Meeghan Kersten Capstone

"Garlic Mustard – New York Invasive Species Information". 2019. Nyis.Info. Accessed January 25 2019. http://nyis.info/invasive_species/garlic-mustard/.

This source provides information about Garlic Mustard. Garlic Mustard is one of the three invasive plants that I will focus on removing from the area around the reservoir. The site gives the history of the plant like where it came from, identification, it's origin, the impacts, management, specific characteristics as well as other useful information. I will use the information from this source to properly identify the plants when I remove them but also to include information about them on my website.

​"Wineberry – New York Invasive Species Information". 2019. Nyis.Info. Accessed January 25 2019. http://nyis.info/invasive_species/wineberry/.

This source provides information about Wineberry. Wineberry is one of the three invasive plants that I will focus on removing from the area around the reservoir. The site gives the history of the plant like where it came from, identification, it's origin, the impacts, management, specific characteristics as well as other useful information. I will use the information from this source to properly identify the plants when I remove them but also to include information about them on my website.

"Japanese Knotweed – New York Invasive Species Information". 2019. Nyis.Info. Accessed January 25 2019. http://nyis.info/invasive_species/japanese-knotweed/

This source provides information about Japanese Knotweed. Japanese Knotweed is one of the three invasive plants that I will focus on removing from the area around the reservoir. The site gives the history of the plant like where it came from, identification, it's origin, the impacts, management, specific characteristics as well as other useful information. I will use the information from this source to properly identify the plants when I remove them but also to include information about them on my website.

" Rudbeckia Hirta - Plant Finder ". 2019. Missouribotanicalgarden.Org. Accessed April 30 2019. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277225.

This source provides information about the Black Eyed Susan. The Black Eyed Susan is one of the two native plants that I will focus on planting in the area around the reservoir. The site gives the history of the plant like where it came from, identification, it's origin, the impacts, management, specific characteristics as well as other useful information.

​" Fragaria Virginiana - Plant Finder ". 2019. Missouribotanicalgarden.Org. Accessed April 30 2019. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291715&isprofile=0&=.

This source provides information about the Wild Strawberry. The Wild Strawberry is one of the two native plants that I will focus on planting in the area around the reservoir. The site gives the history of the plant like where it came from, identification, it's origin, the impacts, management, specific characteristics as well as other useful information.

"PA Native Plant Society". 2019. PA Native Plant Society. Accessed January 25 2019. http://www.panativeplantsociety.org/.

This source provides information about some different native plants. It also gives information about what is currently in bloom. It gives a description of what a native plant is. A native plant is one that occurs naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, or habitat without direct or indirect human intervention. We consider the flora present at the time Europeans arrived in North America as the species native to the eastern United States. Native plants include all kinds of plants from mosses and ferns to wildflowers, shrubs, and trees. This source will help me better understand what plants are native and which ones aren't and when each of them is in bloom.

"Invasive Species | National Wildlife Federation". 2019. National Wildlife Federation. Accessed January 25 2019. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species.

This source provides information about what makes a plant or animal invasive. It specifically talks about what classifies it as invasive, how it spreads, and the impact that it has on the environment around it. I will use this source to better understand the impact that the invasive plants and animals have on the environment. This will make it clear and help me to understand why it is so important to remove them and replace them with native species.

"Combating Invasive Species | National Wildlife Federation". 2019. National Wildlife Federation. Accessed January 25 2019. https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Environmental-Threats/Invasive-Species.

This site provides information about the impact of invasive species in both plants and animals. It also provides means for how to stop the invasion as well as examples of things that are invasive and the area that they are in. Once invasive species become established and spread, it can be extraordinarily difficult and costly to control or eradicate them. As a result, the best approaches for dealing with the invasive species is to create effective mechanisms to prevent their introduction in the first place, create monitoring systems for detecting new infestations and move rapidly to eradicate newly detected invaders. I will use use source to help m determine the best possible way to get rid of the plants and replace them with new ones.

2019. Extension.Unh.Edu. Accessed January 25 2019. https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/resource000988_rep1135.pdf

This source lists some of the native plants. It talks about some of the different care for them and the different conditions that they live in. It also includes why it is helpful to have native species and the means needed to plant native plants at home. I will use this site to help me determine which plants I should plant in the spring.