Nix the Knotweed is an all-volunteer effort led by professional organic gardeners and landscapers in Connecticut: Suz Thompson, Petie Reed, and Perennial Harmony Gardens. We credit them for their mentorship in mechanical means of controlling invasive knotweed varieties.

What better way to beat the heat then gather with community in the shady woods for some weeding? We will be working in and around the fenced in area downhill from the Hays Avenue Trailhead. For those of you who have never been inside this fenced in area or who have not been there in […]

What combines time in the great outdoors, the satisfaction of improving local habitat, and spending time with others who enjoy the same? Join us to Nix the Knotweed along the edge of Green Cove Creek. Sponsored by the Olympia Ecosystems (OlyEcosystems) along with our stewards. Why nix the knotweed? Knotweed is highly invasive and spreads […]

OlyEcosystems is working to eventually connect the restoration area on West Bay Drive, at the south end of the Preserve, to the rest of the West Bay Woods. The weeds are starting to take over at this site and we need your help.  Please come help remove invasive species at the restoration area in the […]

OlyEcosystems is working to eventually connect the restoration area on West Bay Drive, at the south end of the Preserve, to the rest of the West Bay Woods. The weeds are starting to take over at this site and we need your help.  Please come help remove invasive species at the restoration area in the […]

Our new Stormwater Park above West Bay Drive is nearing completion!  We are excited to open this section of the West Bay Woods up to the public, but we need to get some plants in the ground first!  Please come help OlyEcosystems plant native species at Stormwater Park South.  Parking is very limited on site, […]

We continue the permitting process to turn the former parking lot at this site into a pond. We have made significant progress this year on that front. However, we have a persistent problem with bind weed (or morning glory), and Himalayan blackberry. Some of this site is undergoing glorious reforestation and is at this point […]