The Buffalo National River Partners will join with the Boone County Library for a presentation on non-native plants at the river. “Invading Invasives: Invasive Plant Walk with Pam Stewart” will be held Tuesday evening at 5:30 on the Virgil Stonecipher Trail on the campus of Woodland Heights Elementary School in Harrison.
According to the Buffalo National River Partners, invasive non-native plants have spread into many natural areas and are crowding out wildflowers and other native species. The program begins by identifying several samples of Buffalo River area invasive plant species and discussing the problems they cause. Participants will then walk a woodland trail noting invasive and native species.
Pam Stewart has worked at the New York Botanical Garden, served as a naturalist at various nature centers, taught science in the United States and five other countries and co-authored articles in “Nature and Science” and scientific journals. She and her husband Jack currently live in a solar electric home adjacent to the Buffalo National River, and discovering a non-native plant spreading in the park has led her to organize volunteers for removal efforts and replanting with native species. Stewart has since been active in promoting native plants to benefit humans and wildlife.
Anyone attending the program will need to arrive before 5:30 at the parking area in front of Woodland Heights on East Womack Street. A map to the school can be found online at bnrpartners.org.
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