Science and conservation

Tackling invasive species

Our efforts to raise awareness of problematic introduced species and remove them from our own gardens

Picea sitchensis (the Sitka spruce)

Dense plantations and uncontrolled spread of the Sitka spruce have impacted on the open coastal landscape of western Norway

Frøplanter av vestamerikansk hemlokk detter bakken

Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Western hemlock is categorised as 'very high risk' on Norway's list of introduced, invasive species.

Tackling invasive skunk cabbage

Species that with human help are spreading outside their natural range are called 'invasive'. Such species are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide.

24.01.2022