Glastonbury Bittersweet Battlers: Invasive Plants Journal

A webinar will be presented on Proper Disposal Methods for Invasive Plants on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. T...

The North Central Conservation District will hold its 2015 spring workshop on Saturday, February 28th at the Tolland Agricultural Center, 24...

Please note the following information provided by the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG): Save the Date:   The next CIPWG g...

The North Central Conservation District has announced its 2015 plant and seedling sale. The deadline for placing orders is Thursday March 26...

Late September and early October present the ideal timing for dealing with oriental bittersweet. If you have decided to go with an herbicida...

In 2013 there were at least two sightings of mile-a-minute vine in Glastonbury, one of which was documented by our friends at UConn ( CLICK ...

Three Glastonbury advocates for a Town invasives control plan and increased action to control invasive plants appeared before the Town Counc...

There are several good times for eradicating oriental bittersweet (but there are no bad times). Spring is the best time to pull small plants...

On 8/7/14 WNPR's "Where We Live" program broadcast live from the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield, CT. The foc...

Wild grape vine is not on the Connecticut noxious weed list . It is a native plant and beneficial to birds and other wildlife. What could po...

A recent edition of Glastonbury Life pointed readers to this Journal for more information on Japanese Knotweed (JK). Please feel free to br...

If you've been reading this Journal you probably have a very high awareness of invasive plants in Glastonbury. That's the first step...

Glastonbury Partners in Planting was recently approached by an equine veterinarian organization requesting permission to use one of our inva...

Some of the fifteen volunteers who gathered at Ferry Landing Park. (GPIP photo) Beautiful weather greeted the fifteen bittersweet battle...

A few quick reference photos taken on May 21st, showing what to look for...... GARLIC MUSTARD: Look for distinctive leaves and flowers...

If you haven't pulled up garlic mustard (GM) infestation, do it as soon as possible because time is quickly running out. The seeds will ...

If it's not one thing, it's another. UConn asks that we be on the alert for an invasive moth that originated in Europe and entered N...

If you brush away leaf cover around last year's stalks you can see that Japanese knotweed is just starting to sprout in Glastonbury. Thi...

April is a good time to look for garlic mustard and pull up any emerging plants. Garlic mustard is an aggressive invasive plant brought into...

March and April are great months to walk your property and take stock of any invasive plant vines, Japanese knotweed stalks, poison ivy (not...

Thanks to Della W for sharing the following article from the 3/21/14 issue of The Courant. Click here to view article.

Glastonbury Partners in Planting (GPIP) has been selected to receive the prestigious Environmental Excellence Award from the Connecticut A...

From the Weed Science Society of America's 2/10/14 press release: National Invasive Species Awareness Week is scheduled for February 2...

We're continually reaching out to other organizations to form new partnerships and identify resources for invasive plant information and...

During the 2013 GPIP Invasive Plant Walk, our guest speaker Donna Ellis from the UCONN Extension Service cited Japanese Knotweed as the grea...