Tag: Invasive plants
Plants: Native, Non-Native and Invasive. A Lecture Thursday July 9th at 6- 7:30 PM at The Bayshore / Brightwaters Public Library
Without native plants, local wildlife disappears. Our bees, butterflies, and birds have all evolved over eons to feed off of particular local plants. Our mission then is to restore native plants to our yards and our communities in order that we will have that wildlife among us for future generations.
Plants: Native, Non-Native, and Invasive Saturday May 16th at Noon at Great Neck Public Library! ALSO VIA ZOOM!!
When you plant native plants, you support local wildlife. We need a lot of native plants in our yards and our public spaces if we are to continue to experience the presence of local wildlife, in particular birds, butterflies, and bees. So find out what’s native and what’s non-native, and by all means, what’s invasive.
Plants: Native, Non-Native and Invasive at Hempstead Public Library April 23rd at 7!
Long Island needs its native plants. Without them, we lose our local wildlife. Most of what is available for sale, however, are non-native. Non-native plants provide little sustenance for our local creatures. They weren’t adapted to feed from them, that’s our bees, or birds, or butterflies. Worse, we have to contend with invasive plants, some…
Dix Hills Garden Club
Marshall Brown, Co-Founder of the Long Island Conservation Alliance, will be speaking on native plants, invasive plants, and ecosystem services i.e. the importance of biodiversity, food webs, and soil health. March 18th, 2026 6:30pm – 8:45pm HHHC Library – Lecture Hall Visit the Dix Hills Garden Club website for more info on how to join.
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…
Can We Stop Importing Invasive Plants and Insects?
Importing Invasive Plants and Species With Our Nursery Stock Can we please stop importing invasive plants and insects in our nursery stock? As we make our way through Invasive Species Awareness Week here in New York, we need to reckon with the fact that it’s been human beings who have been introducing them all along…
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.
