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Entries Tagged as 'Invasive Plants'

PlantRight Helps Gardeners Protect California Wildlands

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

PlantRight: Spread the Word – Annotated You can help protect California wildlands! Always choose non-invasive alternatives for your own garden. Download and share the list of invasive plants and their suggested alternatives for your region.  

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Tags: Environment · Invasive Plants · Public Lands · Sustainability · West

Doug Tallamy’s Inspirational Book Speaks for the Butterflies at the Smithsonian

April 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Invasive Notes: Butterflies and Smithsonian; Invasive Species and You Annotated We plant flowers for the adults on the one hand, while at the same time working diligently to remove all traces of the caterpillar which is busy eating our plants. In other words, we remove the native host plants which provide a food source for [...]

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Tags: East Coast · Insects · Invasive Plants · Landscape Inspiration · Museums · Sustainability

Professional Weed Management Education in Colorado, Washington, & Michigan

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Invasive Species: What’s New – Education for Professionals  Annotated Education for Professionals: 2008 Spring Training School "Weed Management Knowledge-Information to Get the Job Done" (PDF | 79 KB) April 8-10, 2008 Hilton Hotel, Ft. Collins, Colorado King County Noxious Weed Management Workshops (PDF | 12 KB) May 7, 2008 – North Session: Kenmore, Washington May 14, [...]

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Invasive and Noxious Weeds: State by State

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Invasive and Noxious Weeds | USDA PLANTS Annotated View Federal and state noxious weed lists, an invasive plant list, or an introduced plant list, each with links to more information. If your state isn’t listed, look at a nearby state. Federal Noxious Weed List In accordance with the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as [...]

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Tags: Environment · Invasive Plants · Private Gardens · Sustainability · US

Invasive Garlic Mustard: Eaten to Death?

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Predicting The Perfect Predator To Control Invasive Species Annotated Garlic mustard has become an invasive species in temperate forests across the United States, choking out native plants on forest floors and threatening ecosystem diversity. “There are actually several weevils that feed on garlic mustard back home in Europe, where it comes from,” said Davis. “This [...]

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Tags: Invasive Plants