Mark Twery will lead a walk through the Hort Farm grounds, focusing on identification of invasive plant species. He will discuss some of the ways to address problems created by species such as buckthorn, bittersweet, multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle, and others, including both mechanical and chemical techniques. We will also discuss the benefits that native trees and forests provide to people and ecosystems, including providing habitat and mitigating climate change. FREE EMG-E
Presenter’s bio: Mark Twery is a lover of plants, especially woody plants. He has a Master’s degree in forest ecology from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in forestry from Yale. He spent 27 years as a Research Forester for the USDA Forest Service. Mark’s most recent publication was as a joint author of “Woody Vegetation in the New York Metropolitan Region: changes over time, taxonomic keys, maps, ecological descriptions, and management implications.”
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