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#SLT Julien Le Guet condamné à six mois de détention à domicile avec bracelet électronique après #SainteSoline : « Je suis sous le choc, on veut me réduire au silence » (#paywall)
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/mauze-sur-le-mignon/julien-le-guet-condamne-a-six-mois-de-bracelet-apres-sainte-soline-je-suis-sous-le-choc-on-veut-me-reduire-au-silence-1778082640 -
#SLT Julien Le Guet condamné à six mois de détention à domicile avec bracelet électronique après #SainteSoline : « Je suis sous le choc, on veut me réduire au silence » (#paywall)
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/mauze-sur-le-mignon/julien-le-guet-condamne-a-six-mois-de-bracelet-apres-sainte-soline-je-suis-sous-le-choc-on-veut-me-reduire-au-silence-1778082640 -
#SLT Julien Le Guet condamné à six mois de détention à domicile avec bracelet électronique après #SainteSoline : « Je suis sous le choc, on veut me réduire au silence » (#paywall)
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/mauze-sur-le-mignon/julien-le-guet-condamne-a-six-mois-de-bracelet-apres-sainte-soline-je-suis-sous-le-choc-on-veut-me-reduire-au-silence-1778082640 -
#SLT Julien Le Guet condamné à six mois de détention à domicile avec bracelet électronique après #SainteSoline : « Je suis sous le choc, on veut me réduire au silence » (#paywall)
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/mauze-sur-le-mignon/julien-le-guet-condamne-a-six-mois-de-bracelet-apres-sainte-soline-je-suis-sous-le-choc-on-veut-me-reduire-au-silence-1778082640 -
#SLT Julien Le Guet condamné à six mois de détention à domicile avec bracelet électronique après #SainteSoline : « Je suis sous le choc, on veut me réduire au silence » (#paywall)
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/mauze-sur-le-mignon/julien-le-guet-condamne-a-six-mois-de-bracelet-apres-sainte-soline-je-suis-sous-le-choc-on-veut-me-reduire-au-silence-1778082640 -
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wants Utah to become a nuclear ecosystem for the nation
Key takeaways from Utah’s application to mine, store, recycle, enrich and burn nuclear material. (Francisco Kjolseth | The…
#Nuclear #2025 #capitol #cat:pj #nuclear #SaltLakeCity #slt #USA #Utah
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https://www.europesays.com/afrique/49575/ Angola : 3,5 millions $ de chiffre d’affaires exigé aux startups, un assouplissement fiscal prévu #Angola #LoiSurLesStartups #RuiMiguênsDeOliveira #SLT
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3 ans après Ste Soline, les #SLT appellent à se souvenir, à soutenir et à agir : Mobilisations autour du 25 mars partout en France ! https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/sainte-soline-3-ans-apres-appel-a-se-souvenir-et-a-agir
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3 ans après Ste Soline, les #SLT appellent à se souvenir, à soutenir et à agir : Mobilisations autour du 25 mars partout en France ! https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/sainte-soline-3-ans-apres-appel-a-se-souvenir-et-a-agir
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3 ans après Ste Soline, les #SLT appellent à se souvenir, à soutenir et à agir : Mobilisations autour du 25 mars partout en France ! https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/sainte-soline-3-ans-apres-appel-a-se-souvenir-et-a-agir
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3 ans après Ste Soline, les #SLT appellent à se souvenir, à soutenir et à agir : Mobilisations autour du 25 mars partout en France ! https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/sainte-soline-3-ans-apres-appel-a-se-souvenir-et-a-agir
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3 ans après Ste Soline, les #SLT appellent à se souvenir, à soutenir et à agir : Mobilisations autour du 25 mars partout en France ! https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/sainte-soline-3-ans-apres-appel-a-se-souvenir-et-a-agir
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Hoe kan een een paar uur vantevoren plots drukker worden? Eufemisme voor "korter". Ik hoop dat NS snel stopt met #sprintercity. Die mooie #Koploper is te snel gesloopt, nu zit ik in een #SLT praktisch zonder eersteklas.
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Hoe kan een een paar uur vantevoren plots drukker worden? Eufemisme voor "korter". Ik hoop dat NS snel stopt met #sprintercity. Die mooie #Koploper is te snel gesloopt, nu zit ik in een #SLT praktisch zonder eersteklas.
#treinleven -
Hoe kan een een paar uur vantevoren plots drukker worden? Eufemisme voor "korter". Ik hoop dat NS snel stopt met #sprintercity. Die mooie #Koploper is te snel gesloopt, nu zit ik in een #SLT praktisch zonder eersteklas.
