Environmental Weeds
The fight against environmental weeds invading bushland reserves is a significant problem costing many thousands of dollars each year to control.
Many weeds spread from the gardens of neighbouring properties or from dumped garden refuse. Some of the most common garden plants eg. English Ivy, Angled Onion, Creeping Buttercup and various Broom species, can cause horrendous damage to our natural bushland reserves. Once our indigenous plant and animal species are wiped out, the damage cannot be reversed. Home gardens consisting of 'native' plants (as opposed to 'indigenous') can be harmful.
All residents must be aware of what species they are planting in their home gardens and to ensure these plants are non-invasive and do not impact negatively on Maroondah's indigenous flora and fauna.
