invasive species removal
Early Emergent Habitat Management: Continuation of the New England Cottontail Work at Appleton Preserve in North Stonington
You are invited to join us on Saturday, May 13th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Appleton Preserve, a part of the larger Bell Cedar Swamp. We have been working to create and maintain habitat for the New England Cottontail and other fauna on a number of our preserves, in association with the Great…
Stewardship Opportunity with Avalonia & Reforest the Tropics
Sheets Family Forest Puttker Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesReforest The Tropics and Avalonia are seeking volunteers for a morning of environmental service at Herman E. Sheets Family Forest in North Stonington, Connecticut. Activities include tree planting, trail maintenance, and invasive species removal. Volunteers are asked to bring sturdy gloves and perhaps a tool of choice (loppers, handsaws, pruners). The event will start at…
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…
Morning work, Monday June 26th, at our model climate resilient forest, the Hoffman Preserve, in Stonington
Hoffman Evergreen Preserve 580-632 CT-201, Stonington, CT, United StatesIn 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…