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      • Pole Bridge Preserve
      • Stone Bridge Preserve
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Controlling Knotweed: An Expert Shares Advice

7/18/2025

 
A sign posted at an actively managed Knotweed site. ©2025 NewtownKnotweed.org
A sign posted at an actively managed Knotweed site. ©2025 NewtownKnotweed.org
We asked Hannah Hudson, founder of the Worldwide Japanese Knotweed Support Group to answer
commonly asked questions for battling Japanese Knotweed. Hannah started the Support Group in 2015, after
discovering that accurate data and up-to-date guidance was lacking in the U.S. compared with the United
Kingdom.

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    The Newtown Conservation Commission actively works to encourage healthy habitats by increasing the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation, while providing information on the threats posed by invasive plant species.

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The Newtown Conservation Commission is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation and protection of 2,000 acres of town-owned open space. In addition, the Commission is actively working to encourage healthy habitats and increase the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation.

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