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  • About
    • About the Commission
    • Commission Members
    • Plan of Conservation and Development
  • Open Space
    • Preserving Open Space
    • Open Spaces in Newtown >
      • Deep Brook Preserve
      • Halfway River
      • High Meadow
      • Pole Bridge Preserve
      • Stone Bridge Preserve
  • Native Plants
  • Invasive Plants
    • What Are Invasive Plants?
    • Common Invasive Plants
    • Connecticut Invasive Plant Ban
    • Newtown Invasive Plant Ban
  • Invasive Insider
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What’s Growing Around Your Yard?

4/18/2025

 
Image of Japanese Barberry seed production.
Prolific seed production in Japanese Barberry is a competitive advantage. Photo ©Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Bugwood.org
​Do you know what plants are growing on your property? Chances are there are some non-native invasive
plants on borders and wooded areas. Invasive plants are aggressive exotic plants that were introduced either
intentionally for ornamental purposes, or accidentally by hitchhiking on other plants or products. Invasives
thrive in a variety of growing conditions with no natural enemies to control their rapid spread as would occur
in their own place of origin.

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    The Newtown Conservation Commission actively works to encourage healthy habitats by increasing the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation, while providing information on the threats posed by invasive plant species.

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The Newtown Conservation Commission is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation and protection of 2,000 acres of town-owned open space. In addition, the Commission is actively working to encourage healthy habitats and increase the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation.

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Newtown, CT 06470
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