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Knotweed Removal from Shunock River Complex
Knotweed Removal from Shunock River Complex
The recent late-season frost, while not a friend to the Spring gardeners amongst us, has turned out to be an ally in the management of Japanese knotweed. You may have noticed patches of it along the roadsides withered or stressed from the cold snap. Perfectly timed, as we typically do a Spring cutting and removal…
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White Oak Restoration – A Second Day of Planting
If you weren't able to make it to last month's white oak planting, you have another chance! On Monday June 12th we've planned a morning of environmental restoration at Herman E. Sheets Family Forest in North Stonington, Connecticut. We will focus on planting, protecting, and watering approximately 50 white oak seedling. Volunteers are asked to…
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Morning work, Monday June 26th, at our model climate resilient forest, the Hoffman Preserve, in Stonington
Morning work, Monday June 26th, at our model climate resilient forest, the Hoffman Preserve, in Stonington
In 2018 Avalonia initiated a climate resiliency forestry plan at this preserve, including the planting of many tree species projected to do well in the face of ongoing climate change. While most of these have succeeded in becoming established, we do need to help them out by cutting back surrounding vegetation, including grey birch suckers…