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Invasive Species "Invasive" refers to plants that are visitors from another part of the world that are very enthusiastically reproducing in our area, causing problems in many ways. They do what plants do, they just do it extremely well and have few, if any, predators or natural controls. The links below will open a new browser window and take you to sites devoted to each of the invasive species listed. Rock Snot a.k.a. Didymo Eurasian milfoil Purple loosestrife Mexican Bamboo a.k.a. Japanese knotweed Also check our BRAT Knotweed Eradication Blog to see what's being done in Springfield, VT about this particular invasive plant.

Black River Watershed & Assessment A watershed is all the land, streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands that drain into a river, giving it life, in our case the 35+ mile long Black River. The Black River watershed is 202 square miles of land draining into the main stem and north branch. The headwaters of the main stem begin in Black Pond, located in Plymouth VT (hence the river's name). The main stem winds through Tyson and Ludlow (whose various lakes include Amherst, Rescue and Echo). There it proceeds along its path picking up some tributary streams before going through Proctorsville, Cavendish Gorge, Perkinsville, Downers, Weathersfield, North Springfield and then at last Springfield, where it meets the mighty Connecticut River at Hoyt's Landing. Black River Watershed Flyer Black River Assessment Cover Black River Assessment Text Black River Assessment Maps Black River Chemical Analysis