Polatin Ecological Services

We offer comprehensive invasive species management services to partners who recognize the threat that invasive species pose to native biodiversity and ecosystems. We are unique in this field in that we are practitioners guided by a land ethic and ecological restoration science and practice. We read the literature, attend meetings and conferences, c... orrespond with networks of colleagues, and experiment continually so that we can offer our partners the best invasive plant management services. Control work usually consists of one initial treatment followed by two follow-up treatments in order to obtain 99% control within three years for most invasive plant species. A stewardship/maintenance phase of work follows the invasive plant management and assures partners that the effort/investment is protected and that the cycle of reintroduction and lack of awareness will not continue. Early Detection and Rapid Response protocols figure prominently into the longterm land stewardship. The end goal is to train and educate our partners so that they will take over stewardship duties. Restoration is realized once the native species displaced by the invasive plants are restored to the site and the secondary ecological effects of herbicides or other invasive eradication methods are reduced to a minimum. We have managed many invasive plant management projects throughout the New England region over the last ten years including coastal saltmarsh restoration projects featuring Phragmites, miles of Japanese knotweed dominated streambanks, and thousands of acres of land dominated by woody invasive shrubs.Read More