It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Are any of these in your backyard?
Volunteers recently spent several hours taking out the invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckle along the West Fork of the White River in Noblesville.Invasive plants are dismantling ecosystems and choking out habitat for wildlife across Indiana — and they're doing it from your backyard.
Honeysuckle, for example, opens its leaves earlier in the year than many native plants and as a result rob light and water from those around them. Eventually, they choke them out and take the space for their own. The effect can eradicate habitats, reduce the amount of food-bearing native plants for certain insects and woodland animals, and overall change the surrounding ecosystem for the worse.
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