Invasive Species Management

Pull this plant: Garlic Mustard
April 12, 2023Garlic Mustard is an invasive species that takes over by poisoning the soil with toxins that prevent native plants. The best time to pull it is right now before it

Pull Garlic Mustard in Autumn
November 6, 2022Littleton Conservation Trust continues to recruit volunteers to control the spread of invasive plant species. Our current top priority is stopping the spread of Garlic Mustard, one of the most

Garlic Mustard Update — time to bag it up
May 29, 2022From LCT Trustee and invasive species guru Rick Findlay: Many thanks to all who have been helping our effort to control Garlic Mustard on conservation lands and throughout town. Plants

GARLIC MUSTARD DISPOSAL
June 30, 2020ATTENTION: Please read this notice from Rick Findlay, Invasive Plant Control Coordinator, Littleton Conservation Trust To all who reported and helped out this year, we finally have a place to

Report Garlic Mustard and other invasive species
March 23, 2020Help us map the invasive species in Littleton and, optionally, help us eradicate these invasives. Garlic Mustard is our current focus but report any invasives so we can map them

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
January 4, 2020Littleton Conservation Trust (LCT) News Trustee Rick Findlay manages LCT’s Invasive Control Program. Littleton is not immune to the rampant destruction caused by invasive plants such as Mile-a-Minute vine, Glossy

SVT’s Approach to Invasive Plant Management
October 6, 2019Invasive species are the second greatest threat to biodiversity, second only to direct habitat destruction. This SVT paper provides information on their general approach to invasive plant management and some

Invasive Black Swallow Wort in Littleton
July 2, 2018LCT Vice President and invasive species management advocate Rick Findlay spotted Black Swallow Wort in Littleton recently and is asking for your help in spotting and eliminating this invasive plant

Be on the lookout: Narrowleaf Bittercress
June 8, 2018Narrowleaf Bittercress (Cardamine impatiens), a fast moving, invasive species has been spotted in Littleton. If you see this particular plant, pull it and let us know where you found it.