Shelburne Pond Natural

Area Friends of
The H. Laurence Achilles Shelburne Pond
Natural Area at Shelburne
Pond is a 1,046-acre property in Natural Area
Shelburne, Vermont that is co-
owned by the University of
Vermont and the Nature
Conservancy. The area For More Information
surrounding the pond
encompasses swamps, marshes, For more detailed information
and rich woodlands, which are regarding European frogbit
managed by UVM for research removal recommendations,
and education. The VT please see the Lewis Creek
Department of Fish & Wildlife Association’s Final Report &
owns and manages the public Management Plan at:
boat launch on the south end of www.lewiscreek.org
the pond. Shelburne Pond itself
To learn more about Friends of
is 452-acres and ~20 feet deep.
Shelburne Pond and other
European frogbit mitigation A Guide to
European Frogbit efforts in the area contact
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)
Sue Smith
Removing
European frogbit is a non-native ssmith@gmavt.net European Frogbit
aquatic plant that is known to For more information on the in Shelburne Pond
have serious ecological impacts Lewis Creek Association
on natural communities. contact
European frogbit is an
herbaceous, annual plant that
Marty Illick 
442 Lewis Creek Road
resembles small aquatic water Charlotte, Vermont
lilies (see photo on reverse side). 802-425-2002
It is a free-floating plant found in Produced by the Lewis
still, shallow waters or caught Creek Association
among other wetland vegetation. Charlotte, Vermont
Moderate infestations of
European frogbit were identified
in Shelburne Pond in 2009.
Sites marked
with red flags Removing European Frogbit
are areas from Shelburne Pond
where A Site-Specific Guide
European
frogbit has
been European frogbit must be hand-
positively pulled from infested sites. The most
identified in effective way to do this is with
Shelburne canoes, kayaks, or chest waders.
Pond. Note Frogbit is pulled from the site and
that the put into 5-gallon buckets with holes
infestation drilled in the bottom, or plastic mesh
may extend laundry baskets. Laundry baskets
further than can be affixed to kayaks using
the areas bungee cords, and 5-gallon buckets
indicated on can be stored in canoes while
the map. picking. Chest waders should only be
used in shallow locations and
To prevent harvested frogbit should be stored in
further spread boats.
of invasive
plants, please Due to thick vegetation, some areas
practice of the pond will we inaccessible. It is
responsible recommended to clear open waters of
boat hygiene frogbit first, and then attempt to clear
and wipe all ~10 feet into the vegetation (cattails,
traces of plant bulrushes, sedges, etc).
material from
Due to the large size of the Shelburne
vessels before Pond, it may be useful to utilize a
launching in motorboat to store collected frogbit
other water in to increase harvesting efficiency.
bodies.
Frogbit reproduces around mid-
August. Harvesting plants after this
The Lewis Creek Association will help to determine a designated location to store harvested frogbit at point is ineffective. The
Shelburne Pond. The identified site will have minimal drainage and be situated at least 20 feet above the recommended frogbit removal season
is June and July.
high water mark. Please remember that it is illegal to transport invasive species in Vermont. See the Lewis
Creek Association’s Best Management Practices for more information on safe removal methods.