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Hoe kan een een paar uur vantevoren plots drukker worden? Eufemisme voor "korter". Ik hoop dat NS snel stopt met #sprintercity. Die mooie #Koploper is te snel gesloopt, nu zit ik in een #SLT praktisch zonder eersteklas.
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Hoe kan een een paar uur vantevoren plots drukker worden? Eufemisme voor "korter". Ik hoop dat NS snel stopt met #sprintercity. Die mooie #Koploper is te snel gesloopt, nu zit ik in een #SLT praktisch zonder eersteklas.
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Last Friday I had my first surgery since I had my tonsils out at age... er... six of so: SLT (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty). It's meant to kind of unclog the drains of your eyes, to prevent high eye pressure. It seems to have worked, after six days my right eye went from 26 to 22, which is more or less the top end of the normal range. That was the first eye, the left one's turn is in May.
It's an interesting procedure that only targets the blockage and leaves no scar tissue. And it can be repeated if necessary. The effects last for about 3 or 4 years.
It did make me realise how lucky I've been so far, just two operations in over 50 years.
So anyway, if you have high eye pressure and don't like the idea of eye drops, SLT might be a good alternative. -
Sehr gute Zusammenfassung über die heutige Befragung von Christian #Drosten im #Untersuchungsausschuss im sächsischen Landtag.
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Note to all professionals....
Autistic self-identification/ self-'diagnosis'.....
**is valid**
Not everyone has access or resources to be formally assessed.
Not all those who want to formally assessed are safe to do so.
Not all professionals who do assess for autism, are fully aware, up-to-date with their knowledge on what autism IS and IS NOT.
Not all professionals practice in a neuro-affirmative way, thereby perpetuating the dangerous deficit-based language and attitudes around autism.
If someone thinks they are or might be Autistic, and comes to you for support around this.....
Please validate them, don't dismiss them and explore their reasons why.... Chances are they've done a lot of research into this, resonate strongly with what they've found....and so very likely to be Autistic.
We professionals can do so much to support self-identified Autistic people to just as we can with officially identified Autistic people.
_#Autistic #Autism #OccupationalTherapist #OccupationalTherapy @occtherapy #AHP #Healthcare #SocialCare #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #SLT #Neoroaffirmative #SayNoToABA
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I am continually appalled by the DSM 5 autism diagnostic criteria.
I implore all health and social care professions (and everyone else too), to be better informed of what autism really is.
It is a difference in neurology - *not* a disorder.
We need to look at autism through the lens of the neurodiversity paradigm (See Dr. Nick Walker).
This does not dimiss any challenges or disability Autistic people may experience or have, (many of which are directly caused by the environment, society's attitude and (mis) understanding of Autistic people.
The language used in the DSM 5 is incredibly deficit-based and patholigised:
"Symptoms" "abnormal" "inappropriate" "persistent deficits".
It is also wholy wrong and dangerous to categorise autism into levels of severity. *There are no such levels*.
Many Autistic people fit the criteria for level 1, 2 and 3 within one day or week. The level of support needed for any individual (Autistic or not), greatly depends of various factors, including:
- How safe a person feels in that moment
- The context in that moment
- How suitable/conducive/hostile their environment is - at that time.
- The level of stress/anxiety that person is experiencing - at that time, or from past trauma.
- How understanding (or not) the people around them are, in that specific situation.We all (humans) need a lot more support and would display more obvious signs of anxiety and distress if our individual needs are not met.
It's no help at all for some, for example to be given a 'diagnosis' of autism level 1, as people would see them as always only having 'mild/low' support needs.
This might be the case sometimes, but that person might be masking at times, or clearly be in distress at other times, needing support, or....
When the environment and situation is suitable, they might thrive and manage their tasks perfectly (e.g., a heart surgeon or content student at school).
Levels of autistic severity are a backwards step.
Please could all my fellow professionals take steps to better inform yourselves.
I'm happy to signpost to brilliant artles, training, resources... All Autistic-led.
Please boost if you agree. Thank you.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html
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#Autism
#Monotropism
#DSM
#Pschologist
#Autistic
#OccupationalTherapists
#OccupationalTherapy
@occtherapy
#Healthcare
#SLT
#AHP
#HumanRights
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Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation -
Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation -
Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation -
Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation -
Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation -
Thought I should actually stop lurking and send a toot. Here’s an #introduction: I’m a clinical specialist #SLT at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and in the last year of my #NIHR clinical doctoral research fellowship. My research focuses on above cuff vocalisation. Also interested in cough reflex testing and post-extubation dysphagia. Hoping this group will be a good way to network + keep updated about what is going on in the world of critcare! Thanks to those who set it up + are keeping it running.
