People remove invasive honeysuckle at Moulton’s Mill Preserve in Unity. Sebasticook Regional Land Trust

UNITY — Sebasticook Regional Land Trust and Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District plan to hold an invasive plant identification and management workshop from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, t Moulton’s Mill Preserve on Route 139.

Attendees can learn about invasive plants, how they spread, and how their presence influences the health of the diverse natural habitats found in the Sebasticook River watershed.

Managing these species to minimize their impacts will be discussed, including identifying them early and planning for treatment.

The workshop, led by consulting forester Hunter Manley of Legacy Woodlot Services, will to include a mix of presentation and hands-on experience. Manley will review the identification of species present at the Moulton’s Mill Preserve along with a few he will bring along from nearby properties. He will discuss a variety of treatment options and strategies regarding the best time of year to use them.

The workshop will finish with hands-on work to cut and pull invasive non-native bush honeysuckle onsite to demonstrate best practices.

To RSVP visit sebasticookrlt.org or email info@sebasticookrlt.org.

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