Symposium: Japanese Barberry and Lyme Disease

Symposium: Japanese Barberry and Lyme Disease

Thursday, February 21, 2013
8:00 am - Breakfast/Registration
8:30 am - Speakers
10:45 am - Q&A
Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room
101 Field Point Road, Greenwich CT
Free Admission

Join Jeff Ward and Scott Williams from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and our own Mark Weckel as they discuss recent discoveries on the remarkable connection between the proliferation of Lyme Disease and a common and highly-invasive ornamental shrub - Japanese Barberry. Plant identification and removal strategies will be discussed.

For more information, please contact Greenwich Green & Clean at 203-531-0006 or email at grgreenclean@aol.com.