/presentation. Solarization and wood chip smothering as planting site preparation methods to control mugwort and other invasives, prior to installation of a native upland meadow. The degree of effectiveness against species including mugwort, black swallowwort and porcelain berry
was discussed. |
Lydia Pan |
75 |
150 |
| Connecticut – virtual | Maintained Mile-a-Minute website with information on control: www.madgardeners.com. Also provided information to homeowners on MAM
identification and control. |
Kathleen Nelson |
1 |
50 |
| Connecticut –
virtual |
Audubon annual meeting – featured Peter Picone –
benefits of natives and the harm from invasives. |
Patrick Comins | 176 | 250 |
| Connecticut – virtual | CRCCD presentation on Hydrilla: a presentation about the Connecticut River aquatic invasive plant survey undertaken by the Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station (CAES). |
Greg Bugbee, Summer Stebbins |
50 |
100 |
| Connecticut –
virtual |
Spoke on invasive species management for a
Connecticut Land Conservation Council web lecture |
Jeff Ward | 60 | 120 |
|
Cornwall |
Town of Cornwall gravel pit, knotweed infestations treated to prevent future spread in contaminated
fill. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
1 |
8 |
| Cromwell | Christmas Tree Growers Association – Presentation
at Community Meeting. |
Joshua Tracy | 90 | 150 |
| East Haddam | Haagensen Preserve – Cut invasive bushes and vines
at overlook. |
Andy
Rzeznikiewicz |
5 | 30 |
| Fairfield | Audubon Invasives Management at Roy and Margot
Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary – cleared, sprayed |
Patrick Comins,
Misty Beyers |
10 | 440 |
| Fairfield | Audubon Invasives Management at John Field –
sprayed and weed whacked |
Patrick Comins,
Misty Beyers |
5 | 45 |
|
Fairfield |
Invasives Mgmt. at Connecticut Audubon Society. Removed and/or smothered mugwort; removed Shrub Honeysuckle and Ailanthus from the
Pollinator Garden area. |
Patrick Comins, Lori Romick |
4 |
40 |
|
Falls Village |
Mad Gardeners Annual Symposium – CIPWG handouts were available at invasive plant information exhibit. Several speakers addressed invasive plant control as part of their talks on working with the land. – brief summary of the work done from 2007 through 2019 by the Mile-a-Minute Control Project sponsored by the Invasive Species
Advisory Committee of Mad Gardeners. Inc. |
Kathleen Nelson |
150 |
500 |
| Falls Village | Goutweed treatment in meadow of Housatonic
Valley Regional HS, Invasive Management Area. |
Tom
Zetterstrom |
2 | 12 |
|
Falls Village |
Hand pulling herbaceous invasive plants (garlic mustard, narrow leaf bittercress, dame’s rocket) at Housatonic Valley Regional HS, Invasive
Management Area. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
2 |
16 |
| Farmington, Canterbury, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and North Haven | Consulting reports including Invasive Management Plans for large projects in multiple towns – major educational tool for the commissioners, engineers, and regulators who read the reports. Projects include Amtrak bridge relocation, a road to divert truck traffic; land-fill capping, and mitigation
following violations. |
Sigrun Nicodemus |
20 |
100 |
|
Granby |
Granby Conservation Commission/Simsbury Garden Club Invasive Management work parties at Holcomb Farm – removed multiflora rose, bittersweet, tree of heaven, barberry. Educated about girdling method on tree of heaven. Article in Granby Drummer about the event at
GranbyInvasivePlants.weebly.com. |
Faith Tyldsley/ David Desiderado |
9 |
75 |
| Glastonbury | CT Botanical Society & private landowner – advice
and consultation. |
Sigrun
Nicodemus |
