PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 8, 2025
The woods at the end of Eagles Lane in Falmouth were once overrun with bittersweet. A woody vine with broad green leaves, the invasive species overtakes and strangles trees, creating a dense wall of vegetation and pushing out native plants, leaving behind a “food desert” for the insects and birds. But today, many of the trees in the 24-acre parcel are cleared of the creeping vine, and monarch caterpillars can be found feasting on the native milkweed growing between trees. The invasive species removal project is being managed by the Falmouth Land Trust, which acquired the parcel last year and started opening it to the public this summer.