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  • Home
  • Four Habitats
    • Habitats Description
    • Marsh Introduction >
      • Life in the Marsh
      • Marsh Dynamics
    • Forest Introduction >
      • Life In the Forest
      • Forest Dynamics
    • Open Fields Introduction >
      • Life in the Fields
      • Field Dynamics
    • Creek Introduction >
      • Creek Life
      • Creek Dynamics
  • Photo Gallery
    • Marsh Photo Gallery
    • Forest Photo Gallery
    • Fields Photo Gallery
    • Creek Photo Gallery
  • Geology
    • Park Geology
  • Earth Keeping
    • Restore a Shoreline
    • Care for Longleaf Pine >
      • Plant a Longleaf Pine
      • Good Fire
    • Nest a Bluebird
    • Watch out for invasives
    • Retain Your Stormwater
  • Interpretive Signs Trail
    • Trees in the park
    • Interpretive Signs Trail Map
    • Four Habitats Sign
    • Mammals
    • Birds and Waterfowl
    • Invasive Species
    • Fresh Water Marsh
    • Vernal Pools
    • Reptiles
    • Forest Regeneration
    • Windsor Castle Park Forest
    • Longleaf Pines History
    • Geology Sign
    • Selectively Planted Trees
    • Bluebird Boxes
    • Purple Martins
    • Bald Eagles
    • Small Woodlot
    • Great Blue Herons
    • Stormwater Retention
    • Living Shoreline
    • Saltwater Marsh

Invasive Species Information

Question: Do you know other reasons why invasives are harmful?  
Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats.
Natural Diversity
https://firstforwildlife.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/issue-of-the-week-defining-natural-diversity/
English Ivy
https://www.invasive.org/alien/pubs/midatlantic/hehe.htm
Porcelain Berry
https://vnps.org/unwanted-unloved-porcelain-berry/
Tree of Heaven
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/tree-heaven/
Japanese Stiltgrass
https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/plants/japanese-stiltgrass
Chinese Privet
https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/plants/chinese-privet
Oriental bittersweet
https://extension.psu.edu/oriental-bittersweet-accurate-identification#:~:text=The%20yellow%2Dskinned%20fruit%20first,identify%2C%20even%20after%20leaf%20drop.
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​An online guide to the ​natural resources of Windsor Castle Park

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