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Invasive Plant Sub-Committee
Of The Huntington Conservation Board

The purpose of the Invasive Plant Sub-Committee is to limit native species’ decline and loss due to invasive, non-native species incursion. The IPC will educate Town residents and Town personnel to help phase out use of invasive plant species and expand use of native plant species by promoting native species as alternatives to invasive species; and wherever practical prohibit and actively eliminate invasive plant species at Huntington Town Parks.

Save Our Native Plants…Remove Invasive Species


An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native to a particular ecosystem and which has great potential to cause harm to it. Invasive plants are a significant problem for Long Island. The Town of Huntington has embarked on an educational awareness endeavor to bring public attention to common invasive plant species within its borders. These efforts are to limit native species’ decline and loss due to invasive, non-native species incursion.

Why care? Huntington’s landscapes have been altered as invasive plants outcompete native species. And when native plants disappear or are replaced by alien exotics, beneficial insects disappear, thus limiting a food source for birds and other animals. Since native plants are the base of the local food chain and the backbone of our ecosystems, their loss affects the quality of life for us all. In many parts of the world, native habitat destruction can be so extensive that local wildlife populations are impacted and may well be headed toward extinction.

Replace invasive species with native plants and avoid the use of herbicides. Cut, pull and dig up invasives, root and all. Many methods require that you repeat the process when there is regrowth. Be patient. Make an effort to keep your garden chemical-free and healthy! Then talk to your garden center or landscape professional about replacement with native plants.

For more information:

Mistaken Identity Plants:
http://www.nybg.org/files/scientists/rnaczi/Mistaken_Identity_Final.pdf
Suffolk County Invasive Plants
http://www.westhamptongardenclub.org/pdfs/suffolk-county-invasive-plants.pdf
Least Wanted Plants:
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm
Alternative Plants in NY:
http://www.nyis.info/user_uploads/files/Alvey%20Alt%20to%20Inv%20Orn%20Spp.pdf
NY Flora Atlas:
http://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/


KUDZU AND GIANT HOGWEED HOTLINE:

Residents should take photographs of suspect kudzu or giant hogweed plants and email them to ghogweed@dec.ny.gov . You can also call 845-256-3111 to report.


Contact Information

Christian Granelli & David Kaufman, Town Liaisons

Julie Sullivan, Coordinator

Planning & Environment
Town Hall  (Room 212)
100 Main Street
Huntington, NY 11743
Phone: (631) 351-3398
Fax: (631) 351-3257
Planning@HuntingtonNY.gov