Date
April 17, 2026
Time
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Venue
Town of Pawleys Island - Town Hall (323 Myrtle Ave)
Narrative
Beach Vitex is an invasive deciduous woody vine-like plant introduced to the southeastern US in the mid-1980’s. Although introduced to protect dunes, it instead crowds out native dune vegetation, causes erosion, and harms sea turtle nests. Volunteers are being trained to safely use an herbicide to treat and monitor areas of beach vitex. This field workshop will cover identification, reporting, and herbicide application method and safety.
Contact Dr. Jennifer Plunket with questions: jen@baruch.sc.edu
Contact
Jennifer Plunket, Stewardship Coordinator
Phone: (843)904-9033
jen@baruch.sc.edu
Type
- Training
- Volunteer Opportunity
Audience
- All are welcome
Categories
- Invasive Species
Focus Areas
- County: Georgetown
Quarter
- Spring 26 (Apr - Jun)
Leading Org.
- North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Supporting Orgs.
- NOAA
- ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, SC Department of Natural Resources
- Baruch/USC