High visitation has taken a toll on the unique and fragile alpine ecosystem atop the Northeast’s highest peak, where erosion, trampling, and invasive species are challenging the ability of native plants to thrive. That’s one finding of a preliminary summit assessment, prepared by consulting firm Tighe & Bond, that outlines the condition of the natural […]

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NH Conservation Corps crew members remove the invasive glossy buckthorn in the Tioga River Wildlife and Conservation Area in Belmont on Tuesda…

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Glossy buckthorn grows in the Tioga River Wildlife and Conservation Area in Belmont on Tuesday morning. The invasive plant has rounded leaves …

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Student Conservation Association Program Assistant Riley Holzhuter uses a hatchet to cut the roots of a glossy buckthorn shrub in the Tioga Ri…

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NH Conservation Corps member Emily Pope removes the invasive glossy buckthorn with loppers in the Tioga River Wildlife and Conservation Area i…

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NH Conservation Corps Member Kate Bertrand removes glossy buckthorn in the Tioga River Wildlife and Conservation Area in Belmont on Tuesday mo…