Local Stewardship: Rona Fried

English Ivy Killing Some Oaks

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.

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Japanese Knotweed: Problem #1

Japanese Knotweed taking over a meadow

Japanese Knotweed is set to take over. It may be the world’s worst invasive plant, and we have a great deal of it.

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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.

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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

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Wisteria Is A Misery

A truly dreadful invasive plant would be wisteria. Prized for its flowers, this asian import is strangling trees everywhere.

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