I will initiate the second phase of the invasive species control project during the last week of May, working with my environmental science students at Groton School to document the patterns of revegetation in the areas cleared of invasive plants. In the fall, we spent six afternoons working in this area and in the area along the path to remove the largest of the buckthorns in an effort to reduce site fruit production. In the actual study area we cleared most of the regrowth in the disastrous cut stump treatment area, and seeded much of the bare soil in the herbicide treatment area with a wetland stabilization mix hoping that the glyphosate had degraded to the point that growth is possible. Rather than trying to reestablish the large plots, I propose shifting to smaller plots (approximately 1m2, using a thrown hula hoop to randomize the location. Please do not be surprised when you see a hoop stuck in a tree above my reach; the wind will eventually solve the problem. Any of you have worked with 16 year olds understand the problem) and recording the abundance of the most common species of native and invasive plant species. We will remove invasive plants from the plots tallied, although I have mixed feelings about this. I think it is important that we continue to work to make this an active conservation area for native plants.