Did you know? February 22-26 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week.
Happy National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW), the week we celebrate our native plants and their importance in our landscape. Native plants are the plants that grow naturally in our area. They are best adapted to our local soil and climate conditions and provide the best food and habitat to support native insects and wildlife. By simple definition, invasive plants are an alien or non-native species that show a tendency to spread out of control, often crowding out indigenous plants that feed and shelter the animals we love. Once “introduced” into the native landscape, invasive species displace native plants that are the foundation for the food webs that sustain life. In fact, invasive species have directly contributed to the decline 42% of the threatened and endangered species in the United States.” According…