Plant committee picks Nov. 7 for invasive cleanup

Invasive and Native Plant Advisory Committee · Meeting of October 22, 2026

PEPPERELL — The Invasive and Native Plant Advisory Committee set a Nov. 7 invasive-plant cleanup at the Rotary garden. Four members approved the Sept. 22 minutes and agreed on 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for the cleanup. Members heard that the Climate Change Committee is planning a prescribed burn at the Fitz Grounds with Shalomia Lightfoot, and that six or seven school visits at Varner Brook Elementary are drafted.

A member said the committee requested $600 from the Pepperell Cultural Council, with a decision expected in December. Members also discussed a Wild and Scenic grant for Phragmites treatment, and a relayed resident call about town wetlands, where "we need to follow the right channels."

In the full story:

• Opening business and minutes
• New business: the Fitz Grounds prescribed burn
• Community garden
• School visits at Varner Brook
• Grants
• Website refresh
• Events: Fright Night and trunk-or-treat
• Rotary cleanup
• Nissitissit Meadows
• Fall Fest, annual report and terms
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,253 words

Source: the Invasive and Native Plant Advisory Committee meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.