3 | 12 |
|
Greens Farms |
Articles in Conn. Gardener Magazine – Articles on invasives. March/April 2020: Norway Maple, Pigweed (Will Rowlands) May/Jun 2020: Black Swallowwort (Will Rowlands) July/August 2020: Stiltgrass (article by Joene Hendry) Sept/Oct 2020: Porcelain berry (Will Rowlands) Winter 2020: Japanese barberry (Will Rowlands). CIPWG website
is always included. |
Anne Rowlands |
3000 |
60 |
|
Groton |
Research & documentation of ROW Vegetation management for an in-depth report and
the CBS ROW Vegetation Management Recommendations (co-author), disseminated to all land trusts, Eversource, and other conservation groups. |
Sigrun Nicodemus |
3 |
47 |
| Haddam | DEEP Invasive Plant Pull – Invasive Plant
Management Activity. |
Deb Cooney | 12 | 24 |
|
Hamden |
Barberry and ticks interview – The topic was how to identify barberry, and why its so enticing to ticks. Four reporters from Fox news, NBC CT, Channel 8 news and WFSB channel 3 news were there to cover the story. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/invas ive-plants-providing-the-perfect-home-for-ticks-
across-connecticut/2290266/ |
Joshua Tracy/ Alexander Amendola |
2 |
4 |
| Hamden | Invasive Plant Management at the Pardee Rose
Garden. |
Betsy Goldberg | 4 | 12 |
| Hampton | Trail Wood – Spraying mugwort, porcelainberry,
glossy buckthorn. |
Andy
Rzeznikiewicz |
1 | 5 |
|
Hartford |
CT Garden Club Expo – CIPWG Exhibit. Answered many questions about invasive plants and how to
manage these problem plants. |
Frank Belknap III |
75 |
3 |
|
Hartford |
CT Flower Show – CIPWG Exhibit and educational tables. Educational handouts were given by CIPWG and ECCD native plant sale list. Provided oriental bittersweet fact sheet, Japanese knotweed factsheet, disposal of terrestrial invasive plants
handout. |
Dr. Gwen Haaland, Rose Hiskes |
1000 |
100 |
| Hebron | Invasive Plant Mgmt. and training
workshop/presentation. |
Richard Calarco | 30 | 200 |
| Kent, Canaan, Colebrook, Salisbury,
Warren |
Multiple towns of the Wild and Scenic Housatonic Region – Document and report on state roadside knotweed infestations to ConnDOT officials,
encourage and coordinate knotweed treatments. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
1 |
10 |
|
Ledyard |
Invasive Plant Management on private property – bittersweet, multiflora rose, Japanese honeysuckle
and others. |
Alyssa Siegel- Miles |
1 |
75 |
|
Litchfield County |
Invasive Plant Management as part of landscaping duties; also consultation. Removed/controlled Celastrus, barberry, Euonymus, Ampelopsis, Mile-a- Minute (reported), and black swallowwort, which
he hadn`t seen before in the area. |
Jonathan Chesler |
5 |
300 |
| Mansfield, East Haven,
Fairfield |
Completed invasive running bamboo experiments in New Haven and East Haven on private property
and in Fairfield on CT DOT right-of-way (RT 15). |
Jeff Ward |
3 |
20 |
|
Milford |
Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point – ongoing event – walks about
invasives and native plants. |
Patrick Comins |
85 |
120 |
|
New Haven |
Citizen inquiry – consultation re: control of Paulownia. Paulownia is prohibited in CT but already established in the southern part of the
state. Provided fact sheet. |
Rose Hiskes |
2 |
2 |
| New Haven | Met with Joe Orefice (Yale University) to discuss
invasive control. |
Jeff Ward | 2 | 4 |
|
New Haven |
“Whose Woods These Are”, invasive lecture for the Edgerton Park Conservancy. Preparation, site
evaluation and presentation. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
30 |
16 |
|
New London |
