Project Need Summary: Invasive Plant Database

Project Need Summary: Invasive Plant Database

Client: Shelly Stiles, District Manager

Association:Bennington County Conservation District, Batten Kill Comprehensive Invasive Species Management Association

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Need statement: develop a beta version of a searchable database to track invasive plant species treatments in Bennington County forested landscapes

Background: [A short paragraph: What is the context?]

Statement of need: Two possible options:

Option A: Develop a landowner/consultant reporting document for tracking control and management efforts. At a minimum the completed report should contain the following information:

1)a map of the treatment site; its location by town, address, and tax parcel number; a description of native plant communities present by relative abundance; site soil type; site aspect; site elevation; species managed; percent cover of species managed; control methods used, including herbicide cocktail composition and/or mowing or cutting equipment; contractor name and address; dates of treatment, and costs

2)a searchable electronic database which conserves the data contained in the control and management reporting forms completed by landowners and their consultants for the following:

Concept B: Complete a literature search of methods and techniques used to treat Japanese knotweed plus common and Japanese barberry in North America, 1940s- present. Summarize the search findings by technique, method, or product used.

Spatial extent: Bennington County area (but could be all of Vermont)

Ideas/resources to consider:

List ofterrestrial and riparianspecies listed as Noxious Weeds by the State of Vermont, as well as species prohibited or regulated in the states of Massachusetts and New York:

Acer ginnala (Amur maple)

Acer platanoides (Norway maple)

Aegopodiumpodagraria (goutweed)

Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven)

Alliariapetiolata (A. officinalis) (garlic mustard)

Berberisthunbergii (Japanese barberry)

Berberis vulgaris (common barberry)

Celastrusorbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet)

Euonymousalatus (burning bush)

Fallopia japonica (Polygonumcuspidatum) (Japanese knotweed)

Iris pseudoacorus (Yellow flag)

Lonicera x bella (Bell honeysuckle)

Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)

Loniceramaackii (Amur honeysuckle)

Loniceramorrowii (Morrow honeysuckle)

Loniceratatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle)

Lythrumsalicaria (purple loosestrife)

Phragmitesaustralis (common reed)

Rhamnuscathartica (common buckthorn)

Rhamnusfrangula (glossy buckthorn)

Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose)

Vincetoxicumhirundinaria (pale swallow-wort)

list ofterrestrial and riparianspecies prohibited or regulated in the states of Massachusetts and New York and considered “early detection/rapid response – already present” species in Bennington County natural landscapes.

Anthriscussylvestris (wild chervil)

Cardamine impatiens (narrowleafbittercress)

Cynanchumlouiseae (black swallow-wort)

Elaeagnusumbellata (autumn olive)

Heracleummantegazzianum (giant hogweed)

Ligustrumobtusifolium (border privet)

Rubusphoenicolasius (wineberry)

list ofterrestrial and riparianspecies prohibited or regulated in the states of Massachusetts and New York and considered “early detection/rapid response – not yet present” species in Bennington County natural landscapes.

Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple)

Actinidiaarguta(hardy kiwi)

Actinidiakolomitka (hardy kiwi)

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (porcelain berry)

Cynanchumrossicum(pale swallow-wort)

Microstegiavimineum (Japanese stilt grass)

Miscanthussinensis(Chinese silver grass)

Persicariaperfoliata (mile-a-minute vine)

Phellodendronamurense (Amur cork tree)

Puerariamontana (kudzu)

Reynoutriasachalinensis (giant knotweed)

Reynoutria x bohemica (Bohemian knotweed)