invasive species walk: June 26

Sat., June 26 @2pm - Mile-A-Minute walk in New Milford, CT
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2010-June-MAM-Walk.pdf

cipwg symposium: Oct. 14, 2010

Thurs., Oct. 14 @ UConn, Storrs, CT
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for more information or to register visit: hort.uconn.edu/cipwg

mile-a-minute vine control project report: june 2010

from Invasive Species Advisory Committee, Mad Gardeners, Inc.

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2010-June-Report.pdf

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A new weed is coming your way....
We hope you never see it.

You may already have heard about Asian Mile-a-Minute Vine, (MAM), which was accidentally introduced into Pennsylvania, and is rapidly moving north, smothering fields, meadows, and woodland edges. An annual that can grow six inches a day, it blankets everything, blocking other plants’ light. Only tall trees may survive.

The invasion front is south of us, but three populations have been found in Litchfield County. The only way to stop this serious threat to New England's agriculture and environment is to prevent the spread of seeds....

how you can help

Start by educating yourself. View and printout information on Mile-A-Minute from this web site. Get to know how to identify this invasive plant by its triangular leaves and tiny barbs on weak stems clambering over trees and shrubs.

Check your own backyard. When you are gardening, walking, hiking, visiting — be aware and look for signs of invastive plants.

Rely on experts. If you suspect Mile-A-Minute Vine, REPORT ALL SIGHTINGS to knelson151@sbcglobal.net or donna.ellis@uconn.edu or The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group at 860-486-6448....

Be on the Lookout for Mile-a Minute Vine!

Mile-a-Minute Vine (Persicaria perfoliata formerly Polygonum perfoliatum), an invasive Asian annual weed accidentally introduced from Asia into Pennsylvania, has been moving steadily northward. Until recently, the northern front of the invasion was southern New York State and southwestern Connecticut. In 2004 and 2005, populations were discovered in New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut. In 2007 two large populations were discovered in Newtown. There is also a very small population in Roxbury. So far, nothing has been reported between New Milford/Newtown and Greenwich/Westport.

Mile-a-Minute Vine (MAM) is a serious threat to agriculture, the economy, and the environment. It smothers fields, shrublands, and forest edges, killing most other vegetation...