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Native Species Planting Guide for New York City 2 nd Edition Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) in Pelham Bay Park ...

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The Value of Native Plants What is a „Native‟ Plant? What is Biodiversity? If one asks five different people “What is a native p ...

Brazilian rain forest to Antarctic bay to thermal vent, harbors a unique combination of plants and animals. Each kind of plant a ...

northern distributions find their southern limit here as well. In New York City there are many examples of species at the edges ...

A few key principals of island biogeography are important to consider understanding the level of biodiversity possible for New Y ...

A Role for Our Native Species in the Built Environment Planting native plants outside of New York City's natural ecosystems cann ...

and can be considered invasive, many others have adapted to local conditions and have naturalized. Ecosystems are not static, bu ...

How to Use this Guide This manual is an information resource written to provide support for increasing biodiversity in our natur ...

Forever Wild and Natural Areas Dozens of sites within our park system, totaling thousands of acres, have been identified as the ...

ecosystems – Forever Wild preserves and natural areas – will best support biodiversity. Though not required by the native biodiv ...

NYC Parks with Forever Wild and Natural Areas These Parks Contain Portions that are Forever Wild Sites. Many of these parks als ...

New York City Miles NYC Parks Natural Areas NYC Parks Forever Wild NYC Parklands Community Board Districts ...

Nassau County Miles Letter From The Commissioner The Value of Native Plants How to Use this Guide Invasive Plants In New York E ...

Invasive Plants In New York In 2012, the Governor of New York State signed into law the Invasive Species Prevention Act, which p ...

prohibiting the planting of invasive plants and promoting native biodiversity and functional ecosystems, the City‟s ecological r ...

NYS Invasive Plant List Floating & Submerged Aquatic Scientific Name Common Name NYS Designation Egeria densa Brazilian Wate ...

Terrestrial – Herbaceous Scientific Name Common Name NYS Designation Achyranthes japonica Japanese Chaff Flower Prohibited Allia ...

Terrestrial - Vines Scientific Name Common Name NYS Designation Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry Prohibited Celastrus ...