Invasives

Image by Hannah Stoakes Even if you don’t recognize the name, you have almost certainly seen this plant growing along roadsides throughout Pender Island! Tansy Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is a highly invasive plant that originated in northern Europe and has spread to many places in Southern BC. It can be identified by its bright yellow, daisy-like flowers arranged in dense, flat-topped clusters atop purplish stems. While it may look pretty, this plant packs a nasty punch! It

The Second Annual Ursula Poepel Broom Bash moved a mountain of broom out of our native habitats and into the chippers for composting. Roadways, parks, and private land up and down north and south Pender were cleared of this noxious and highly flammable plant that is turning natural and diverse habitat all over the Pacific Coast into monocultures where nothing else can grow. Our staff and volunteers, landowners, and concerned citizens, spent many long hours over the two wee