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Scattering Non-Native Seeds on Trails Can Harm Local Ecosystems

Scattering Non-Native Seeds on Trails Can Harm Local Ecosystems

What they found

A forager warns that trendy trail seed-scattering often spreads non-native, invasive species, while native plants and fungi better support local ecosystems.

A forager warns that trendy trail seed-scattering often spreads non-native, invasive species, while native plants and fungi better support local ecosystems.

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Keep Your Local Ecosystem Local

Keep Your Local Ecosystem Local

: blackforager on Instagram is educating nature enthusiasts about trendy — yet irresponsible — seeding practices that have cropped up across social media. In the fight against food scarcity, scattering seeds for wildflowers and plants along trails is a thoughtful act, but it’s often undermined by the use of non-native and invasive species. In this Instagram video, Alexis shares key reasons why local ecosystems are best supported by native plants, trees … and, of course, fungi!

: blackforager on Instagram is educating nature enthusiasts about trendy — yet irresponsible — seeding practices that have cropped up across social media. In the fight against food scarcity, scattering seeds for wildflowers and plants along trails is a thoughtful act, but it’s often undermined by the use of non-native and invasive species. In this Instagram video, Alexis shares key reasons why local ecosystems are best supported by native plants, trees … and, of course, fungi!

📢 Keep local ecosystems local

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