2025 Dutchess County Master Gardeners

For this activity, choose one of the following to research:

• Slender False Brome: Slender False Brome (Brachypodium Sylvaticum Ssp. Sylvaticum): A New Invasive Plant In New York
• Jumping Worms: https://blogs.cornell.edu/cerp/files/2017/11/JumpingWoms_FactSheet-11_15_17-2026fwt.pdf
• Porcelain Berry: http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_010236.pdf

Then, submit a short list of:

1. identifying characteristics of your chosen invasive species 
2. information on what ecological problems it is causing
3. management strategies gardeners use to minimize its spread.