If last week was all about the squirrel farm damage and chaos caused by invasive plants, this week was the flip side of the coin. Gone to Seed This is…
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Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is a low-growing, perennial broadleaf plant native to Eurasia and North Africa. It was introduced into the United States for erosion control and livestock forage and…
Living things (plants, animals, fungi, etc) evolved in communities. Plants turn sunlight and CO2 into sugars and starches that form the base of the food chain for all the other…
Absolute extinction is not the only danger, serious disruption to an ecosystem occurs much more often than the obliteration of a single species. When I finished college in 1983, I…
Most alien (plant) species are well behaved. European settlers brought oats, wheat, barley, many varieties of turf grass; your name it they brought it to America. Think of boxwood, lilacs,…
When a species enters a new environment, it may find there a number of other organisms that keep it in check. There may be sufficient food and water. While there…
Are you a private landowner in the Mukwonago river watershed. who wants to remove invasive weeds and brush from your woodlands? The Friends of Mukwonago River has funds available now…
[faq p=4257] Spoiler From a biological standpoint they are the same. Weeds are plants that are out-of-place in a developed landscapesuch as a farm field, pasture, planting bed or lawn….
Many hands make light work. When it comes to getting rid of invasive plants like Garlic mustard, Phragmites and Japanese knotweed working together as a community can be the only…