Penn State Extension will host a Rights-Of-Way And Integrated Vegetation Management Workshop on March 22 at the Extension Office in Mercer County at 463 N. Perry Highway in Mercer from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Workshop will provide insight and beneficial information for vegetation managers in roadside, public utility, DOT's, municipalities, native species land reclamation and non-agriculture industrial sites.

Among the topics to be covered are--

-- How to control those hard to manage invasive weeds. Participants will practice identifying the plants, including desired vegetation systems, including: Mile-a-Minute, Japanese Stiltgrass, Ailanthus, Japanese Knotweed, Barberry and Exotic Bush Honeysuckle

-- Proper application methods that conserve pollinators and ecological integrity while achieving management objectives.

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[Posted: March 4, 2019]

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