Wrangling weeds one invasive species at a time

All in a day’s work. Cleared understory tells the tale of volunteer efforts in removing the invasive coral ardisia from a nature area on the campus of the University of North Florida. This area was previously overrun with the invasive red-berried coral ardisia, which choked out native plants, however, with these removal efforts, the understory is now open and space has been created for the native species to start colonizing. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jessica Spencer, Biologist)