Progress on Biological Control of Invasive Weeds in New England – public lecture/presentation. Wild Ones Public Education Program (free and open to the public). This lecture-style presentation focused on biocontrol research for noxious weed species; outlining the steps involved in these programs and providing updates on the current progress of our biocontrol programs for common reed, swallow-
wort, Japanese knotweed, and others. |
Lydia Pan/Lisa Tewksbury |
43 |
100 |
|
New Milford |
Ongoing water chestnut pulls in the Still River in New Milford, June thru September. Sponsored by
Friends of the Lake. |
Kathleen Nelson |
4 |
20 |
|
New Milford |
Continued mile a minute removal on large land trust property belonging to Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy. Monthly visits, July-October, to search for and destroy MAM, has been ongoing for
several years. Seed banks are almost depleted. |
Kathleen Nelson |
4 |
40 |
|
New Milford |
Initiated invasive education project for New Milford Public Works Department. This project, which was planned to include classroom and on-site education for the road crews, got delayed by Covid. Currently creating one-page on-line “Spotting Invasive Plants on Our Roadsides” flyers for crew members. Each includes photos of local infestations and a list of roads with particularly scary displays. Burning Bush
was issued on 10/28, Norway Maple on 11/3. |
Kathleen Nelson |
1 |
35 |
|
North Canaan |
Document emergence of early invasive foliage for Doug Tallamy lecture hosted by the Salisbury
Forum. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
1 |
3 |
| North Canaan | Treat all roadside and town gravel pit knotweed
infestations. Treat knotweed at St Joseph Cemetery. |
Tom
Zetterstrom |
2 | 10 |
| North Stonington, Griswold and
Preston |
Invasive management of Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese knotweed, winged euonymus, glossy buckthorn, garlic mustard, mugwort, barberry. |
Sue Sutherland |
8 |
200 |
|
Norwalk |
Invasive Plant Management of multiple invasives (floribunda rose, privet, oriental bittersweet, Japanese knotweed etc.) and restoration of native
plants/pollinators along stream and wetland area. |
Jeffrey Farr |
1 |
40 |
| Norwalk, Westport | Invasive Plant mgmt. and removal of Japanese knotweed, porcelain berry vine, garlic mustard,
bittersweet, lesser celandine. |
Jalna Jaeger |
1 |
90 |
|
Norwich |
Preparation of educational materials, invasive plant control and ID fact sheets. | Victoria Wallace, Alyssa
Siegel-Miles |
3 |
80 |
|
Norwich |
Provided information to professionals and homeowners on identification and control of
invasives. |
Victoria Wallace, Alyssa
Siegel-Miles |
2 |
40 |
|
Old Lyme |
Old Lyme Land Trust- Sill Lane Preserves (Managed meadows), 3 field inspections. Prepared report with
recommendations for 2021. |
Sigrun Nicodemus |
1 |
20 |
|
Old Lyme |
10 habitat assessments on private lands at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, covering
approximately 200 acres. |
Patrick Comins |
2 |
20 |
|
Old Saybrook |
Invasive Plant mgmt. at The Preserve State Forest; educated about why they were cutting rather than pulling Japanese barberry and why they were
mowing stiltgrass. |
Kathy Connolly |
6 |
12 |
|
Pomfret |
Bafflin Sanctuary – Spraying mugwort, porcelainberry, tansy, multiflora rose, bittersweet, common buckthorn, garlic mustard, Japanese
honeysuckle, burning bush. |
Andy Rzeznikiewicz |
1 |
20 |
|
Pomfret |
Center at Pomfret, Audubon – Uprooting invasive bushes and trees with tractor bucket; Cutting bittersweet vines from trees; mowing invasive
plants. |
Andy Rzeznikiewicz |
1 |
40 |
|
Roxbury |
Continued mile a minute removal on large land trust property belonging to Roxbury Land Trust. Monthly visits, July-October, to search for and destroy MAM, has been ongoing for several years.
