Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
March 22, 2025
Frank Center for Public Affairs,
238 Church Street, Wesleyan University, Middletown
Workshops
D.3 What Works and What Doesn’t: Three Years into Knotweed Wars
In 2021 Groton Open Space Association, an all-volunteer land trust in the southeast corner of CT, acquired a property known as Sheep Farm South The entrance to the property, at a prominent corner in town, was overgrown with approximately 2 acres of mature knotweed. While not ready to declare glorious victory, after three years of experimentation with various eradication techniques, (including ones not generally recommended), we have lessons to share on what’s worked and what hasn’t.
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“CLCC’s annual conference is like Woodstock for Connecticut’s land conservation community. It’s an opportunity to foster connections, get inspired, and celebrate our collective accomplishments”
- Pete Govert, Executive Director, East Haddam Land Trust
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