HIPP Event: Identifying Invasive Plants in Winter – A Walk with Robert Bryan at Curtis Farm Preserve
Robert Bryan, a Maine licensed forester and ecologist based in Harpswell, will lead a winter walk of Curtis Farm Preserve to demonstrate how to identify invasive plants based on their winter characteristics. The walk is scheduled for 10:00 AM March 20, 2025 with a...
UMaine Wins Grant to Research Tick Connection with Invasive Plants
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine a grant to study the connection between invasive plants and ticks, according to the News Center Maine article UMaine awarded $1.8M to research tick mitigation through invasive plant removal. ...
Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership: 2024 Summary
HIPP activities this past year included monthly Zoom meetings, in-person field workdays, the re-printing of our updated Invasive Control Guide and surveys of two Harpswell Heritage Land Trust preserves: Anna Tondreau on Great Island and Helen & Walter Norton on Birch Island.
HIPP Conducts Fall Workdays
Invasive Plant Cleanup Marathon at Multiple HHLT Preserves From September 4 through October 14, 2024, teams of dedicated HIPP volunteers conducted a Fall marathon of invasive plant cleanup workdays at multiple Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT) preserves. Fall is a...
Bowdoin Students Join HIPP Volunteers to Make Lighter Work of Invasive Plant Removal
Bowdoin Students Join HIPP Volunteers to Make Lighter Work of Invasive Plant Removal On Wednesday August 28 a team of eight Bowdoin students and six HIPP volunteers came together at the Giant’s Stairs & McIntosh Lot Preserve on Bailey Island to remove invasive...
HIPP Supporter Donates $1,000
This season a member of the Harpswell community generously donated $1,000 to HIPP. This benefactor, who has given to HIPP previously, demonstrates commitment to the HIPP's mission of combating invasive plant species on Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT) preserves...
Tackling Invasive Plants: Cut, Dig, Pull, Repeat!
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...
Lovely Loosestrife: a Purple Problem
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....
Invasives out => Natives in!
The Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) has made significant progress in reducing invasive plants at Johnson Field Preserve on Bailey Island. Thanks to the annual efforts of HIPP’s many volunteers, large swaths of non-native wisteria have been removed from the...
We encourage you to contact HIPP with your questions about invasive plants and your observations of invasive plants in Harpswell. You can reach HIPP at [email protected] or by filling out the form below.