Japanese Knotweed is a common invasive plant.
Want to hone your invasive plant identification skills? Join Midcoast Conservancy’s Stewardship Manager Isobel Curtis to familiarize yourself with the most common and problematic invasive plants in the Midcoast Maine region and how to differentiate them from native lookalikes. If interested, you can sign up to monitor for invasive plants on a preserve near you to help us manage this growing problem in the Midcoast Region!
We will practice plant ID in the field so please come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for easy hiking in the woods around the office. A notebook and camera are recommended. The “Maine Invasive Plant Field Guide” is also a great resource and is available for purchase here. Free invasive plant fact sheets are available online here from the Maine Natural Areas Program.
Please email isobel@midcoastconservancy.org for any questions or accommodations. If you are not able to hike, plant samples will also be available at picnic tables for your viewing so come anyway!
Register below; walk-ins also welcome.