Transcript Non-Native Invasive Plant Removal

 SSL is a MD graduation
requirement: 75 hours to
earn your diploma
 SSL is composed of 3 steps:
Preparation: what are
you doing and why is it
necessary?
2. Action: the service
3. Reflection: think and
write about your action
and what you learned
1.
What is a non-native invasive plant?
Non-Native:
Invasive:
Exists in an environment where
the species did not evolve.
Displays rapid growth and spreads
quickly over large areas.
Why are non-native plants here?
•Brought by mistake in soil, ship ballast, or crop seed
•Intentionally introduced because they provided:
•Ornamental landscape material
•Quick-growing and pest-free erosion control
•Visual screening and windbreaks
•Edible food!
Non-Native Plants
•Outcompete native plants for basic
necessities for survival
•Are “immune” to natural controls
that exist for native plants –
including herbivores, parasites, and
pathogens
•Are aggressive and persistent
VS
Native Plants
•Are food sources for native wildlife
•Are host plants for native butterflies
•Play a vital role in the local
ecosystem
 Native to Japan, Korea, and China
 Introduced in 1890 to combine with raspberry and
blackberry species
 Has 3 heart-shaped leaves that are white underneath
 Has deep red hairy stalks
 Stiltgrass is native to Japan, Korea,
China, Malaysia and India.
 It is a bright green grass that has
silver hairs down the center of its
short bamboo-like blade.
 Stiltgrass invades and alters
disturbed soils in sun or shade.
 In fall, this Asian annual elongates
quickly, then produces seed banks
which stay viable in the soil for
years.
• Oriental bittersweet is a deciduous,
climbing, woody vine that can grow to
lengths of 60 ft. (18.3 m).
• Prolific vine growth allows it to encircle
trees and girdle them.
• Vines can completely cover other vegetation
and shade, out-compete and kill even large
trees.
• It can be dispersed widely and quickly due
to birds eating the berries and spreading
the seeds.
• Remove by cutting the vine and pull up the
roots
• DO NOT PULL THE VINE DOWN!!!
 Native to Europe
 Introduced in 1860 by humans
for food and medicinal
purposes
 Leaves are triangular to heartshaped, and give off an odor of
garlic when crushed
 Small white flowers each have
four petals in the shape of a
cross
GARLIC MUSTARD
SWEET CICELY – DON’T PULL!
GARLIC MUSTARD
EARLY SAXIFRAGE
DON’T PULL!
GARLIC MUSTARD
TOOTHWORT
DON’T PULL!
 Pull EVERY invasive plant in
your group's area
 Leaving one plant is like
sowing a hundred seeds
 Make sure to get the roots
 Grab the plant low on the stem
and wiggle to loosen the roots
 When a wineberry branch
droops over and hits the
ground, it often re-roots –
watch for multiple root
systems!
 Pile invasives in one location
 Brush piles will provide shelter
for small mammals and
ground-dwelling birds
Poison Ivy
1. What did you do?
2. How does it help the environment?
3. How will you share what you learned
and continue your action with your
family, community, and school?
4. What did you learn about yourself in
the process?