\n Invasive Plants and their Native Alternatives: What'\;s Being Done in Vermont and New Hampshire
\n\n Tuesday\, October 2\, 4&ndash\;5:30 p.m.
\n\n Learn more about the impact of invasive plants. Find out why many horticultural professionals are \;no longer selling or using invasive\, non-native plants. Tour Montshire'\;s Grow Native exhibit featuring native plant alternatives for landscaping. Visit Montshire'\;s outdoor exhibit demonstrating the ongoing restoration work in the Quinn Preserve.
\n\n 4:00 \; \; \; \; Welcome and Introduction. David Goudy\, executive director\, Montshire Museum of Science.
\n\n 4:15 \; \; \; \; PlantWise Vermont: Growing Invasive-Free Nurseries in Vermont. Sharon Plumb\, invasives species coordinator\, the Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
\n\n 4:30 \; \; \; \; How New Hampshire Nurseries are Eliminating Invasive Plant Offerings and Suggesting Native Alternatives. Joe Longacre\, owner\, Longacre'\;s Nursery\, and past president of the New Hampshire Plant Growers Association.
\n\n 4:45&ndash\;5:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; Guided tour of Montshire'\;s Grow Native outdoor exhibit and invasive eradication sites. Anne Fayen\, native plants gardener\; and Joan Waltermire\, exhibit developer\, Montshire Museum of Science.
\n\n This event is made possible by a grant from the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
\n\n Free and open to the public.
\nhttp://montshire.org/programs/adults/invasive-plants-and-their-native-alternatives-whats-being-done-in-vermont-a/ LOCATION:Montshire Museum of Science One Montshire Road Norwich\, VT 05055 UID:e.632.877 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T013601Z URL:https://business.hartfordvtchamber.com/events/details/invasive-plants-and-their-native-alternatives-what-s-being-done-in-vt-nh-10-02-2012-877 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR