Archive for the ‘Non native plants’ Category
Non Native Invasive Landscape Plants
Each of the plants listed bellow, was once considered to be a harmless landscape plant. Unfortunately, many have migrated into the woodlands and are now having a negative impact on the native flora and fauna. The fruits and berries from these plants are not as nutritious as native plants, and native wildlife populations are negatively [...]
September 3, 2009
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Tags: Asian privet, Catalpa, Chinaberry, Chinese Tallow, Japanese Silk Tree, mimosa, Nandina, Sycamore · Posted in: Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants
Native habitats and evolving lawn and landscape cultures
Lawn Culture Everyone loves a beautiful, freshly cut green lawn, well, almost everyone. More and more people are moving away from the traditional large grass covered areas, opting instead to use more trees, shrubs, and other plants, and they are “going native” with the varieties. I suspect that this trend will continue, as water use [...]
August 30, 2009
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Tags: Add new tag, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitats, Native landscapes · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, Biodiversity and pest control, Environment, Exotic plants, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitat, Native landscapes, Native plants, Non native plants, Preserving biodiversity, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat
Biodiversity Services
Biodiversity Services Preserving biodiversity may be the major ecological and environmental issue of this century. Whether it is in the worlds rainforest regions, the Pacific Islands, Europe, Asia, Africa, or right here on the North American continent, in East Texas. Any species that cannot continue to exist due to fire, chainsaw, or even other, invasive [...]
September 21, 2008
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Tags: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services · Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services, Habitat Management, Non native plants
Environmental Services |Exotic Vegetation Management
Environmental Services: Exotic Vegetation Management It’s a fact of life. Plants move. They migrate from one area to another using a bewildering variety of locomotion methods. Sometimes they travel by hitch hiking on people or animals, sometimes by wind or water, but travel they do. If there is an invasive plant in your area, the [...]
September 7, 2008
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Tags: Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Green services, Habitat Management · Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Exotic Vegetation Management, Green services, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Wildlife habitat
Our DIRECT Approach to Creating a Backyard Habitat
There are many ways you can approach your backyard habitat project, some of them can be a little confusing. We have developed the following approach. We even created an acronym to make it easy to remember. D-I-R-E-C-T: Decide>Identify>Remove>Encourage>Construct>Transplant Decide what you want to accomplish. Is this to be a bird sanctuary, a small animal habitat, [...]
September 3, 2008
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Tags: Add new tag, Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Bird sanctuary, Invasive plants, Native plants, Non native plants, Water feature · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Cover, DIRECT aproach, Exotic plants, Food, Habitat, Habitat requirements, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Water, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat
Aquatic Biodiversity: Protecting Lakes
Aquatic Biodiversity: Protecting Lakes With water shortages predicted for parts of the United States, planners are scrambling to figure out just exactly what our water needs will be for the future, and just exactly how to deal with them. Preserving what we have. One thing is for certain, we need to preserve the viability of [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Biodiversity Services, Exotic aquatic plants, Invasive species · Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants
“What harm can a little plant possibly do?”
Invasive Plants and Biodiversity: “What harm can a little plant possibly do?” I get this question from a lot of people: “What harm can a little plant possibly do?” The simple answer: The answer to that question is” Billions of dollars in damage and control efforts, and the most significant loss of biodiversity in history! [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Exotic species, Invasive species · Posted in: Biodiversity, Exotic aquatic plants, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants
Exotic Plants Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale
Exotic Plants, Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale The following tale is true in most of it’s content, the names have been changed to protect the innocent! A plant native to Asia sprouts. It is pulled from it’s native waters and shipped to an aquarium wholesaler in South Florida. It is bought by a family [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Biodiversity, Cause and effect, Chos theory, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants · Posted in: Biodiversity, Exotic aquatic plants, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native plants, Non native plants, Real Estate, Water
Invasive Exotic Plant “Sleeper Cells”
Invasive Exotic Plant “Sleeper Cells”. What was once, a group of “non invasive” exotic landscape plants, have now become destroyers. It happened while we were sleeping. They seemed innocent enough, but something, or some things, have changed, and now we have some serious thinking to do, about an increasingly serious problem. A growing invasive species [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Chinaberry, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Japanese Silk Tree, Privet, Wisteria · Posted in: Biodiversity, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, Water