Lauren Kurtz joined UConn Extension as an Invasive Species Outreach Specialist. She’s originally from Frankfort, Illinois, and earned her undergraduate degrees in environmental studies and geography from Western Michigan University, before coming to UConn for her masters and PhD in horticulture and plant breeding in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture. Lauren is […]
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
Virtual Invasive Plant Symposium, Thursday, November 3, 2022, 8:30 AM-4 PM
Virtual Invasive Plant Symposium, Thursday, November 3, 2022, 8:30 AM-4 PM This is the last week to register! The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) 2022 symposium will be a full-day virtual webcast on November 3, with some sessions directed to all attendees and other sessions in concurrent breakouts (recordings of all sessions will be […]
Register for the CT Invasive Plant Symposium
If you have not yet registered, register by today for the early bird discount! CIPWG 2022 Symposium Virtual, Thursday, November 3, 2022, 8:30 AM-4 PM Click here to REGISTER for the 2022 CIPWG Symposium! The 2022 CIPWG Symposium theme is Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants: Assess, Remove, Replace, and Restore. Early Registration $50 on or […]
Controlling Oriental Bittersweet
Controlling Oriental Bittersweet By Donna Ellis, Senior Extension Educator This article was originally published in a longer format in the Eastern CT Forest Landowners Assn. Newsletter 39(1):1-3; 5. Connecticut’s fields, forests, suburban backyards, and urban parks are under threat, imperiled by non-native plants from the faraway continents of Europe and Asia or in some cases […]