On 7/1/23, AYLUS Syosset worked alongside Stewardship Saturday to participate in invasive plant removal, specifically removing bamboo at Nissequogue River State Park. The bamboo had created an invasive monoculture and had taken over a large part of the land. Bamboo grows quickly and spreads quickly as well. The bamboo was cut using shears and saws. Most of the bamboo were extremely large, measuring to be over 10 feet tall. Bamboo, similar to the plant phragmites, spreads through its root systems called rhizomes. Natural vegetation and vital animals are subjected to a change in the environment as a result of the decrease in biodiversity caused by the bamboo.
The cut down bamboo was gathered together and hauled onto trucks and will be solarized (dried out in the sun most likely on a parking lot) so that it will not take root again.
Members who participated:
Alyssa Huang (3 h), Margaret Zhang (3 h), Suiying Li (3 h), Suiwai Li (3 h), Canwei Wen (3 h), Xiye Zhang (3h), Xihan Zhang (3 h), Rachel Zhang (3 h), Thea Chen (3 h), Sophie Ren (3 h), Jessica Albrecht (3 h), Chloe Wu (3 h), Elise Wu (3 h), Matthew Lin (3 h), Tommy Haotian Tang (3 h), Haoyu Qiu (3 h), Sophia Liu (3 h), Guangli Yang ( advisor, 3h), other parents.
