The 100 Worst invasive Species

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This is from Wikipedia.
Someones trash is someone else's treasure.
Plants are included.

Russian Olive is not on the list?:confused:

THESE ARE.:cheers:

Red Deer
Red Fox
Large Mouth Bass
Gray Squirrel
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
 
I don't care what they say about Russian Olive's. All I know is that where I find these tree's I find wildlife. If you get in or under this tree there is not anything that will come get you. Planted around ponds, Woodducks hide religiously under their canopy.I am sure it is not for the shade! What wants to deal with 2 inch sharp thorns? I can't go against what I have seen in the field! I have seen roosters jump in these when a hawk was after them. I had 2 Roosters that would not leave the cover of these tree's. I finally got them after 10 minutes of chasing them in a circle around the tree's. Whitetails always head for these when pressured where I hunt out East. Proof is in the field!!!
 
took some bobwhite quail with their crops full of "Russian olives",
yes, wood ducks and mallards both love the nut/fruit of this tree, like candy
the state of Colorado, lately, wants to eradicate this non indigenous species
25 yrs. ago the state would donate these trees to the new land owner for wind breaks, etc.
we'll never be able to remove the imprint or disturbance of mankind on this continent. do we really need to bother?
 
pointshoot said:
took some bobwhite quail with their crops full of "Russian olives",
yes, wood ducks and mallards both love the nut/fruit of this tree, like candy
the state of Colorado, lately, wants to eradicate this non indigenous species
25 yrs. ago the state would donate these trees to the new land owner for wind breaks, etc.
we'll never be able to remove the imprint or disturbance of mankind on this continent. do we really need to bother?
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Which is worse, Russian olive or oil production, with it's drilling, roads, traffic and serving of the well? We as a county, seem to be all in on that. Look at western North Dakota, you wouldn't recognize it. Is it worth it?
 
You guys are all spot on.
I only know what Russian Olives are doing in MN, Dakotas, and MT.

You can get on back roads and go a hundred miles and more. AND not see any Russian Olives.
There are areas where homesteaders planted a couple dozen to break the North Wind. Probably a hundred years ago. Most of the bushes are still alive. And most will have a covey of Sharptails and or Huns. And if there's a little grain stubble nearby, let the pups out cause there will be roosters.
Deer, You bet.

What you WON'T see is the surrounding prairie being taken over with feral Russian Olive trees. Maybe a couple in a road ditch, mostly there is none anywhere except where they were planted.

There are areas along the Milk River that have small groves and scattered Russian Olives. Mainly along irrigation ditches, road ditches, fence lines. Not a threat what so ever to cropland and range land.
Gamebirds thrive on the seed and shelter, hawks can't touch them.

When You look at the 100 most threatening species you have to wonder who and what kind of experts decide whats bad and whats good?

For instance rating the Rainbow Trout right up there with the European rat or Dutch Elm Disease. Kinda NUTZ I think.
 
First off that is a world list not a north america list. Second the rainbow trout has a hand in the possible listing of some high sierra frogs that could potentially close 2 million plus acres of the Sierras not to mention the out compete native golden trout in alpine lakes and streams. Their competion with native fish in other countries also help to get the on the list.
 
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UGUIDE said:
I wish I had photos but I just chopped velvet leaf like it was sugar cane this morning in an effort to release some trees in a new tree belt planting. WOW can those suckers put on the growth. Did they make the list?
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Is that those dam viney things? I got the vines that choke your trees out. Every year I am pulling them off a few trees.
 
UGUIDE said:
I wish I had photos but I just chopped velvet leaf like it was sugar cane this morning in an effort to release some trees in a new tree belt planting. WOW can those suckers put on the growth. Did they make the list?
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The problem with those weeds as most of the nasty ones is the seeds can lye dormant for so long. I am talking many decades.
 
I was honestly surprised not to see arundo on the list. Nasty stuff, it will take over a creek or river bed quick and is hard stuff to get rid of.:mad:
 
Large Mouth Bass made the list.:)
 
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