Blue Jay Barrens

Each year during September and October, I tend to embark on a large scale management project at Blue Jay Barrens.  This year I worked to s...

Invasive shrubs manage to overwhelm many ecosystems by more effectively exploiting the resources available in their environment.  They ar...

On the last day of November, I wandered through this little patch of ground near the house in search of invasive shrub seedlings. This is...

While I’m out doing work around the property, I carry a small spray bottle of glyphosate herbicide to use on any invasive shrubs I happen ...

Many of the non-native invasive plants tend to green up early in the year.   This aggressive growth habit is part of the reason they ar...

Control of woody invasive plants such as this Bush Honeysuckle, progresses in certain phases. Phase 1 is the aggressive elimination of matu...