Invasive Species Project

Invasive plants can blanket floodplains, trails lowering the land's value for wildlife viewing. Also, they can significantly degrade wildlife habitat. Also, invasive species are the second-greatest threat to endangered species, after habitat destruction. The project aimed to clear brush, trees and trash from the Iowa river trail and flood plain. The project took place in the afternoon of the October 30th along the Iowa river trail and 44 students including me helped in remove the unwanted vegetation. Most small plants were removed by the hands since gloves were provided. Trees were removed by the professional tools such as Pruning shears and Bow saw. I spent almost half of the time cutting the plants by Pruning shears and trees with the help