Tag: Invasive Plant Removal
Volunteers Get To Work at “The Roosevelt Estate”
On November 11th, Fifty volunteers came to help weed out at “The Roosevelt Estate” aka Meadow Croft in Sayville.
Invasive Species and Our Natives: Essential Knowledge
It is imperative that we learn the difference between invasive species and native ones if we are to restore habitat on Long Island
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…
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.
Japanese Knotweed: Problem #1
Japanese Knotweed is set to take over. It may be the world’s worst invasive plant, and we have a great deal of it.
Its Invasive Plant Awareness Week in New York. What’s In Your Yard?
You weren’t aware it was Invasive Plant Awareness Week in New York? Well now you know. Learn more here. So now what? How do we become aware of invasive species? I started in my yard about two years ago. With the right phone apps — I prefer PictureThis! — but your mileage may vary —…
Sayville Goes Native!
Bring a little Nature home April 23rd in Sayvlle. Come by, learn about and pick up some native plants, and help Sayville restore precious habitat.
Plant Natives: Create Habitat
We must work to remove invasive plants en masse and plant natives or we will witness the final collapse of our local ecosystems
Wisteria Is A Misery
A truly dreadful invasive plant would be wisteria. Prized for its flowers, this asian import is strangling trees everywhere.
