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It may seem odd to be touting the removal of trees as a green project. But anyone familiar with the European buckthorn tree knows what a significant problem it poses to forest habitats in the U.S. and Canada. As part of a 10-year conservation plan, we're aggressively working to remove this invasive tree species that is growing in a Carolinian forest in our community. European buckthorn is a prolific, thorn-tipped, fast growing tree that crowds out and eventually displaces native plants and trees. It can grow a metre or more in a one summer and its berries, once they fall on the ground or are spread by wildlife, are capable of remaining dormant for years before sprouting. Removal of these trees is a critical project because forests in the Carolinian Zone are home to rare and unusual plant and animal species that exist nowhere else in Canada. If we allow invasive tree species to populate these forests, we risk losing native flora and fauna that make the Carolinian Zone so special.