Alien Invaders
Please post pictures of the non-native plants and animals that you observe in our area.
Share any facts about the plant or animal that you may know. For example, ~ What is its native range?
~ How did it come to be here? Was it originally an ornamental plant? Was it brought in to combat a pest species?
~ What efforts (if any) are being taken to combat the spread of this species?
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Invasive species are non-native species which threaten our native ecosystems They not only crowd out native species, but they starve wildlife, use water and create allergens. Noxious weeds also provide tremendous ladder fuel which during wildfires can radically change the speed and fury at which wildfires burn.
These threats are occurring on both the national and international level. Invasive species impact the structure and function of a community or system, and even alter the physical structure of the system over time. These plants and animals have no concept of our borders that protect our preserves, parks, wildlife refuges, opens spaces and urban spaces. In our natural areas invasive weeds crowd or shade other plants out of existence. Explosions of invasive weeds in natural areas leads to an increase in soil erosion.
