From Roof to Roots: How Harpswell Residents Can Beat the Next Flash Drought
Remembering the dry spell of 2025 and preparing for an unpredictable summer This spring has been cold and rainy, making it easy to forget the “flash drought” of 2025. However, for residents whose wells ran dry last summer, that extended dry spell is not so easily...
Introducing HIPP’s Rain Barrel Rebate Program
Protect Your Well, Safeguard Your Garden, and Earn Cash Back The Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) is launching a new rain barrel rebate program to promote local water conservation. By harvesting rainwater, residents can protect their wells during dry spells...
HIPP and HHLT Light a Fire
On April 18, 2026, volunteers from the Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) and the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT) joined forces to burn an accumulated wood and brush pile at the Curtis Farm Preserve. Thanks to the Harpswell Neck Fire Department (HNFD),...
Know before you go: Where to dispose of yard waste and where to dispose of invasive plant debris
Did you know the Harpswell Recycling Center & Transfer Station has rules about where to dump yard waste? In fact, there are two places for yard waste: one spot is for general brush and tree trimmings; the other location is for invasive plant waste. If you’re...
Growing for the Birds
On March 5, Andrew Tufts of Maine Audubon visited Harpswell to share a wealth of practical planting wisdom. Speaking at a Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) event at Elijah Kellogg Church, he shared bird and plant facts that all of us can appreciate as we...
Partnering with HIPP and Harpswell Garden Club
Harpswell Garden Club volunteers worked with volunteers from Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) to remove a small forest of burning bush plants at Centennial Hall. Many years ago, two Euonymus Alatus (burning bush) were planted on the south side of the lawn....
MCHT Video On Why Invasive Plant Management Matters
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) shared a new video mini-documentary on the significance of invasive plant management efforts with a focus on Little Whaleboat Island just off of Harpswell Neck. MCHT shares Harpswell Heritage Land Trust's (HHLT) and Harpswell...
HIPP to Participate in Harpswell Program “The Power of Plants”
On Saturday May 17 at 10:00 AM, HIPP will participate in the Town of Harpswell's upcoming program "The Power of Plants". The program is the third in the "Water Wise" series that the town has conducted and is sponsored by Harpswell's Conservation Commission. As...
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...
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.