Join Grow Native Massachusetts for an online learning session about Improving Habitat Through Invasives Management.
Event Description:
Kristin O'Brien, Conservation Restriction Manager, Sudbury Valley Trustees
January 21 | 2:00 - 3:00pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Fee: Free
A Massachusetts Pollinator Network Special Event
Learn about our most common invasive plants and how to manage them by prioritizing your goals. We will discuss the need to pick your battles and focus on what is achievable.
This event is open to the public but is specifically designed for professionals who manage invasives on large properties, public areas, conservation lands, etc. There will be a home gardener version of this presentation on Feb. 24th at 7pm. Please see the calendar for details.
Kristin O’Brien, Conservation Restriction Manager, joined Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) in 2017. She manages ~3,650 acres of protected lands across 106 conservation restrictions, creates invasive plant management plans, and oversees SuAsCo CISMA’s Weed Warrior program. Kristin is also the coordinator for the CISMA, which works with local partners to increase invasive plant management efforts in the MetroWest area. Kristin has a BS in biology: ecology and evolution from Hofstra University and an MS in biology: habitat management from Eastern Washington University.
