The Newton Conservators Invasives Team tackles garlic mustard, buckthorn, black swallow-wort, bittersweet, japanese knotweed, and other problems in many of Newton’s open spaces. Come join us! The schedule for this month is listed below (other dates are listed in separate “events” by month). Help keep these invaders out! Wear long pants tucked into socks, closed shoes, and garden gloves. Trash bags will be provided; the City will dispose properly as trash, not as yard waste. Volunteers should complete this online Release Form or they can do it on site.
June is still prime time for getting garlic mustard out – easy and fun to pull and great for kids too. Black swallow-wort, a monarch butterfly killer, is getting started now too and we can dig it out when we see it.
June 3 Tues – 9:30-12 – Saw Mill Brook meet at the Vine St lot opposite 5 Hollywood Drive
June 5 Thurs 9:30-12 Blue Heron Bridge
June 7 Sat 8-10 Hammond Pond knotweed (Mark Hooker, KH)
June 8 Sun 8-10 Houghton Garden (Michele Hanss, KH)
June 14 Sat 2-4 Cold Spring Park (Alan Nogee). this will be a pollinator garden cleanup to prep for the opening day (Tuesday June 17) of the Farmer’s Market and the native plant pop up sale.
June 15 Sun 9:30-11:30 – Dolan Pond knotweed (Ted Kuklinski, KH)
June 19 Thurs 9:30-12 Crystal Lake pocket park
June 22 Sun – 9:30-12 – Cold Spring Park Black swallow-wort, Beacon St (KH, Alan)
June 28 Sat 9:30-12 – Crystal Lake pocket park Black Swallow-wort, Bittersweet
For any questions, contact Katherine Howard, 617-721-2571, or email invasives@newtonconservators.org to get on the group email and receive latest updates.
