Invasive species are harmful in a number of ways. Many invasive plants change soil chemistry making it unsuitable for other plants. Invasive vines smother and strangle important trees and shrubs. Still others are aggressive spreaders that create monocultures in our woodlands and wild places, outcompeting native flora. These are the ways invasives disrupt healthy ecosystems and displace plants essential for providing food and habitat for birds and other wildlife.

​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.