If you walk past the Brush Dump on Merriam Street in the next few days, you will see the clear result of a massive but not really bloody battle against the Japanese knotweed that is taking over the town. In the weekend’s brutal heat, a group of intrepid volunteer Knotweed Warriors took their weapons of choice to the dirt pile
Read moreAs more and more events pop onto the calendar, the Owl is wondering what in the world supercharged the town this weekend. In case you’re having trouble keeping a grip on all that is happening in this extremely exciting town, here’s the round-up. If the Owl missed your event, send me an email (info@westonowl.com). Friday, June 4: 5 pm: The
Read moreFor those of you who missed #knotweedgate, an episode when the town of Weston unknowingly planted Japanese knotweed in the town center, the bottom line is we have a large, extremely difficult invasive issue in this town. What we all know now is that the culprit for the town center debacle is the fill coming from an area in the
Read moreThis afternoon, Weston Town Manager Leon Gaumond sent out a communication about the plan for removal and remediation of the Japanese Knotweed recently discovered in Town Center. You can read about the discovery of that knotweed in the Owl here and here. Here is the communication in its entirety (if you did not receive it in your email, you can
Read moreYesterday (and the day before), the Owl took a little flap around the Town Green. While Monday evening’s visit was a little upsetting–the planting of Japanese knotweed is alternately shocking and hilarious–Tuesday afternoon’s walk was a bit more successful because TREES. According to Lori Hess, Chair of the Tree Advisory Group and Planning Board member-elect, forty new trees are in
Read moreOn a sunny day stroll around the soon-to-be-done (?) Town Center Improvement Project, the Owl noted tiny sprouts of Japanese knotweed coming up in the “hell strips” — the small dirt-covered areas between road and sidewalk–and even in Knox Park. Wherever this fill came from, it has brought a major invader that will be difficult to eradicate. For those not
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