The Burlington Free Press reports that the "Nature Conservancy’s Wise-On Weeds program provides technical assistance and public education in the Champlain Valley." After one year in existence, the program has helped "train more than 800 people to recognize, remove and replace invasive species, and has established demonstration sites from Manchester to Jeffersonville." Volunteers with the program have learned to identify and remove invasives such as the garlic mustard and the Japanese knotweed in order to restore the native habitats.

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