The Invasive Plants Association
of Wisconsin defines an invasive plant as "one that invades native
plant communities and impacts those native communities by displacing or
replacing native vegetation." They are "plants out of place" in
forests, prairies, and along roadsides. They lack the natural controls found in
their native locations and soon spread and take over native plants with the
assistance of wind, deep underground runners, or animals carrying their seeds
as they move through habitats.
The various terrestrial invasive
species have made their way to the roads that follow the shoreline of Birch
Lake. West Birch Lake Road has been affected more so than East Birch Lake Road.
Property Owners can help prevent the spread of these invasive terrestrial
plants by removing them from their property especially along the road-side edge.
The Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources offers a free on-line PDF version of their Field
Guide to Terrestrial Invasive Plants of Wisconsin at http://goo.gl/0fRiiP.
Bobbie put together some information about the invasives found along East and West Birch Lake Rd.
You can see the information by clicking on the "Pages" to the right.
You can see the information by clicking on the "Pages" to the right.
