When: Jun 22, 2024, 9 to 11 AM Where: Hayden Hill Road East, Hinesburg, VT URL: fb.me/e/26F95oR09 It is well known that some fungi are decomposers, but did you know that they can also eat plastic, clean up oil spills, hunt for prey, and enable trees to talk to each other? Did you know…
Author: Kate Kelly
Lewis Creek Association and Partners Release New Stormwater Guidance Manual for Landowners
What is stormwater, and how can you help manage it to promote healthier watersheds? How To Manage Stormwater to Promote Healthier Watersheds: An Ahead of the Storm Guide was recently published to help you assess and understand where problems might be occurring on the land near you, and what opportunities there are to improve these…
Lewis Creek Association to Combat Japanese Knotweed in Watershed
Non-native invasive plant species have long threatened the health of ecosystems, wildlife habitat, and populations of native plants in the Lewis Creek watershed. Management can be difficult because they are easily spread via seeds, roots, fragments, animals, and humans. Japanese knotweed is a particularly tough plant to remove. It was introduced from East Asia…
Floodplain restoration of Beecher Hill Brook in Hinesburg
Did you know that one of the reasons Hinesburg’s current water quality is only in fair condition is historic activities, such as the straightening of channels, creating berms next to streams, and building or filling in next to streams?