Invasive Plant: Lesser Celandine

Closeup of clump of spring yellow flowers, Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort

Lesser Celandine, an early spring denizen, is an aggressive invasive plant that smothers native ephemeral flower and plants.

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Harvesting Wildflower Seeds

Butterfly Milkweed Seed

By harvesting local wildflower seeds from our own yards, we can restore native habitat right here where we live.

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We Champion LI’s Native Plants

The Long Island Conservancy and Marshall Brown are champions for native plants and for local habitat restoration. We need to plant natives in our yards as habitat for local wildlife.

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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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Marina Park Project

A local family pulling away the many vines

On Oct 17th, 2021, Sayville turned out en masse, young and old, to help remove the invasive plants that had taken over Foster Marina Park in Sayville, and to replace those invasive plants with natives — trees such as oak, sassafras, red maple and chestnut, along with a 3000 sq ft wildflower garden

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