Volunteers Needed for Popup Invasives Clearing at James Glen

Essex Land Trust Invasives Steward Lois Stahlbush-Tolley is planning a pop-up invasive clearing event at the 4-acre James Glen Preserve. Two areas dominated by Japanese barberry will be the target for the occasion. Both of these areas are somewhat isolated so this effort will help prevent it from expanding farther. People should bring leather gloves, loppers, clippers, and shovels. Park either at the end of Hudson or Oxbow Lanes. The small wooded valley preserve, donated to the land trust by Essex physician Dr. James Glen, has steep slopes on its east side and dissected by brook that feeds the Connecticut River.