Identifying and Managing Invasive Plant Species
Saturday, June 15, 10-12
Mark Twery, board member of the Friends of the Horticulture Farm, will lead a walk through the UVM Hort Farm grounds, focusing on identification of invasive plant species. He will discuss some of the ways to address problems created by species such as buckthorn, bittersweet, multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle, and others, including both mechanical and chemical techniques.
FREE EMG-E

Presenter's bio: Mark Twery is a lover of plants, especially woody plants. He has a Master's degree in forest ecology from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in forestry from Yale. He spent 27 years as a Research Forester for the USDA Forest Service. Mark's most recent publication was as a joint author of "Woody Vegetation in the New York Metropolitan Region: changes over time, taxonomic keys, maps, ecological descriptions, and management implications."

Please register in advance at:
https://fhfvt.org/events/identifying-and-managing-invasive-plant-species/

This program will be held at the UVM Horticulture Farm, 65 Green Mountain Drive, So. Burlington (behind Heritage Toyota on Shelburne Rd)