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Exotic Species: A species that is non native to the area.
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Invasive Species. An exotic species that
Invasive Species. An exotic species that dominates an ecosystem reducing the biodiversity.
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Buckthorn:
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Rhamnus cathartica 1st brought to Minnesota from Europe as a hedging material The nursery industry stopped selling it in the 1930s buckthorn hedges may still be found in neighborhoods throughout Minnesota
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Common Buckthorn
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Glossy Buckthorn
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Easy to Identify when driving!!!
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Takes over the understory within 10 years and will kill other plants.
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Grows very thick and is hard to control once it’s established
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Easy to pull if young.
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Older trees need to be cut and sprayed with a herbicide
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Does it really make a difference???
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ODA buckthorn removal area!!
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Collared Deer Travel data!!
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Other Invasive Species: Zebra Mussels
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Jumping Asian Carp:
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Spotted Knapweed
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Purple Loosestrife is an aquatic invasive
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Garlic Mustard is a low growing invasive in wooded areas.
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Emerald Ash Bore Beetle
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