The success of the Great Marsh Pepperweed Eradication Project depends on our volunteers. We’re looking for volunteer to help us map, pull, and monitor this invasive plant in Salisbury, Amesbury, Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, Ipswich, Essex, and Seabrook, NH. Below is a description of the type of volunteer work needed.
Mapping: Volunteers are needed to map where pepperweed is currently growing in the Great Marsh. Knowing where the pepperweed is growing allows us to develop an effective control strategy for the Great Marsh, and plan properly for control work in the summer. Volunteers will be trained to how to identify pepperweed in both winter and summer months and will be assigned a section to map.
Pulling: We will need many hands to control pepperweed in the Great Marsh. Sign up today to be a “Weed-Whacker”, and we will contact you for pulling events in June and August. We will do a brief on-site training prior to the pulling events. Read our Tips for Pulling Pepperweed.
Monitoring/Adopt-a-Site: If you have a favorite marsh, why not adopt it to ensure that it is free of pepperweed and other invasives? Pick your favorite site or coordinate with project coordinators to select the perfect site for you.
Report sightings: Be on the look out for pepperweed as you drive, hike, or kayak the Great Marsh. Please report any sightings on this form or record the following info:
- Your Name
- Phone
- Location of pepperweed (GPS coordinate; road intersection)
- How much (area, % cover)
- Access and Parking Concerns (ex. in the middle of the marsh or on the side of a busy road)
- Landowner if known.