<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Learn How to Control Nonnative, Invasive Plants in a 3-Hour Workshop (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Home owners, gardeners, landscape professionals and native plant lovers </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">are invited to learn about nonnative, invasive plants and methods for controlling them in their yards, towns and watersheds in a workshop that will be presented at three different locations: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Canton Public Library (April 9),</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Pembroke Public Library (April 16), and, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">The Spire in Plymouth (May 1). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">To register, go to: </span><a href="http://watershedaction.org"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">http://watershedaction.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">This three-hour workshop is designed for people looking for basic information, how-to advice and local expertise. It will include an OVERVIEW of nonnative, invasive plant characteristics and control, CASE STUDIES, and HOW TO MOVE FORWARD in controlling target plants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">If you have Phragmites blocking your view, knotweed taking over your yard, purple loosestrife spreading along your pond or stream, or other invasive plants that are out of control, you will enjoy this workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Amanda Crouch-Smith, a Professional Wetland Scientist and Certified Invasive Plant Manager, will cover the characteristics of nonnative, invasive plants, identification of the most egregious ones in southeastern Massachusetts, prioritization of species for control, and control options, including mechanical, chemical and biological choices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Several local property owners will share their experiences with small-scale projects fighting species of local concern. Lessons and advice will be applicable to a wide variety of other invasive plants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Finally, learn how to move forward with control projects – what regulatory processes might be required, how to find assistance and identify possible funding opportunities, and what nearby community or watershed projects exist to join for results that go beyond a single property’s boundaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Attendees will receive useful resources, including a guide to identifying nonnative, invasive species in Massachusetts, a checklist of steps to follow, and a list of informative websites and publications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Register soon and save $5! The early bird fee is $15. Workshops will be $20 at the door. To register, go to: </span><a href="http://watershedaction.org"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">http://watershedaction.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">The workshops are organized by </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"> (WAA), a coalition of ten watershed and two pond associations, which works to advocate and educate for healthy watersheds and clean, plentiful, and free-flowing water.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Sponsors include Island Foundation, Tighe & Bond, The Gulf Association, Inc., North and South Rivers Watershed Association, Neponset River Watershed Association, Jones River Watershed Association, Six Ponds Improvement Association, Weir River Watershed Association, Save the Bay – Narragansett Bay, and Herring Ponds Watershed Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">The May 1st workshop is hosted by the Town of Plymouth Open Space Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><br></span></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div>Dorie</div><div><br></div><div>Dorie Stolley<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Program Manager</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Goldenrod Foundation</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div>P.O. Box 3854</div><div>Plymouth, MA 02361</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tel: 757-777-6601</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.goldenrod.org">www.goldenrod.org</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:dss@goldenrod.org">dss@goldenrod.org</a></div><div><br></div></span></div></span></span></span>
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