{"id":7236,"date":"2014-05-27T14:01:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T18:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=7236"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:38:05","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-invasive-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=7236","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know about Invasive Species!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you heard anything about invasive species that have come into Michigan? An invasive species can be described as an alien (or non-native) species whose introduction does, or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health, according to the National Invasive Species Council. From bugs to plants, invasive species are able to make their way into a community and run a muck. There are a few ways to identify these different types of species, which come in all shapes and sizes. MSU Extension offers helpful information and resources about these species on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Invasive plants can have a huge affect on your garden! Photo courtesy of Communication and Brand Strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In some instances, planting a non-native invasive species can not only be harmful to your garden, but it can deeply affect any nearby plant life. Take these tips<\/a> to ensure your garden or wetland and our greater community is safe. The Midwest has over 200 invasive species. MSU Extension offers a variety of resources if you\u2019re dealing with these issues in your yard. They\u2019ve been kind enough to classify each type of invasive species. Check out some of their classifications here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, only a small portion of non-native species are considered \u201cinvasive,\u201d but you can still benefit from learning about how they affect our community. Don\u2019t hesitate to use resources here at MSU to become further educated about non-native and invasive species! For more information, visit http:\/\/www.msue.msu.edu<\/a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit http:\/\/expert.msue.msu.edu<\/a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you heard anything about invasive species that have come into Michigan? An invasive species can be described as an alien (or non-native) species whose introduction does, or is likely to cause economic or environmental… Continue Reading… What You Need to Know about Invasive Species!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-1SI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19712,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236\/revisions\/19712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}