Seed banks are almost depleted. |
Kathleen Nelson |
4 |
40 |
|
Sharon |
Covered Bridge Knotweed Demonstration site groundcover restoration with conservation mix following knotweed eradication. Evaluated HVA planting plans, completed spot treatments. Also
provided site tour with Cornwall conservationists. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
12 |
25 |
|
Sharon |
Housatonic Valley Association leads Native Plant Restoration at Covered Bridge Knotweed
Demonstration Site. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
24 |
60 |
| Sharon | Evaluate and prioritize invasive control methods at
Sharon LT, Mary Moore Preserve. |
Tom
Zetterstrom |
2 | 4 |
| Sharon | Sharon Garden Club, Dangerous Invasive Plants,
lecture by Christian Allyn. |
Tom
Zetterstrom |
20 | 40 |
|
Sharon |
Sharon Land Trust annual meeting, keynote lectures, Defeating Knotweed and Defeating Bittersweet, by Tom Zetterstrom, incorporated into
SLT website. Editing and presentation. |
Tom Zetterstrom |
30 |
40 |
|
Sherman |
Invasive Plant Mgmt. at CT Audubon Society’s (CAS) Deer Pond Farm (DPF), an 850-acre nature sanctuary. Invasive plant mgmt., planning, reporting, by CAS DPF staff (including black swallowwort, Japanese hops, and tree-of-heaven). Volunteer trail monitors patrol 8 miles of walking trails monthly; invasive pulling (e.g., garlic mustard, mugwort). Contracted with licensed service providers for invasive species removal and herbicide application (Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese barberry, burning bush, multiflora rose, Canada
thistle, Oriental bittersweet and black locust). |
Jim Arrigoni |
44 |
800 |
| Relied heavily on information resources provided by the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group in
making management decisions. |
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|
Sherman |
Deer Pond Farm offered 53 programs. 1-2 hour walks/hikes with a conservation or natural history themes. Some programs emphasized invasive plant ID and mgmt.; invasive plants are mentioned in every program since they are such a conspicuous feature of the sanctuary and its surroundings, as well as a major emphasis of management of the
sanctuary by CT Audubon Society. |
Jim Arrigoni |
494 |
110 |
|
Southeastern CT |
Articles for The Day and Zip06 community papers – broad regional distribution – writing, editing, photo curation; with links to CIPWG fact sheets, including
knotweed and stiltgrass. |
Kathy Connolly |
1000 |
50 |
| Southeastern CT – Avalonia Land
Conservancy |
500-acre Tri-town Preserve – as needed, on-call pro- bono advice for removal (completed) & monitoring (ongoing). Stiltgrass, barberry, and others. Site
inspection & inventory. |
Sigrun Nicodemus |
3 |
26 |
|
Southington |
Orchard Valley Garden Club. Invasive of the Month reports were given at the first two club meetings of the year. Nine invasives were selected to be showcased, one per month, with information on identification and management. Because the club could not meet after February, the remaining
invasives were addressed in monthly newsletters. |
Kathryn Hanlon |
40 |
150 |
| Southington | Preparation of PowerPoint presentation about
common invasives plants in CT. |
Deb Cooney | 1 | 20 |
|
South Windsor |
South Windsor Invasive Plant Working Group – Water Chestnut Pulling. 8 work parties. 1.
