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1. How To Stop Invasive Species America is under attack from foreign invaders! Invasive species are non-native plants and animals that threaten native species. These foreign species generally do not have any natural preditors. The result is that take over habitat, using up the foo...
2. Invasive Species 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 ca...
3. THE BATTLE CRIES OF THE MONK PARAKEET For many decades now, the Monk Parakeet from South America has been residing here in North America. Unfortunately, like everything else that settles in a new land, there has been some battles fought between the newcomers and the natives.
4. Controlling the Spread of Chinese Tallow Every gardener, farmer and natural resource manager in the southeast is all too familiar with the Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera), also known as the Popcorn Tree, Chicken Tree, Candelberry Tree and the Florida Aspen. This beautiful tree was i...
5. California Poppies A native plant that is drought resistant, grows like the weed that it is, and its beautiful, Whats not to like about california poppies !!
6. Invasive Plants in the U.S. The recent increase in ecological awareness frequently results in the misguided notion that anything and everything green is good.  Instead of worrying about preventing “illegal aliens” of the human species from taking up residence w...
7. Trees of Heaven - (Ailanthus altissima) I'm making this page about Tree of Heaven because the darn things are all over the place around here, and I hate them. Messy, Smelly trees, they grow so fast that they need to mowed just about weekly, the wood stinks and is brittle. If I had a time m...
8. The Tallows are Taking Over! Tallow Trees, (Triadica sebifera) in the southeastern US are quickly becoming one of the greatest threats to natural areas on private and public lands alike. Also called Popcorn Trees, Chicken Trees, Candleberry Trees, and Florida Aspens, these trees...
9. gardening amateur I'm just an amateur gardener with enough else on my hands, but occasionally I get something right, or almost right, and want to share it with people whose gardens don't look as freakishly professional or as neglected as my neighbors'. The content is...
10. Curly Dock - (Rumex crispus) another weed in the yard, a little late in the season for young pictures, as they are almost finished in their life cycle
11. Down by the river... This lens is dedicated to the conservation, sustainability, and stewardship of our natural resources and the natural history of the Great Rivers Confluence Region. If you are visiting for the first time... please share your thoughts about this lens an...
12. Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes The Great Lakes consist of the five lakes: Michigan, Superior, Huron, Ontario, and Erie. Together they create the largest chain of freshwater lakes in the world covering more than ninety thousand square miles and making up 20% of the world’s fr...
13. Alienweeds: The Invasive Plant Harvest Invasive species can provide an abundance of resources to those who choose to regard them as an untapped harvest, rather than pests only worthy of eradication. Our efforts at processing local invasive plants have yielded a variety of materials used...