Photo: Indian Grass Preserve, part of the Katy Prairie Conservancy, East Texas. Delena Norris-Tull, copyright 2017.
Habitat Conservation
The most efficient and least expensive strategies to prevent invasive plants from spreading are simply to conserve natural habitats.
Below are examples of ways in which this is being done.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:
Build Up, Not Out:
Buildings that grow up rather than expanding use much less land. My best friend in high school, Terry Shipman, constantly talked about this, and drew many architectural examples of this.
Land Conservation programs:
US Federal Government Agencies that conserve and restore natural habitats:
Links to additional Innovative Solutions:
Habitat Conservation
The most efficient and least expensive strategies to prevent invasive plants from spreading are simply to conserve natural habitats.
Below are examples of ways in which this is being done.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:
- Examples from the EPA: www.epa.gov/recycle
- Wood Chips can be used to replace coal or natural gas for boilers: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Build Up, Not Out:
Buildings that grow up rather than expanding use much less land. My best friend in high school, Terry Shipman, constantly talked about this, and drew many architectural examples of this.
- The case for urban density
- Why we should build up, not out
- Strategies for upward building neighborhoods
Land Conservation programs:
US Federal Government Agencies that conserve and restore natural habitats:
- National Park Service
- Forest Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- USDA Farm Service Agency: Conservation Reserve Programs (CRP)
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Links to additional Innovative Solutions: