by Becky Gallery | Jan 18, 2025 | Information, News
2024 Year in Review HIPP activities this past year included in-person field workdays, surveys of two Harpswell Heritage Land Trust preserves: Anna Tondreau on Great Island and Helen & Walter Norton on Birch Island, and the re-printing of our updated Invasive...
by Becky Gallery | Jul 15, 2024 | Information
A frequently heard question in discussions about invasive plants is “How do we get rid of them?” The answer is simple, but not easy: cut, dig, pull, repeat. Monitor the area for re-growth, then cut, dig, pull and repeat! Plants from away become invasive because they...
by Becky Gallery | Jun 13, 2024 | Information
What is Loosestrife? Standing tall along streams, roadsides and marshes, purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is easily spotted in the summer months with its erect, purple spikes. The square stem, like all mint family plants, is sturdy, growing 3’ to 10’ in height....
by Becky Gallery | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our season gets underway on Saturday, May 4 at the Curtis Farm Preserve (1554 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell). Work begins at 8:30 a.m. near the parking area off Route 123. We plan to work until 11:30 a.m. cutting back the dead invasive shrubs that were treated last...
by Becky Gallery | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
As plants begin to leaf out, the earliest to show green are usually invasive plants. Shrub honeysuckle and Japanese barberry are two of the earliest to bud out. Japanese knotweed begins to show reddish-green sprouts in late April and early May, and soon the garlic...
