The Preserve, Old Saybrook, December 2023
Kathy Connelly, far right, led a group of eight to cut Japanese barberry. The group learned to identify burning bush, Japanese knotweed, wineberry, and privet without foliage present.
Robbins Swamp, DEEP Wildlife Management Area, Falls Village, CT, August 2023
Peter Picone led a group of 15 people through a repurposed corn field. Spot herbicide treatments and mowing have taken out the mugwort and Canadian thistle. Seeding native grasses and planting native perennials will make this a meadow that appeals to monarchs, leopard frogs, and the New England cottontail.
Earth Day 2023
“On Earth Day, Hebron group looks at ways to help preserve native flora, pollinators”
CT Flower & Garden Show 2023
Invasive Plant Walk and Talk- Storrs CT, August 2022
Hamden Earth Day Celebration, May 2022
Bittersweet Management Events Around Connecticut, March 2022
CT Flower and Garden Show in Hartford, February 2022
CIPWG table at Plant Science Day CAES Lockwood Farm in Hamden, Summer 2021