On Saturday from 9:30 – 12:30, the Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Bethpage State.
In the park, ALYUS Roslyn volunteers learned that the most two harmful parts of our ecology are the waste that comes from the development of society and the invasion of invasive species. We mainly cleared plants like Rosa multiflora, vine, wild cherry, and honeysuckle.
Rosa multiflora has many spines on its flower stems, and the flower reproduces very rapidly. If not cleaned up in time, will cover all surrounding areas in a short time and endanger native plants. All volunteers are very careful with these plants because they are very easy to be scratched. Both honeysuckle and vine are tightly wound around the tree, and the roots are intertwined. This causes the native plants to gradually die off as the alien species have no natural enemies and are very powerful.
We were also shocked that although Wild cherry is a native plant and can provide food for birds, it is not suitable for growing in Bethpage state park due to its rapid reproduction.
These invasive plants are entwined on trees or have thick rhizomes, and volunteers are holding saws or pulling out entangled vines.
Members who participated include:
Tiffany Lin (3 hours), Ryan Lin (3 hours), Zihan Wang (3 hours)
Reporter: Tiffany Lin
