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Invasives update: interns, community work days and goats continue knotweed control efforts
Summary
FCC members reported that UVM advisors joined a Green Valley Rally table, interns will begin work the first week of June, two monthly community work days are scheduled, and goats and conservation mix will be used as part of knotweed control; fundraising and tabling are planned across the summer.
The commission reported an active invasives program: FCC staffed an information table at the Green Valley Rally with UVM advisors; interns will start the first week of June; and two community knotweed work days are scheduled each month with varied times to increase participation.
The group purchased a conservation mix from Kenyon’s to spread at disturbed sites, continues social media outreach via the MadRiverKnotweed Instagram account, and is using goats for a second year as part of control efforts. Friends of the Mad River (FMR) is accepting tax‑deductible contributions and Warren Conservation launched a GoFundMe; informational tabling at Waitsfield market will continue throughout the summer.
