Mountain Road
West Hartford, CT
USA
Invasive Plant Removal Party
Spicebush Swamp Park, Mountain Rd.
West Hartford
November 4, 2023
9 am – 12 pm
Message from:
Beth Ann Loveland Sennett
Co-Chair, Civic Projects
West Hartford Garden Club
860-729-4150
whgccivicproj@gmail.com
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, November 23, 2023, 9 am to 12 noon for our fall invasive plant removal party at Spicebush Swamp Park, Mountain Road in West Hartford, CT. HEAVY RAIN and/or WIND cancels.
If you are interested, please text, email, or call me at 860-729-4150/ whgccivicproj@gmail.com, so that I can plan accordingly. I will have handouts, and guided instruction will be provided.
Warning: the terrain is uneven and soggy in places, making it a poor choice for individuals who have mobility difficulties.
Plan to park in the small lot on Mountain Road, or across Mountain Road on Glocester Lane. Plan to arrive at 9 am for instructions. Please apply sun block and insect repellent. If possible, bring snippers, clippers, or long-handled loppers, and a water bottle. Please wear a hat, long pants with socks pulled up over them (ticks are about), and a long-sleeved shirt. Wear boots on spring, fall, and winter workdays. You may want to wear them in summer as well – we’ll likely be removing invasives from the banks of streams and pond. We hope to have a weed wrench for stumps. I will bring a hand saw, wheelbarrow, and tarp. Gloves that resist thorns are best (there’s lots of multiflora rose). If you are also able to bring a wheelbarrow or tarp along, it might come in handy – we have to cart the debris back to the parking lot. I’ll also bring a trash bag for garbage, if any.
This Saturday, we will focus on the invasives along the streams – mostly pulling small specimens and cutting large specimens of Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), pull or cut Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora), and pull or cut Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii).
NOTE: This project has been approved for CT Master