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Robinia are taking over unmaintained areas like construction grounds and the edge of the forrest. Some in the forest are full size.
What can I do against them spreading?

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MintyAnt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Fuckinnn black locust. You’re talking about places off your property right? Rough.

One thing is spreading awareness that non native plants are bad and invasive plants are majorly damaging. I think focussing on native plants in someone’s home is a great angle. Gardening is something actually in people’s control and thus something they would be willing to consider. Notable points I try to get across:

your local amazing bug (e.g. monarch butterflies) will all die without the specific native plants they need to survive

pollinators love native plants more than non native

Native plants are far more interesting than whatever you get at the garden store for looks

Natives are dumb easy to maintain. Especially if ppl just buy partially grown ones. Just help it establish, in mostly the right area, and they will thrive

It’s good for the environment. Non natives cannot support our ecosystem and actively damage it.

Beyond that? You’d have to also start specific campaigns against specific invasive plants and go do group attacks on those plants. Your local green organization will usually be good for organizing and getting volunteers, as well as navigating where you can actually go. It’s a big effort and a lot of work, especially for such noxious plants like full grown trees. But it can make a difference over time
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- anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  People know, it’s just to much work to get rid of them permanently.
  
  Guess I will stick to uprooting the ones I can pull out in the woods and cutting along fences where they hang over.
  
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  - MintyAnt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It really is. I’m not sure we can ever be permanently rid of them too.
    
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