Invasive Plants and their Native Alternatives: What's Being Done in VT & NH

Invasive Plants and their Native Alternatives: What's Being Done in Vermont and New Hampshire

Tuesday, October 2, 4–5:30 p.m.

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.

4:00     Welcome and Introduction. David Goudy, executive director, Montshire Museum of Science.

4:15     PlantWise Vermont: Growing Invasive-Free Nurseries in Vermont. Sharon Plumb, invasives species coordinator, the Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

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.

4:45–5:30        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.

This event is made possible by a grant from the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

Free and open to the public.