New grant funding from state agencies is assisting Huron Pines’ two Invasive Species Networks (ISNs) in efforts to prevent, detect and manage invasive plants on land and water across 11 counties of Northeastern Lower Michigan. … More Invasive Species Networks Awarded $120k in State Support
Join Huron Pines and Otsego Conservation District to learn how to identify invasive shrubs like autumn olive and Japanese barberry and the proper ways to remove them from your property. … More How to Identify and Remove Invasive Plants
In areas where it takes hold, Japanese barberry outcompetes every other plant. This means the flowers, trees and shrubs that provide pollen, nutrients and habitat which support native wildlife don’t have a chance to grow. Left unmanaged, barberry forms a thicket, upwards of 6 feet tall, of snarled and thorny branches. Once it spreads, it grows without interference because its thorns keep deer and other wildlife at bay. … More Take on Invasives: Japanese barberry
Register by Sept 13 for our Invasive Shrubs Workshop to learn how to identify, inventory and report invasive Japanese barberry, common and glossy buckthorn and autumn olive. … More Invasive Shrubs Workshop