Category: Invasive Plant Removal
Fighting Invasive Plants At Meadow Croft
The invasive plant problem at Meadow Croft is a generational challenge. AKA “The Roosevelt Estate,” it stands on a fork in Brown’s River, which separates Sayville from Bayport on Long Island’s South Shore. The estate was deeded to Suffolk County, and is now a park, with the house itself in the care of The Bayport…
Remove Your Porcelainberry!
Porcelainberry is one of our Dirty Dozen worst invasive plants. It’s vines are overwhelming our woodlands, strangling and shading them out. Introduced in the 1780’s from China as a decorative plant, porcelainberry, like so many imported ornamentals, is invasive. Imported plants face few natural enemies. The insects here did not evolve to feed on that…
Mowing And The Spread of Weeds
Long Island’s lawn culture is weed infested. The act of mowing itself makes for an excellent seed dispersal mechanism on your property, and for the neighborhood. Municipalities all have their mowing crews for the many lawns in our public parks and spaces. Let’s look though at what is actually growing on these lawns: We are…
“Uninvited: The Spread Of Invasive Species”: A MUST VIEW!
Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species — Emmy Award-Winning, Essential Viewing Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species, offers a compelling survey of the various invasive plants and insects now in New York State, and how The Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is battling a variety of threats: From the Emerald Ash Borer to The Spotted…
Defeating Phragmites
Phragmites is now taken for granted, accepted as part of our environment. That is a grave mistake. This invasive plant destroys local habitat. It can also be managed and in time defeated.
The Dirty Dozen Campaign Begins
The Dirty Dozen Campaign names The Twelve Most UNWANTED Invasive Plants
Announcing The Dirty Dozen Campaign: Our 12 Worst Invasive Plants
“The Dirty Dozen”: The Twelve Worst Invasive Plants on Long Island
Invasive Plants On The Menu
This 2023 NY Invasive Species Awareness Week (June 5 -11),we were approached by GROWExternships, a non-profit organization that trains young people from disadvantaged communities on how to restore native habitat. They were planning a fundraiser lunch, and wanted to come out from New York City to forage here on Long Island for invasive plants to put…
Local Stewardship: Rona Fried
Rona Fried is West Hills County Park’s local steward and benefactor. She is funding the removal of invasive plants and the establishment of an American Chestnut Mother Orchard and a seasonal wetland.
