Invasive Plant Guided Trail Walk

Join us for a guided walk on Chocomount Hill Trail – one of the newest HLFM Land Trust trails, and learn how to identify and remove invasive plants.

Our guides will help you develop the practical skills required to improve the Fishers Island native landscape on your property!

WHEN: Saturday, October 11, 2025
TIME: 1-2 pm
PLACE: Meet at the Museum @ 12:30 pm before proceeding to carpool to Chocomount Hill Trail.
Light refreshments and Q&A at the end of the trail walk!
DRESS: We recommend long pants, long sleeves, and gloves to protect yourself from thorns and poison ivy.

This event is free, but please register so we know you’re coming!

Please let us know when you register for the event, if you have or do not have a FIDCO sticker to get to the east side of the island so we can coordinate rides!

Did you know that some invasive plants are easier to identify and remove during the fall? During this walk we will help you develop the practical skills required to improve the Fishers Island native landscape on your property!

Why Chocomount Hill Trail?

The HLFM Land Trust works diligently to remove invasive plants from their properties, but as a newer trail, it has not yet undergone the extensive invasive plant management that other trails have benefited from. This gives us a unique opportunity to find many species of invasive plants in one, short, easily accessed trail! We want to take advantage of this moment to share this experience with the Fishers Island community.

Our incredible guides have many years of experience removing invasive plants on Fishers Island. As they guide you through the Chocomount Hill Trail, they will:

• Point out invasive plants
• Describe how they identified them and distinguished them from native plants
• Demonstrate what they would do when removing them
• Provide the ideal timeline for the invasive plant’s removal

This event is organized by the Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition and sponsored by the Henry L. Ferguson Museum.