Sustainable Brunswick: Addressing Invasives

Is knotweed encroaching on your property? Do you find green crabs whenever you’re out on the mudflats? Join us to learn how we can prepare and adapt to our changing ecosystems. Hear from:

• Steve Walker Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
  • Join BTLT Director, Steve Walker, as he discusses the difference between opportunistic, emerging, and invasive species. Learn about the history of invasives in New England, what BTLT has learned, and how their management approaches have evolved over time.
• Conservation Commission Town of Brunswick
  • How do we manage our property to protect sensitive habitat and species at risk? What efforts are we pursuing here in town and at the state level? Hear from the Brunswick Conservation Commission as they discuss intentional efforts happening right here in our community; knotweed removal, prescribed burns, and the hemlock’s last stand, oh my!
• Marissa McMahan Manomet Conservation Sciences
  • Moving on to marine invaders, hear from Marissa McMahan as she spills all you need to know on the history of the invasive European Green Crab, their impacts to native species & habitat, and all the innovative ways people are dealing with this unwelcome pest!

Equip yourself with  the knowledge to prepare and adapt to our changing ecosystem. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about local adaptation efforts and how to strategically identify and remove some of these pests!