posted by Joe Polk at 1:12 PM /
As they walked through Mt. Lebanon's public parks over the last few years, members of the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy started to notice invasive species encroaching on native plants.
Fast-growing vegetation, such as Japanese knotweed, Oriental bittersweet, English ivy and tree-of-heaven, are overwhelming the native plants and damaging Mt. Lebanon's public parks, especially Bird Park, said Ron J. Block, the president of the conservancy.
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Fast-growing vegetation, such as Japanese knotweed, Oriental bittersweet, English ivy and tree-of-heaven, are overwhelming the native plants and damaging Mt. Lebanon's public parks, especially Bird Park, said Ron J. Block, the president of the conservancy.
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- www.post-gazette.com/pg/11006/1115820-55.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Labels: knotweed, nature conservancy
1 Comments:
I congratulate the Nature Conservancy on their diligent and persistent work. I look forward to seeing the results!
Matt Kluck
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