The Callery Pear, a popular street tree for some reason, is invasive. It’s seeds are carried by birds into our woods. It is a brittle tree, short lived, fast growing. It’s roots destroy sidewalks. Yet people are taken in for their supposed aesthetic beauty — the spring flowers and fall leaves.
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The Lawn Is An Invasive Species
The lawn describes a chaos of weeds from all corners of the earth fighting it out to make your yard as ugly and lifeless as possible.
Lyme Disease And English Ivy
Invasive Plant: Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine, an early spring denizen, is an aggressive invasive plant that smothers native ephemeral flower and plants.
Book The Long Island Conservancy
Long Island is facing an environmental crisis. What native habitat we have left is rapidly vanishing. We can do something about this.
Go Native This Spring!
Go native in your yard this spring!
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.
Protected: Mosquito-Free Communities
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We Must Reconnect Habitat: The Legacy of P22
We must reconnect habitat: The fate of P22 tells us how important it is for us to link together local nature. It has been so fragmented by development, our animals have no real home any more.
English Ivy: A Haven For Ticks?
Could it be that English Ivy contributes to the spread of ticks by providing cover for them and for the white-footed mouse?