Join the Pepperweed Patrol
Volunteers needed to help stop the spread of coastal invasive plant
Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Coastal Program at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is looking for volunteers to help with a new project to map, control, and eradicate perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary. Pepperweed is a major agricultural nuisance in western states and has recently been found to be threatening the ecological integrity of salt marshes throughout southern New England. Currently, the distribution of pepperweed in New Hampshire is unknown, but it is suspected that there are limited populations in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary. With the help of community volunteers, the Coastal Program hopes to find and eradicate this nuisance weed before it becomes a problem.
Volunteers are needed to help map, pull, and monitor this invasive plant in Seabrook, Hampton Falls, Hampton, North Hampton, and Rye. Volunteer mappers can work on their own schedules by keeping an eye out for pepperweed in their neighborhoods and/or volunteers can choose to work in teams at pre-scheduled times to help hand-pull pepperweed from infested areas.
The Coastal Program will hold two separate volunteer training sessions at the Hampton Town Hall. The sessions are open to the public with no obligation to volunteer.
To register or if you are interested in volunteering but can’t make either session please call Kevin Lucey at (603) 559-0026 or email at kevin.lucey@des.nh.gov
What: Volunteer Training on how to identify, map and control perennial pepperweed
When: Friday, June 27th, 10 a.m-11 a.m or Tuesday, July 1st, 7:00 p.m- 8:00 p.m.
Where: Hampton Town Hall, 100 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, N.H; (603) 926-0406
Directions to the Hampton Town Hall from Locations North:
Take I-95 S
Take ramp onto LAFAYETTE RD(US-1 S) toward HAMPTON/HAMPTON FALLS - go 0.3 mi Turn Left on LAFAYETTE RD(US-1 N) toward HAMPTON-EXETER/RTE-101/HAMPTON BEACH- go 0.9 mi Turn Right on WINNACUNNET ROAD - go 0.2 mi Arrive at 100 WINNACUNNET ROAD, HAMPTON, on the Left
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