The BC government has proclaimed June as Invasive Species Action Month.
This awareness campaign seeks to remind the public about the economic and environmental risks of invasive plants and animals that are introduced into British Columbia.
The government has recently provided another $1.7 million dollars for its annual invasive plant grants, which is on top of another $745,000 from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource operations.
Gail Wallin is Executive Director for the Invasive Species Council of BC, and says positive change can start as small as your home grown garden:
“Gardeners can make a major difference by making sure they plant wise, they can make sure that the plants that they are putting in are local to the area but not invasive. So they may have some species that are aggressive and taking over their gardens, and that can also do the same thing in the wild. So be plant wise”
Wallin says people should also be mindful of their dumping of aquariums, and make sure that species of fish and other shellfish will not be harmful to the local ecosystem if they are dumped.
There is a report a weed app available for iphone or android users, and photos suspicious plants can be posted and viewed on reportaweedbc.ca
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