Invasive plants are species that can thrive and spread to an excess outside of it’s natural eco-system. For example, if you bring a non-native plant to you area it could thrive and as it spreads it can be an ecological problem i.e., crowding out native plants, increasing erosion, compromising water quality, changing stream flows and more.

To help stop invasive plants in your area do the following:

Contact your local extension or a local plant nursery for a booklet or list of common invasive plants in your area.You really need a list because some may surprise you – for example, here in …read more