We've lived here since August, 2012. In this first year, we've come to know our 7-acre property better and understand things we need to do to maintain it.
Two years earlier Tropical Storm Irene did some serious damage to Gilead Brook and the road and properties along it. As you can see in this picture, the brook is a huge gravelly area. One thing you can't see is the amount of Japanese Knotweed that was introduced to the brook edges. It's moving closer to our field, and we'd like to keep it under control.
Two main problems that we can't really control: the invasive plants brought to our land by the brook, and those spread along the road. As you can see, our land is bordered by the road on one side and the brook on the other... In some ways it feels like we're an island being invaded.... A rough map of where the knotweed is established is in red.
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