Sebasticook Regional Land Trust will host invasive plant forum

UNITY — Nancy Olmstead, invasive plant biologist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 93 Main St.

Olmstead coordinates the iMapInvasives online mapping program, trains partners and volunteers, performs field identification and assessment of invasive plant infestations and makes recommendations for infestation management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University and her master’s in plant biology from the University of Vermont Field Naturalist Program.
Her topic will focus on invasive plant management in the context of creating and maintaining healthy natural habitats in the Sebasticook River Watershed. She will discuss how invasive plants can dramatically alter habitats relied upon by native plants and wildlife.
Although there is no charge for the event, donations will be accepted. For more information, contact info@sebasticookrlt.org. Sebasticook Regional Land Trust is a volunteer non-profit concerned with maintaining and improving the habitat in the Sebasticook River watershed; volunteers are welcome,