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Plant ID Walk: Native and Invasive Species
May 28, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Native plants aren’t the only flora found at the Great Marsh. Like many other wetland environments, invasive species are an ongoing problem for our unique ecosystem. Join Bradley Wrage, a self-taught naturalist, for a nature walk identifying and discussing the invasive species at the Great Marsh, how they affect indigenous species, and what resources are available to help. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.
Additional Notes from Bradley:
Main topic (focus of the walk, main species to make an example of)- invasive species currently harming the environment from a tropospheric perspective.
Tangential topics (if pertinent, will discuss but will ultimately focus on the invasives), invasive species propagation and an introduction to troposphere education, host species, overcrowding/ shading out. Indigenous species with their benefits. Aesthetics over health (environmental perspective). What wetlands provide. And finally what resources are available for the struggle against
Invasive list:
- Allium vineale
- Multiflora rosa
- Elaeagnus umbellata
- Lonicera (genus) save for Lonicera sempervirens
- Pyrus calleryana
- Phragmites australis
- Celastrus orbiculatus
The main topic is going to discuss the inherent destruction these introduced species have caused in our environment. Additionally, a simultaneous talk will progress about the natives and their benefits.
There are many on the property, forgive me for not listing all.
- Quercus palustris
- Salix nigra
- Rosa palustris
- Viburnum genus
- Cercis genus
- Etc..
There will also be additional information, when prompted about the foraging capacity of various species with the focus on invasives.
The main goal is to endure a sense of realization about the invasives in the area as well as an appreciation for natives.