Promotional Activities include: 1. Town posting a sign at site to identify Work Party dates and reinforce organization. 2. Facebook page. 2. Invasive Plant Identification Trail – In early stages of planning a Trail through the Open Space to ID key invasives with signage and to present native alternatives. 3. Organization Support: The SW HS Environmental Club and the SW Down To Earth Garden Club are active participants in the Work Parties. |
Bill Marshall |
22 |
147 |
|
South Windsor |
South Windsor Invasive Plant Working Group – Monthly Work Parties 3 hours each. The SWIPWG is a partnership of volunteers with the Town to educate SW residents on identification and management of invasive plants. Led field expeditions and included educational sessions with
new volunteers on ID and mgt. techniques. |
Bill Marshall |
75 |
222 |
| Stamford | Invasive Plant mgmt. and removal. | Elayne Dener | 1 | 50 |
|
Suffield |
Suffield Land Conservancy annual meeting. Presentation on ID and impacts of key invasive
plants in our natural areas. Discussed CIPWG. |
Todd Mervosh |
18 |
30 |
| symposium and CIPWG website. Answered question re: common milkweed & swallow-worts – impacts
on monarch butterflies. |
|
Stonington |
Invasive management and habitat restoration at Coogan Farm. Control of invasives in pollinator gardens, trees and selected natural areas using nonchemical methods – mugwort, invasive vines (porcelainberry, swallow-wort, Japanese honeysuckles, Oriental bittersweet), Johnson grass, multiflora rose and Japanese barberry. 100 seed- grown plugs of native grasses and wildflowers were
installed. |
Lydia Pan |
4 |
241 |
|
Stonington |
Citizen inquiry – consultation re: identification of giant hogweed vs. cow parsnip. Provided giant
hogweed information/material. |
Rose Hiskes |
2 |
2 |
|
Trumbull |
How to Identify and Remove Invasive Plants Presentation at virtual community meeting. Top 10 invasive plants and how to identify and remove each. Video of Zoom event is available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/mwgVHnf9k-E |
Pamela Roman |
94 |
110 |
| Wapping Park,
South Windsor |
Removed a wall of autumn olives around an estuary
that was extending out 15 ft.; applied triclopyr. |
Colin R. Neary | 2 | 50 |
|
Washington |
Invasive Plant mgmt. work party and guided tour/field expedition. Provided overview of the
primary invasive plants prominent in the area. |
Mike Giapponi |
5 |
15 |
|
West Hartford |
Stream side restoration/Invasive Plant Management for 8 months, 3 times weekly 2 hours
each session. |
Susanne Shrader |
1 |
300 |
| Weston | Invasive Plant mgmt. and removal | Lisa Brodlie | 2 | 20 |
|
Westport |
Audubon Invasives Management at H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve and Christmas Tree
Farm – vine cutting, weeding, clearing |
Patrick Comins |
10 |
797 |
|
Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Glastonbury |
Great Meadows Conservation Trust work on invasive control in Wood parcel. Receiving guidance from ERT on a management plan, including how to control the invasives (Japanese knotweed,
multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle) |
Jim Woodworth |
5 |
50 |
|
Wethersfield |
Water chestnut removal in the Wethersfield Cove, Crow Point Cove, and Hale’s Creek, under the
guidance of Kelsey Wentling and the CRC. |
Jim Woodworth |
5 |
50 |
|
Concord, NH, virtual |
Two Univ. of New Hampshire Extension, Pesticide Applicator Training Workshops (Right-of-Way) – training/presentation on identification, biology, mgmt. of invasives, proper use of herbicides.
Covered Japanese knotweed and Phragmites control, and cut-stump herbicide treatments for woody invasives – use of “Buckthorn Blaster” for applying glyphosate. |
Todd Mervosh |
35 |
40 |
| Holyoke, MA | Little Tom Invasive Plant removal 2020 | Joshua Knox | 8 | 40 |
| Holyoke, MA | Land of Providence Invasive Plant removal 2020 | Joshua Knox | 20 | 250 |
| Holyoke, MA | Dinosaur Footprints Invasive Plant removal 2020 | Joshua Knox | 50 | 300 |
| Midwest, Virtual | Gave invited talk “Directed flaming to control invasive plants” at the Upper Midwest Invasive
Species Virtual Conference. |
Jeff Ward |
180 |
360 |
|
UMass |
Represented CIPWG at a regional meeting; topic was climate change/risk. Provided
consultation/expertise. |
Charlotte Pyle |
21 |
12 |
|
UMass |
Represented CIPWG at a regional meeting via zoom. Topic was weed risk. Provided consultation/
expertise. |
Charlotte Pyle |
18 |
2 |
| TOTALS: | 8,700 | 13,406 |
Submitted by Victoria Wallace (UConn Extension), with contributions from Charlotte Pyle (CIPWG Co-chair) and many other CIPWG members included above.
7 December 2020