April 20, 2016

Invasive plant control work resumes at Greylock Glen. The target plant for this phase of work will be garlic mustard. Second-year plants are sending up stalks that will eventually flower and set seed. This is the ideal time to cut them down with weed whackers. Work will be ongoing in the vicinity of Grids 23 and 29 for the next few weeks.

May 4, 2015

Work for the week of May 4 will be in Grids 24, 30 and 36. As work is completed in those areas, the crew will move into Grids 29 and 35 later in the week.

April 22, 2015

Crew members will return to the Glen for the final phase of invasive plant treatment. Work will be conducted in an area to the south of West Mountain Rd. Signs will be posted to indicate work locations. The grids are 22, 28 and 29.

December 14, 2014

Dormant season invasive plant control will begin the week of December 15, 2014.
Woody invasives will be targeted using cut stem treatments. Crew members will be working in Grids 24, 23 and 29. Signs indicating locations of active work will be posted. 

May 12, 2014

The crew continues to work on the garlic mustard. Last year's rosettes are bolting, and will soon flower and set seed. The technique of choice at this time of the growth cycle is to cut the stems with weed whackers.

Once this work is completed, cut stump treatment of woody invasives will resume. 

April 23, 2014

Invasive plant control work resumes on Thursday, April 24 in the vicinity of Grids 23 and 29. Crew members will be treating garlic mustard - the rosettes have emerged from the melted snow and are beginning to send up stems.

Cut stump treatment of woody invasives will resume as well now that the sap has stopped flowing. Rising sap in the woodies will prevent herbicide from moving down cut stumps into the root systems, which is necessary to achieve control of the invasives.

March 19, 2014

Invasive plant control work continues this week. Crew members will be using the cut stump method on woody invasive plants in Grids 18, 23 and 24.

As always, and especially at this time of year, our work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions.

March 10, 2014

Invasive plant control work resumes on Tuesday, March 11 as temperatures begin to warm up and snow cover decreases. Crew members will be using the cut stump method on woody invasive plants in Grids 24, 25, 30 and 31. Target woody species are cut approximately 6 inches above the ground using hand saws, brush saws or chain saws. An herbicide is applied directly to the resulting stumps. This technique can be used to great effect throughout the dormant season as long as temperatures remain above freezing and snow cover remains below 6 inches.

As always, and especially at this time of year, our work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions.

January 10, 2014

Invasive plant control work resumes on Monday, January 13. Crew members will be using the cut stump method on woody invasive plants in Grids 24, 25, 30 and 31. Target woody species are cut approximately 6 inches above the ground using hand saws, brush saws or chain saws. An herbicide is applied directly to the resulting stumps. This technique can be used to great effect throughout the dormant season as long as temperatures remain above freezing and snow cover remains below 6 inches.

As always, and especially at this time of year, our work schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions. 

December 2, 2013

Invasive plant control work will be confined to a narrow area north and south of Thiel Rd.  for the week of December 2 (Grids 25 and 30) as work continues on garlic mustard. Active treatment areas will be marked by yellow signs.  As always, work days are subject to change due to weather conditions. 

November 18, 2013

The next phase of invasive plant control will begin at Greylock Glen on November 19, 2013. Initially, the target species will be garlic mustard, a biennial herbaceous plant that produces rosettes which remain green throughout the dormant season. For the week of November 18, the crew will be in the vicinity of Grids 18, 23 and 25. For the week of November 25, the crew will be working in Grids 27 and 28.

The subsequent phase of work will target woody species in wetland areas during the dormant season when desirable native plants have gone dormant. The cut stump technique will be used. Woody stems are cut and the resulting stumps are painted with herbicide, allowing for very targeted application.

This phase of invasive plant control work will continue throughout November and December, and may well last into the new year. As always, this work is weather-dependent.  Updates will be posted on the website as needed.

 August 9, 2013

The current phase of invasive plant management work has been completed. Treatment notification signs have been removed from the project area. Cut stump treatment of woody invasives will resume in the fall. Check back to this website then for information.

June 26, 2013

Foliar treatment of upland woody invasives is the focus of work for the rest of June. The crew will be working in the vicinity of Theil Rd., Grids 19 and 25. 

June 13, 2013

The focus of invasive plant control will shift to work on phragmites in wetland areas in Grids 24 and 18. Plants have been cut, and the regrowth will be foliar-treated.

May 29, 2013

Habitat Technicians will be working in areas designated as sensitive zones due to the presence of threatened/endangered plants. Botanists from Biodrawversity have located and marked the plants, and are on-site with the crew to coordinate invasive plant control work. This work will continue in Grids 29, 30, 35, 36, and 37 until June 5. 

Following this phase of work, attention will return to cutting down garlic mustard with weed whackers in  Grids 29 and 30. Because no herbicides will be used for this phase of work, visitors to the Glen will not see the yellow "work in progress" signs posted around work sites.

May 8, 2013

The Habitat Technicians completed foliar treatment as of May 6, 2013. They are now moving on to cutting down garlic mustard in designated wetland resource areas with weed whackers. Grids 22, 27 and 28 were completed May 8, 2013. Additional work will continue in  Grids 29 and 30. Because no herbicides will be used for this phase of work, visitors to the Glen will not see the yellow "work in progress" signs posted around work sites.

April 29, 2013

Foliar treatment of garlic mustard continues. There is a lot of it! The goal is to prevent flowering and seed set.

This work will be occurring in Grids 22, 27 and 28.

April 17, 2013

Foliar treatment of garlic mustard begins this week. The rosettes that have overwintered under the snow are now filling out and growing rapidly. For the next two weeks, work will be ongoing in Grids # 18, 19, 24, 25 and 30. this work is likely to extend into the middle of May.

Once the foliar treatment of garlic mustard in the uplands is complete, the crew will turn its attention to weed whacking it in wetland areas. The goal will be to cut emerging stalks  before they flower and set seed.

After the middle of June, attention will turn to careful work with a botanist from BioDrawversity to execute treatment protocols in the vicinity of rare and endangered plants (please refer to the Invasive Plant Management Plan for more information).

In June, phragmites will be foliar treated with wetland-approved herbicide. More detailed schedules will be posted as the season unfolds.

April 8, 2013

March 4, 2013

Invasive plant treatment will be underway in Grids #23 and 29, off Gould Rd. Weather permitting, work crews will be treating woody invasives in this area.

February 11, 2013

Invasive plant treatment continues in Grids #25, 30 and 31. Weather permitting, work crews will be treating woody invasives in this area, which is in the vicinity of Thiel Rd.

December 19, 2012

Invasive plant treatment will continue on December 19 and 20. Weather permitting, work crews will be working in Grids #19 and #25, to the south of the trail that leads to the gazebo from the Gould Rd. parking lot.

No work will occur December 21- December 31. Work will resume in January 2013, with schedules updated on the website and in the North Adams Transcript.

November 29, 2012

Invasive plant treatment is planned for two weeks, beginning on December 6. Weather permitting, work crews will be working in Grid 18, to the south of the trail that leads to the gazebo from the Gould Rd. parking lot, and should be finished in two days.

The next work location will be in Grids #19 and #25, northwest of the intersection of Gould and Thiel Roads, to the east of an unnamed trail.

Work locations will then shift Grid #28, in the vicinity of the Bellows Pipe Trail, north of Gould Rd.

Yellow and black signs will be posted every 200' around the perimeter of active treament areas. 

During active treatment work, trails will remain open and safe for use by hikers, as the majority of control work will be conducted away from trails.

People (and dogs) are advised to keep out of posted areas for 48 hours.