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You can make a difference in your community. We can help!Invasive Species Removal on the Appalachian Trail
Defenders volunteers teamed up with the National Park Service to remove invasive species such as Oriental bittersweet, autumn olive, multiflora rose, and Japanese honeysuckle, along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.
James Akerson, part of the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team at the National Park Service, led the project and taught volunteers how to identify and pull invasive plants.
Volunteers worked together to open up a wide area along the trail and also learned about the native flora and fauna that they were helping. Invasive species can suffocate native plants and damage sensitive habitats that many nesting birds need to thrive, so the efforts of the volunteers were very appreciated.
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