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This is potentially a game-changer when it comes to dealing with #Knotweed (which just laughs at #Glyphosate)!
#MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed
February 24, 2026
"Knotweed (#Reynoutria spp.) is a severely invasive plant originating from Eastern Asia. Introduced to the East Coast in the late 1800s as an ornamental, knotweed has since become ubiquitous across North America, reaching over 40 US states and 8 Canadian provinces. Knotweed has proven extremely detrimental to a wide variety of ecosystems in which it has established. Forming tall, dense thickets, knotweed shades out native plants, preventing them from growing. Additionally, knotweed is #allelopathic, meaning it releases organic compounds into the soil that inhibits the growth of native plant species.
Knotweed also increases erosion along streams and riverbanks. By shading out native groundcover species and reducing the diverse root reinforcement provided by native species in riparian zones, riverbanks lose considerably more soil when infested with stands of knotweed (Hammer 2019, Matte et al. 2021). This erosion can increase turbidity of waterways, potentially affecting fish and other aquatic species (Henley et al. 2000). The reduction of native plants in riparian zones paired with winter dieback of knotweed stems also leaves riverbanks extremely vulnerable to winter and early spring flooding. This degradation of the riparian area creates a feedback loop in which floods carry knotweed propagules downstream, where they can colonize and increase erosion in new areas (Colleran et al. 2020).
Historically, management of knotweed has been extremely time-and-resource intensive. Large populations require years of consistent treatment, often combining mechanical and chemical approaches to be effective. This commitment to diligent, multi-year mechanical treatment can be discouraging and can lead many to abandon treatment plans before completion. However, a new knotweed management technique could reduce labor inputs.
Developed by Dr. Eric Donnelly, the MeshTech management technique has produced promising results at managing the growth and spread of knotweed while dramatically reducing labor inputs. This method involves cutting knotweed stems down to the soil level and laying -inch galvanized steel hardware fencing over the cut stems. When knotweed resprouts, it grows through the openings in the fencing. As stems mature and thicken, the metal fencing will begin to cut into the stems.
The knotweed will continue to grow through the fencing, effectively girdling itself at its base. This method aims to impact knotweed's nutrient pathways while also damaging the structural integrity of the plant. Alone, this method cannot eradicate knotweed populations. However, the MeshTech method can potentially reduce the health and vigor of knotweed, thus reducing the amount of cutting required in a growing season and the rate of spread in an area.
At the #PleasantHillPreserve in #ScarboroughME, the #ScarboroughLandTrust (#SLT) has begun implementing the MeshTech method to manage a portion of their knotweed infestation. An effort led by SLTs #Stewardship Director Sami Wolf and Nathan Hjort, owner of Absolutely Complete Property Services, initial results indicate that the hardware fencing is proving successful. The knotweed forced to grow through the hardware fencing at Pleasant Hill Preserve showed clear signs of strain. Stems demonstrated significantly stunted growth and had even begun flowering early, an indication that a plant is under stress. While knotweed struggled to grow through the -inch holes, #NativeFlora had begun to sprout up through the hardware fencing. Other knotweed management practices, such as #tarping or mowing, often discourage the growth of native species in a management area. Over time, the presence of native flora could provide an extra level of #BioticResistance that could help slow the growth of knotweed and help kickstart #NativeRevegetation efforts. Eventually, supplemental plantings of native woody species can take place by cutting openings in the fence to allow for these larger species to grow. The fence can also be easily staked down, preventing knotweed or moving water from moving it out of place.
It is important to note that knotweed is a resilient plant and there is no single management action alone that will completely eliminate a population. The most effective knotweed management strategies use creative combinations of multiple approaches. Knotweed is a rhizomatous species, meaning it has an extensive, underground nutrient storage system made up of horizontal rhizomes that store nutrients. Draining this underground nutrient storage is the key to effectively managing an infestation. Consistent cutting of knotweed forces the plant to exhaust its below ground resources. By combining a cutting regimen with the MeshTech method, land managers could potentially see a significant reduction in their management timeline.
The effectiveness of this method provides promising implications for the future of knotweed management in Maine. Paired with consistent management, the MeshTech method could provide Maine with another tool to mitigate the spread of knotweed and reduce our reliance on chemical treatments."
Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343931#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalSolutions #NoHerbicides #HerbicideAlternatives #JapaneseKnotweed #LandTrusts #Rewilding #NativePlantSpecies #RestoringNativePlantSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
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This is potentially a game-changer when it comes to dealing with #Knotweed (which just laughs at #Glyphosate)!
#MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed
February 24, 2026
"Knotweed (#Reynoutria spp.) is a severely invasive plant originating from Eastern Asia. Introduced to the East Coast in the late 1800s as an ornamental, knotweed has since become ubiquitous across North America, reaching over 40 US states and 8 Canadian provinces. Knotweed has proven extremely detrimental to a wide variety of ecosystems in which it has established. Forming tall, dense thickets, knotweed shades out native plants, preventing them from growing. Additionally, knotweed is #allelopathic, meaning it releases organic compounds into the soil that inhibits the growth of native plant species.
Knotweed also increases erosion along streams and riverbanks. By shading out native groundcover species and reducing the diverse root reinforcement provided by native species in riparian zones, riverbanks lose considerably more soil when infested with stands of knotweed (Hammer 2019, Matte et al. 2021). This erosion can increase turbidity of waterways, potentially affecting fish and other aquatic species (Henley et al. 2000). The reduction of native plants in riparian zones paired with winter dieback of knotweed stems also leaves riverbanks extremely vulnerable to winter and early spring flooding. This degradation of the riparian area creates a feedback loop in which floods carry knotweed propagules downstream, where they can colonize and increase erosion in new areas (Colleran et al. 2020).
Historically, management of knotweed has been extremely time-and-resource intensive. Large populations require years of consistent treatment, often combining mechanical and chemical approaches to be effective. This commitment to diligent, multi-year mechanical treatment can be discouraging and can lead many to abandon treatment plans before completion. However, a new knotweed management technique could reduce labor inputs.
Developed by Dr. Eric Donnelly, the MeshTech management technique has produced promising results at managing the growth and spread of knotweed while dramatically reducing labor inputs. This method involves cutting knotweed stems down to the soil level and laying -inch galvanized steel hardware fencing over the cut stems. When knotweed resprouts, it grows through the openings in the fencing. As stems mature and thicken, the metal fencing will begin to cut into the stems.
The knotweed will continue to grow through the fencing, effectively girdling itself at its base. This method aims to impact knotweed's nutrient pathways while also damaging the structural integrity of the plant. Alone, this method cannot eradicate knotweed populations. However, the MeshTech method can potentially reduce the health and vigor of knotweed, thus reducing the amount of cutting required in a growing season and the rate of spread in an area.
At the #PleasantHillPreserve in #ScarboroughME, the #ScarboroughLandTrust (#SLT) has begun implementing the MeshTech method to manage a portion of their knotweed infestation. An effort led by SLTs #Stewardship Director Sami Wolf and Nathan Hjort, owner of Absolutely Complete Property Services, initial results indicate that the hardware fencing is proving successful. The knotweed forced to grow through the hardware fencing at Pleasant Hill Preserve showed clear signs of strain. Stems demonstrated significantly stunted growth and had even begun flowering early, an indication that a plant is under stress. While knotweed struggled to grow through the -inch holes, #NativeFlora had begun to sprout up through the hardware fencing. Other knotweed management practices, such as #tarping or mowing, often discourage the growth of native species in a management area. Over time, the presence of native flora could provide an extra level of #BioticResistance that could help slow the growth of knotweed and help kickstart #NativeRevegetation efforts. Eventually, supplemental plantings of native woody species can take place by cutting openings in the fence to allow for these larger species to grow. The fence can also be easily staked down, preventing knotweed or moving water from moving it out of place.
It is important to note that knotweed is a resilient plant and there is no single management action alone that will completely eliminate a population. The most effective knotweed management strategies use creative combinations of multiple approaches. Knotweed is a rhizomatous species, meaning it has an extensive, underground nutrient storage system made up of horizontal rhizomes that store nutrients. Draining this underground nutrient storage is the key to effectively managing an infestation. Consistent cutting of knotweed forces the plant to exhaust its below ground resources. By combining a cutting regimen with the MeshTech method, land managers could potentially see a significant reduction in their management timeline.
The effectiveness of this method provides promising implications for the future of knotweed management in Maine. Paired with consistent management, the MeshTech method could provide Maine with another tool to mitigate the spread of knotweed and reduce our reliance on chemical treatments."
Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343931#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalSolutions #NoHerbicides #HerbicideAlternatives #JapaneseKnotweed #LandTrusts #Rewilding #NativePlantSpecies #RestoringNativePlantSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
#MaineDepartmentOfAgricultureConservationAndForestry -
This is potentially a game-changer when it comes to dealing with #Knotweed (which just laughs at #Glyphosate)!
#MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed
February 24, 2026
"Knotweed (#Reynoutria spp.) is a severely invasive plant originating from Eastern Asia. Introduced to the East Coast in the late 1800s as an ornamental, knotweed has since become ubiquitous across North America, reaching over 40 US states and 8 Canadian provinces. Knotweed has proven extremely detrimental to a wide variety of ecosystems in which it has established. Forming tall, dense thickets, knotweed shades out native plants, preventing them from growing. Additionally, knotweed is #allelopathic, meaning it releases organic compounds into the soil that inhibits the growth of native plant species.
Knotweed also increases erosion along streams and riverbanks. By shading out native groundcover species and reducing the diverse root reinforcement provided by native species in riparian zones, riverbanks lose considerably more soil when infested with stands of knotweed (Hammer 2019, Matte et al. 2021). This erosion can increase turbidity of waterways, potentially affecting fish and other aquatic species (Henley et al. 2000). The reduction of native plants in riparian zones paired with winter dieback of knotweed stems also leaves riverbanks extremely vulnerable to winter and early spring flooding. This degradation of the riparian area creates a feedback loop in which floods carry knotweed propagules downstream, where they can colonize and increase erosion in new areas (Colleran et al. 2020).
Historically, management of knotweed has been extremely time-and-resource intensive. Large populations require years of consistent treatment, often combining mechanical and chemical approaches to be effective. This commitment to diligent, multi-year mechanical treatment can be discouraging and can lead many to abandon treatment plans before completion. However, a new knotweed management technique could reduce labor inputs.
Developed by Dr. Eric Donnelly, the MeshTech management technique has produced promising results at managing the growth and spread of knotweed while dramatically reducing labor inputs. This method involves cutting knotweed stems down to the soil level and laying -inch galvanized steel hardware fencing over the cut stems. When knotweed resprouts, it grows through the openings in the fencing. As stems mature and thicken, the metal fencing will begin to cut into the stems.
The knotweed will continue to grow through the fencing, effectively girdling itself at its base. This method aims to impact knotweed's nutrient pathways while also damaging the structural integrity of the plant. Alone, this method cannot eradicate knotweed populations. However, the MeshTech method can potentially reduce the health and vigor of knotweed, thus reducing the amount of cutting required in a growing season and the rate of spread in an area.
At the #PleasantHillPreserve in #ScarboroughME, the #ScarboroughLandTrust (#SLT) has begun implementing the MeshTech method to manage a portion of their knotweed infestation. An effort led by SLTs #Stewardship Director Sami Wolf and Nathan Hjort, owner of Absolutely Complete Property Services, initial results indicate that the hardware fencing is proving successful. The knotweed forced to grow through the hardware fencing at Pleasant Hill Preserve showed clear signs of strain. Stems demonstrated significantly stunted growth and had even begun flowering early, an indication that a plant is under stress. While knotweed struggled to grow through the -inch holes, #NativeFlora had begun to sprout up through the hardware fencing. Other knotweed management practices, such as #tarping or mowing, often discourage the growth of native species in a management area. Over time, the presence of native flora could provide an extra level of #BioticResistance that could help slow the growth of knotweed and help kickstart #NativeRevegetation efforts. Eventually, supplemental plantings of native woody species can take place by cutting openings in the fence to allow for these larger species to grow. The fence can also be easily staked down, preventing knotweed or moving water from moving it out of place.
It is important to note that knotweed is a resilient plant and there is no single management action alone that will completely eliminate a population. The most effective knotweed management strategies use creative combinations of multiple approaches. Knotweed is a rhizomatous species, meaning it has an extensive, underground nutrient storage system made up of horizontal rhizomes that store nutrients. Draining this underground nutrient storage is the key to effectively managing an infestation. Consistent cutting of knotweed forces the plant to exhaust its below ground resources. By combining a cutting regimen with the MeshTech method, land managers could potentially see a significant reduction in their management timeline.
The effectiveness of this method provides promising implications for the future of knotweed management in Maine. Paired with consistent management, the MeshTech method could provide Maine with another tool to mitigate the spread of knotweed and reduce our reliance on chemical treatments."
Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343931#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalSolutions #NoHerbicides #HerbicideAlternatives #JapaneseKnotweed #LandTrusts #Rewilding #NativePlantSpecies #RestoringNativePlantSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
#MaineDepartmentOfAgricultureConservationAndForestry -
This is potentially a game-changer when it comes to dealing with #Knotweed (which just laughs at #Glyphosate)!
#MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed
February 24, 2026
"Knotweed (#Reynoutria spp.) is a severely invasive plant originating from Eastern Asia. Introduced to the East Coast in the late 1800s as an ornamental, knotweed has since become ubiquitous across North America, reaching over 40 US states and 8 Canadian provinces. Knotweed has proven extremely detrimental to a wide variety of ecosystems in which it has established. Forming tall, dense thickets, knotweed shades out native plants, preventing them from growing. Additionally, knotweed is #allelopathic, meaning it releases organic compounds into the soil that inhibits the growth of native plant species.
Knotweed also increases erosion along streams and riverbanks. By shading out native groundcover species and reducing the diverse root reinforcement provided by native species in riparian zones, riverbanks lose considerably more soil when infested with stands of knotweed (Hammer 2019, Matte et al. 2021). This erosion can increase turbidity of waterways, potentially affecting fish and other aquatic species (Henley et al. 2000). The reduction of native plants in riparian zones paired with winter dieback of knotweed stems also leaves riverbanks extremely vulnerable to winter and early spring flooding. This degradation of the riparian area creates a feedback loop in which floods carry knotweed propagules downstream, where they can colonize and increase erosion in new areas (Colleran et al. 2020).
Historically, management of knotweed has been extremely time-and-resource intensive. Large populations require years of consistent treatment, often combining mechanical and chemical approaches to be effective. This commitment to diligent, multi-year mechanical treatment can be discouraging and can lead many to abandon treatment plans before completion. However, a new knotweed management technique could reduce labor inputs.
Developed by Dr. Eric Donnelly, the MeshTech management technique has produced promising results at managing the growth and spread of knotweed while dramatically reducing labor inputs. This method involves cutting knotweed stems down to the soil level and laying -inch galvanized steel hardware fencing over the cut stems. When knotweed resprouts, it grows through the openings in the fencing. As stems mature and thicken, the metal fencing will begin to cut into the stems.
The knotweed will continue to grow through the fencing, effectively girdling itself at its base. This method aims to impact knotweed's nutrient pathways while also damaging the structural integrity of the plant. Alone, this method cannot eradicate knotweed populations. However, the MeshTech method can potentially reduce the health and vigor of knotweed, thus reducing the amount of cutting required in a growing season and the rate of spread in an area.
At the #PleasantHillPreserve in #ScarboroughME, the #ScarboroughLandTrust (#SLT) has begun implementing the MeshTech method to manage a portion of their knotweed infestation. An effort led by SLTs #Stewardship Director Sami Wolf and Nathan Hjort, owner of Absolutely Complete Property Services, initial results indicate that the hardware fencing is proving successful. The knotweed forced to grow through the hardware fencing at Pleasant Hill Preserve showed clear signs of strain. Stems demonstrated significantly stunted growth and had even begun flowering early, an indication that a plant is under stress. While knotweed struggled to grow through the -inch holes, #NativeFlora had begun to sprout up through the hardware fencing. Other knotweed management practices, such as #tarping or mowing, often discourage the growth of native species in a management area. Over time, the presence of native flora could provide an extra level of #BioticResistance that could help slow the growth of knotweed and help kickstart #NativeRevegetation efforts. Eventually, supplemental plantings of native woody species can take place by cutting openings in the fence to allow for these larger species to grow. The fence can also be easily staked down, preventing knotweed or moving water from moving it out of place.
It is important to note that knotweed is a resilient plant and there is no single management action alone that will completely eliminate a population. The most effective knotweed management strategies use creative combinations of multiple approaches. Knotweed is a rhizomatous species, meaning it has an extensive, underground nutrient storage system made up of horizontal rhizomes that store nutrients. Draining this underground nutrient storage is the key to effectively managing an infestation. Consistent cutting of knotweed forces the plant to exhaust its below ground resources. By combining a cutting regimen with the MeshTech method, land managers could potentially see a significant reduction in their management timeline.
The effectiveness of this method provides promising implications for the future of knotweed management in Maine. Paired with consistent management, the MeshTech method could provide Maine with another tool to mitigate the spread of knotweed and reduce our reliance on chemical treatments."
Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343931#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalSolutions #NoHerbicides #HerbicideAlternatives #JapaneseKnotweed #LandTrusts #Rewilding #NativePlantSpecies #RestoringNativePlantSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
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This is potentially a game-changer when it comes to dealing with #Knotweed (which just laughs at #Glyphosate)!
#MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed
February 24, 2026
"Knotweed (#Reynoutria spp.) is a severely invasive plant originating from Eastern Asia. Introduced to the East Coast in the late 1800s as an ornamental, knotweed has since become ubiquitous across North America, reaching over 40 US states and 8 Canadian provinces. Knotweed has proven extremely detrimental to a wide variety of ecosystems in which it has established. Forming tall, dense thickets, knotweed shades out native plants, preventing them from growing. Additionally, knotweed is #allelopathic, meaning it releases organic compounds into the soil that inhibits the growth of native plant species.
