The document discusses invasive plant species that threaten native biodiversity and provides information on identifying and preventing the spread of certain invasive species along trails. It profiles several invasive plants already established in the area like garlic mustard, buckthorn, and barberry. It also warns about new invasive species that could become established like Japanese stiltgrass and mile-a-minute. The document encourages readers to learn to identify invasive plants, prevent their spread through early detection and removal, and to contact organizations to report new invasive species findings.

1. Invasive Trail Travelers
Julie Richburg,The Trustees of Reservations

2. • What are invasives?
• Species profiles
• What can you do?
Invasive Plants &Trails

3. The Problem:Non-native invasive species
threaten our native biodiversity.

4. The MA Department of Agricultural Resources has
banned the importation and sale of more than 140
plants identified as either noxious and/or invasive.

5. Garlic mustard
Les Mehrhoff,IPANE

6. Glossy and common buckthorn
Les Mehrhoff, IPANE

7. Japanese barberry

8. Oriental
bittersweet
Photos by Les Mehrhoff, IPANE

9. Multiflora rose
Photo by Les Mehrhoff, IPANE

10. Japanese knotweed

11. Black & pale swallowwort

12. New Invasives!!
Keep them from getting established

13. Japanese stiltgrass

14. Mile-a-minute

15. Narrow-leaf bittercress

16. Prevent the spread

17. Hardy kiwi
Observe changes

18. Know what doesn’t belong

20. What can I do?
Mechanical treatment
Hand pullingEarly detection
Narrowleaf bittercress
PhotocourtesyofNewEnglandWildflowerSociety
Herbicide

21. Leastwanted@ttor.org
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