Getting Rid Of Weeds And Saving Our Natural Resources

You may never have thought of weeds as being evil

, but occasionally a plant finds its way into your garden and refuses to leave. Weeds will always seek to be the Alpha Male of your garden, taking no prisoners as they move through the dirt and push plants aside to rule the roost. No matter how much spraying you do, or the usual pulling of weeds, you'll often see them mocking you by literally moving their heads at you.

Ridding your garden of these invasive plants is not just a personal peeve; these pests can smother native plants that provide food and habitats for birds and insects. Weeds are such a problem that figures indicate nearly $150 billion worth of damages per year caused by the 50,000 species or so of these destructive plants. This has become a genuine concern in the State of Oregon, so much so that The Oregon Zoo and the Three Rivers Land Conservancy are publicly campaigning to remove certain invasive plants.

It may be a small step at first, but the Oregon Zoo is starting by pledging to remove 20 percent of six different invasive plants found in the zoo, moving to 90 percent within the next decade. Here are the six deadly and destructive plants the Oregon Zoo hopes to eliminate - English Ivy, Himalayan blackberry, butterfly bush, traveler's clematis, Japanese knotweed and drooping sedge.

Elsewhere in Oregon, the Backyard Habitat Certification Program is a plan spurred on by the Three Rivers Land Conservancy, with the cooperation of several local officials and neighborhood groups, as well as several businesses in the area and the West Willamette Restoration Partnership. This program aims to reward homeowners who can remove the aforementioned blackberry, ivy, knotweed and traveler's clematis weeds, as well as the garlic mustard and periwinkle.

Part of their program will involve home visits, handouts, workshops and a three-part certification program that provides signs, gift certificates and event tickets. A homeowner can get even more incentives by removing more invasive plants and re-planting more native plants in their place. They also plan to remove the six plants almost completely in 50 acres, as well as remove all ivy from trees in a span of 300 acres.

Although a labor intensive solution, the best fight against invasive plants is to pull them out, and keep on pulling until they stop coming up. They need sunlight to survive, the less they get, the harder it is to perpetuate.

by: Christy Hoyle.

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