Knotweed also increases erosion along streams and riverbanks. By shading out native groundcover species and reducing the diverse root reinforcement provided by native species in riparian zones, riverbanks lose considerably more soil when infested with stands of knotweed (Hammer 2019, Matte et al. 2021). This erosion can increase turbidity of waterways, potentially affecting fish and other aquatic species (Henley et al. 2000). The reduction of native plants in riparian zones paired with winter dieback of knotweed stems also leaves riverbanks extremely vulnerable to winter and early spring flooding. This degradation of the riparian area creates a feedback loop in which floods carry knotweed propagules downstream, where they can colonize and increase erosion in new areas (Colleran et al. 2020).
Historically, management of knotweed has been extremely time-and-resource intensive. Large populations require years of consistent treatment, often combining mechanical and chemical approaches to be effective. This commitment to diligent, multi-year mechanical treatment can be discouraging and can lead many to abandon treatment plans before completion. However, a new knotweed management technique could reduce labor inputs.
Developed by Dr. Eric Donnelly, the MeshTech management technique has produced promising results at managing the growth and spread of knotweed while dramatically reducing labor inputs. This method involves cutting knotweed stems down to the soil level and laying -inch galvanized steel hardware fencing over the cut stems. When knotweed resprouts, it grows through the openings in the fencing. As stems mature and thicken, the metal fencing will begin to cut into the stems.
The knotweed will continue to grow through the fencing, effectively girdling itself at its base. This method aims to impact knotweed's nutrient pathways while also damaging the structural integrity of the plant. Alone, this method cannot eradicate knotweed populations. However, the MeshTech method can potentially reduce the health and vigor of knotweed, thus reducing the amount of cutting required in a growing season and the rate of spread in an area.
At the #PleasantHillPreserve in #ScarboroughME, the #ScarboroughLandTrust (#SLT) has begun implementing the MeshTech method to manage a portion of their knotweed infestation. An effort led by SLTs #Stewardship Director Sami Wolf and Nathan Hjort, owner of Absolutely Complete Property Services, initial results indicate that the hardware fencing is proving successful. The knotweed forced to grow through the hardware fencing at Pleasant Hill Preserve showed clear signs of strain. Stems demonstrated significantly stunted growth and had even begun flowering early, an indication that a plant is under stress. While knotweed struggled to grow through the -inch holes, #NativeFlora had begun to sprout up through the hardware fencing. Other knotweed management practices, such as #tarping or mowing, often discourage the growth of native species in a management area. Over time, the presence of native flora could provide an extra level of #BioticResistance that could help slow the growth of knotweed and help kickstart #NativeRevegetation efforts. Eventually, supplemental plantings of native woody species can take place by cutting openings in the fence to allow for these larger species to grow. The fence can also be easily staked down, preventing knotweed or moving water from moving it out of place.
It is important to note that knotweed is a resilient plant and there is no single management action alone that will completely eliminate a population. The most effective knotweed management strategies use creative combinations of multiple approaches. Knotweed is a rhizomatous species, meaning it has an extensive, underground nutrient storage system made up of horizontal rhizomes that store nutrients. Draining this underground nutrient storage is the key to effectively managing an infestation. Consistent cutting of knotweed forces the plant to exhaust its below ground resources. By combining a cutting regimen with the MeshTech method, land managers could potentially see a significant reduction in their management timeline.
The effectiveness of this method provides promising implications for the future of knotweed management in Maine. Paired with consistent management, the MeshTech method could provide Maine with another tool to mitigate the spread of knotweed and reduce our reliance on chemical treatments."
Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343931#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalSolutions #NoHerbicides #HerbicideAlternatives #JapaneseKnotweed #LandTrusts #Rewilding #NativePlantSpecies #RestoringNativePlantSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
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U.S. military flies nuclear reactor to Utah. Here’s what to know. https://www.byteseu.com/1805187/ #2025 #capitol #cat:pj #Energy #SaltLakeCity #slt #USA #utah
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Utah bill aims allow firearms at the Delta Center, other venues https://www.rawchili.com/nba/605691/ #Basketball #Capitol #cat:out #housechamber #Jazz #NBA #SaltLakeCity #slt #USA #Utah #UtahJazz #UtahJazz
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The LDS Church must divest from war
We legitimize war through our works, and our beliefs have followed down that same path. (Trent Nelson |…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #2025 #cat:pj #churchofficebuilding #LDS #Religión #SaltLakeCity #slt #templesquare #USA #Utah #war
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Die Debatte zu den Tariflöhnen ist auch auf YouTube verfügbar.
