Members of AYLUS Syosset participated in another invasive plant removal project with the members of AYLUS Roslyn and Great Neck with the Stewardship Saturday Program at Bethpage State Park. Members were able to learn about the importance of wildlife protection and conservation through acquiring more knowledge about invasive species. The species we removed today included: honeysuckle vine, oriental bittersweet vine and the wild cherry tree. Plants like honeysuckle can be extremely problematic when birds and insects are able to spread their seeds across vast areas, making their impacts even bigger on the local wildlife. Vines like the bittersweet vines can choke the trees that they grow on, causing it stress and damage. Having a loss in biodiversity is damaging to our ecosystems as the other insects, birds and other flora and fauna all depend on each other. Syosset AYLUS managed to cut down large piles of vines in an effort to remediate the effects that these types of plants can cause.
Members who participated include:
Alyssa Huang (3 h), Nichole Huang (2.5 h), Joshua Tang (2.5 h), Annbelle Xiao (2.5 h), Elise Wu (2.5 h).
