Free: Hands-on work-shop: Invasive vegetation removal

June 4, 12:31 PMPhiladelphia Home Gardening ExaminerMelissa Miles

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photo: Rosa multiflora (wikipedia)

Invasive species, like multiflora rose, Japanese honey-suckle and many others, not only cause problems for the environment (by displacing native plants, decreasing biodiversity and making an ecosystem less healthy) - they can be the bane of a gardener's existence!  Often, these plants were intentionally planted, and later escaped and proliferated in the wild (or in urban and sub-urban areas). 

In Pennsylvania some common invasives, found in lawns, near agricultural fields, and on other "disturbed" sites include: Japanese stilt grass, Norway maple and common privet.  The Department of Natural Resource Conservation   (DCNR) web site has a list of the invasive plants most often found in our area.

Learning invasive plant removal techniques (that do not involve expensive, and potentially harmful chemicals) can be beneficial. Learning what plants can become invasives - so that we can avoid planting them - is, in my opinion, invaluable!

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, in partnership with Heritage Conservancy, will be providing a hands-on invasive vegetation workshop and removal:

Bristol Marsh

Bristol, PA

Tuesday, June 9th

9am to noon

Come prepared with long sleeves, long pants and work gloves.  Heritage Conservancy will provide lunch!

Please RSVP to emma@delawareriverkeeper.org by June 7th  if you plan to work and stay for lunch.

You can also register on-line at: Heritage Conservancy's website

Directions: From northeastern Philadelphia follow Frankford Avenue (US-13) north beyond the city limits into Bristol Borough, where US-13 ends at Mill Street. Continue on Mill Street to the river and turn right into the large Borough parking lot. The marsh preserve is at the south end of the lot.