(Nicht wundern, bei Minute 7 gabs einen Stromausfall.)
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Die Debatte zu den Tariflöhnen ist auch auf YouTube verfügbar.
(Nicht wundern, bei Minute 7 gabs einen Stromausfall.)
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Die Debatte zu den Tariflöhnen ist auch auf YouTube verfügbar.
(Nicht wundern, bei Minute 7 gabs einen Stromausfall.)
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Die Debatte zu den Tariflöhnen ist auch auf YouTube verfügbar.
(Nicht wundern, bei Minute 7 gabs einen Stromausfall.)
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Die Debatte zu den Tariflöhnen ist auch auf YouTube verfügbar.
(Nicht wundern, bei Minute 7 gabs einen Stromausfall.)
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Es ging heute im Plenum um Kaputtsparen und dann fiel mitten in der Rede der Strom aus. Das war auch ein Highlight dieser Debatte.😵💫
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Es ging heute im Plenum um Kaputtsparen und dann fiel mitten in der Rede der Strom aus. Das war auch ein Highlight dieser Debatte.😵💫
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Es ging heute im Plenum um Kaputtsparen und dann fiel mitten in der Rede der Strom aus. Das war auch ein Highlight dieser Debatte.😵💫
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Es ging heute im Plenum um Kaputtsparen und dann fiel mitten in der Rede der Strom aus. Das war auch ein Highlight dieser Debatte.😵💫
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Es ging heute im Plenum um Kaputtsparen und dann fiel mitten in der Rede der Strom aus. Das war auch ein Highlight dieser Debatte.😵💫
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Es ist unsägliches entziehen von Verantwortung.
Es geht um Tarifbeschäftigte des Landes.
“Wir müssen es den Arbeitgebern ermöglichen.” Ihr SEID die Arbeitgeber.
“Es lässt sich nichts machen weil der Staat muss sparen.” Du bist der Finanzminister.
“Das muss auf Bundesebene entschieden werden.” Setz dich auf Bundesebene ein.
Keiner macht was, weil Kürzen ist einfach. Den Arsch hochkriegen und sich für andere Bedingungen einsetzen ist angeblich utopisch.
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Es ist unsägliches entziehen von Verantwortung.
Es geht um Tarifbeschäftigte des Landes.
“Wir müssen es den Arbeitgebern ermöglichen.” Ihr SEID die Arbeitgeber.
“Es lässt sich nichts machen weil der Staat muss sparen.” Du bist der Finanzminister.
“Das muss auf Bundesebene entschieden werden.” Setz dich auf Bundesebene ein.
Keiner macht was, weil Kürzen ist einfach. Den Arsch hochkriegen und sich für andere Bedingungen einsetzen ist angeblich utopisch.
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Es ist unsägliches entziehen von Verantwortung.
Es geht um Tarifbeschäftigte des Landes.
“Wir müssen es den Arbeitgebern ermöglichen.” Ihr SEID die Arbeitgeber.
“Es lässt sich nichts machen weil der Staat muss sparen.” Du bist der Finanzminister.
“Das muss auf Bundesebene entschieden werden.” Setz dich auf Bundesebene ein.
Keiner macht was, weil Kürzen ist einfach. Den Arsch hochkriegen und sich für andere Bedingungen einsetzen ist angeblich utopisch.
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Es ist unsägliches entziehen von Verantwortung.
Es geht um Tarifbeschäftigte des Landes.
“Wir müssen es den Arbeitgebern ermöglichen.” Ihr SEID die Arbeitgeber.
“Es lässt sich nichts machen weil der Staat muss sparen.” Du bist der Finanzminister.
“Das muss auf Bundesebene entschieden werden.” Setz dich auf Bundesebene ein.
Keiner macht was, weil Kürzen ist einfach. Den Arsch hochkriegen und sich für andere Bedingungen einsetzen ist angeblich utopisch.
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Es ist unsägliches entziehen von Verantwortung.
Es geht um Tarifbeschäftigte des Landes.
“Wir müssen es den Arbeitgebern ermöglichen.” Ihr SEID die Arbeitgeber.
“Es lässt sich nichts machen weil der Staat muss sparen.” Du bist der Finanzminister.
“Das muss auf Bundesebene entschieden werden.” Setz dich auf Bundesebene ein.
Keiner macht was, weil Kürzen ist einfach. Den Arsch hochkriegen und sich für andere Bedingungen einsetzen ist angeblich utopisch.