Invasive Reeds Destroying Wetlands at Calvert Cliffs State Park
But reeds not natural to the United States are choking the wetlands, killing the native plants and eliminating food supplies for native wildlife. “It’s slowly taking over. It’s taking away everything that is natural to this area,” said Megan Williams of Friends of Calvert Cliffs State Park. “Most people call it phrag or phragmites,” said Autumn Phillips-Lewis, co-owner of EcoHaven. “That is a non-native, invasive species brought over from Europe in the early eighteenth century.” In an attempt to save the wetlands, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources partnered ...
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