Instructions for Invasive Plant Coordinators: (Changed in 2024 now that coordinated by Adirondack Research)
To learn more or become a volunteer, Contact Douglas Johnson Email: dougjohnsonmd@gmail.com
1. Help identify sites with Japanese Knotweed and other invasive plants, improve public awareness, encourage donations
2. Determine the property owner, then contact them and discuss the importance of controlling invasive plants, that their permission is needed to treat plants on their property, that no payment is required, and that treatment is not guaranteed.
3. Then obtain signed permissions including
- The Adirondack Research Permission Form (this form is good indefinitely)
- The lawn contract for the pesticide applicator (to Adirondack Research or specific applicator)
- Property owners should be given/shown/or referred to the first page of the pesticide label (which is included with the lawn contract).
4. Make two copies of the signed forms.
- Send the original (or email scanned copy) to Adirondack Research
- Keep one copy for yourself.
- Keep the other copy to give to the pesticide applicator
5. Check with Adirondack Research whether/when knotweed can be treated in your area for a given year. Then arrange with the pesticide applicator when you can show the applicator where the sites are located, make sure the applicator has copies of all the permission forms, and let the applicator know if there were any special requests by the property owner.
To learn more or become a volunteer, Contact Douglas Johnson Email: dougjohnsonmd@gmail.com
1. Help identify sites with Japanese Knotweed and other invasive plants, improve public awareness, encourage donations
2. Determine the property owner, then contact them and discuss the importance of controlling invasive plants, that their permission is needed to treat plants on their property, that no payment is required, and that treatment is not guaranteed.
3. Then obtain signed permissions including
- The Adirondack Research Permission Form (this form is good indefinitely)
- The lawn contract for the pesticide applicator (to Adirondack Research or specific applicator)
- Property owners should be given/shown/or referred to the first page of the pesticide label (which is included with the lawn contract).
4. Make two copies of the signed forms.
- Send the original (or email scanned copy) to Adirondack Research
- Keep one copy for yourself.
- Keep the other copy to give to the pesticide applicator
5. Check with Adirondack Research whether/when knotweed can be treated in your area for a given year. Then arrange with the pesticide applicator when you can show the applicator where the sites are located, make sure the applicator has copies of all the permission forms, and let the applicator know if there were any special requests by the property owner.