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the sea lavender are weeds that thrive in the SF marshes and if left free, can cause serious danger to the rare biodiversity in the bay.

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If people are not careful about what kind of plants they plant, they could spread an invasive species. This is bad because it can  lead to the destruction of California's environment.
-Petros Rosenbaum

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People should be very careful before deciding the plant a species. They could be invasive and cause major issues, especially depending on the area where it is planted.
- Adam Joss

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Invasive species such as the sea lavender are organisms that are spreading in non native land to them. The Sea Lavender, for example, can survive in marshes and are under maintenance from spreading further.

-Diyar

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Ivy is invasive as it kill other plants around it

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are organisms that can live in the conditions of the marsh and thrive there

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Invasive species are plants that are not native to an area and they start to take over other plants habitats in that area. Montez

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The plant periwinkle is an invasive species which means it takes the water and life from other plants and gives it to itself.
- Malaka Rango

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People should be very careful before deciding the plant a species. They could be invasive and cause major issues, especially depending on the area where it is planted.

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Homeowners that want to enhance their gardens should do their research and do their best to plant species native to their areas.  This will serve as a form of volunteering to make our ecosystem more cohesive

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Sea Lavender is essentially weeds that can survive in the marshes of the bay area near industrialization points.

-Rhys Moyer

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Invasive plants such as Ivy can take over and kill trees and other plants. If it is not maintained than more and more trees will be killed.
-Evan Bottarini

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Plants that are not native harm native species causing a complete destruction of a whole food cycle and can kill off many different things. - Jason Venturi

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In the Bay Area one plant to avoid planting is the Helichrysum petiole (licorice plant). They displace native plants in the coastal and Golden Gate area. It is important to be educated on the different types of plants so we can prevent them from spreading.
Isiah Kendrick

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plants that do not belong can kill other species and animal.

- matthew Olson

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if you find an invasive species plants appearance finding replacement is often easy. Also recommended alternatives thrive in the same area.
-Jacob Aho

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Invasive plants are by nature a regional or local problem. A plant that jumps out of the garden in one climate and habitat type may behave perfectly in another. This website is organized by region, so you can learn which plants are most problematic in your area, and what alternative plants make good replacements. We also offer California-wide guides to alternatives for invasive trees and aquatic plants. - Garrett Fetisoff

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You should not plant periwinkle because they spread very quickly when their roots touch soil and they destroy the native plant community.
Will Cliff

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There are many plants that are not natural or invasive in our environment. Those plants can kill our plants were trying to crop. Also they take away resources we need to keep those plants alive

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Plants that are not native can kills trees and plants really quickly because of improper resource management for the region.-Jake Canevaro

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Do not plant periwinkle because they spread very quickly when their roots touch soil and they smother the native plant community.
-Chris Park

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Invasive species are non native species that can kill off and take over natural plants. They take away resources from the native plants and kill their habitat and slowly create a rupture in the food chain of certain environments.
-Will Sjostrom

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There hundreds if not thousands of plants that are invasive yet we don't know because we are used to them. -Darion Dawson

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Plants that are not native invasive vines that kills trees and plants really quickly. -Cameron Barstad

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We should not plant invasive species and prevent invasive invasive species's growth - patrick simon

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These plants are not from the bay area. They now hurt our marshes and baylands. They ruin other species habitats and homes.
-Calvin Brown

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Invasive plants are by nature a regional or local problem. A plant that jumps out of the garden in one climate and habitat type may behave perfectly in another. "Don't Plant a Pest!" offers California
wide-guides to alternatives for invasive trees and aquatic plants.

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Invasive plants are by nature a regional or local problem. A plant that jumps out of the garden in one climate and habitat type may behave perfectly in another.
- Patrick Vergara

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Invasive plants are by nature a regional or local problem. A plant that jumps out of the garden in one climate and habitat type may behave perfectly in another.

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An example of an invasive species that was described was the Ivy which can take over places quickly

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Many people plant invasive plants as a form of landscaping, but there are many alternatives for this since those invasive species never stop spreading.
PJ Barnard

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Highway iceplants are invasive to the san francisco bay area and should not be planted. They can be transported by small mammals

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Instead of planting non-native plants, people should plant plants that are from where there are living to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Sebastian Salazar

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Ivy  is a non native invasive evergreen climbing vine that covers and kills trees and as responsible citizens we should be more cautious when it come to the types of plants we put next to this invasive plant.
Denzel McCollum

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Instead of planting species such as English ivy or licorice plants, people should plant species such as freeway daisies or wall germanders.
Jackson Goldberg

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We should not plant invasive species and prevent invasive invasive species's growth by planting native species.

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The region in which you are located is a valuable piece of planting a species for its survival and the survival of plants in the same area. Colin O'Donoghue

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This program started in 2003 with meeting between representatives of the ecological restoration and horticultural communities. Suggest safe alternatives for invasive plants still used in landscaping. Before you plant, you have to get resources and find valuable information and see which plants are best to plant in an area. Before you plant you have to get information about the plants you wanna grow.
Brad Kullberg

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there many invasive species and this is just one that should not be planted in someones backyard because of how bad it is for our environment
Jack Welsh

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To limit invasive species, homeowners must understand what it is they are planting and only use plants that will not endanger other species.
Jack Wilson

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The projects that this organization puts together relies on volunteers, therefore it is wise to look into these opportunities to fulfill your volunteer hours requirement.
Enrique Brenes

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Sea Lavender is dangerous to our SF bay and we need to remove as much as possible from our bays.

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when planting new plants, do research and see which plants are best to plant in that area.
Dillon Mac

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You can volunteer to help them clear the plants and do other things.
Gabriel Mendez

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Ivy can kill other plants such as trees

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A simple, yet affective way is to not plant invasive species.

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To prevent the growth of invasive species, homeowners need to be aware of what they are planting, and breeding in their yards, and their gardens.

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Homeowners that want to enhance their gardens should do their research and do their best to plant species native to their areas. This will serve as a form of volunteering to make our ecosystem more cohesive.

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Some ivy species in the Hedera genus are a problem in California. They can smother under story vegetation, kill trees, and harbor non-native rats and snails.  Do not plant ivy near natural areas, never dispose of ivy cuttings in natural areas, and maintain ivy so it never goes to fruit.

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Homeowners should look for native plants for landscaping rather than plant a non native plan that might outcompete a native plant species.

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The first regional Don’t Plant a Pest! brochures, suggesting safe alternatives for invasive plants still used in landscaping, were published in 2004.

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The first regional Don’t Plant a Pest! brochures, suggesting safe alternatives for invasive plants still used in landscaping, were published in 2004.

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An example of an invasive species is the Ivy which can take over places quickly.