Showing posts with label invasive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label invasive. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Invasives!!

In most all cases invasives out compete desirable plants that may play vital roles in maintaining the health and balance of the ecosystem. The refuge has a large number of both floral and faunal invasive  species. Methods of control vary between the  specific species. 


Thistle is a noxious weed , the refuge controls these plants with spot treatment  of herbicides. Staff monitor for thistle and spot spray in affected areas , today I helped spot spray for thistle at Moneystump.  


in ghostbuster get-up spraying for thistle
hard to see, but its thistle
looking back at letica spraying