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Native plants are plants that are naturally occurring in the environment of a region, thriving on the local climate and soil. Native plants are essential to local ecosystems, as they provide needed nutrients to the soil, provide food for animals, and keep an ecosystem biodiverse and healthy. In the age of globalization and rapid transportation, plant species that come from one part of the world are able to come to completely different climates and over-compete with native species, essentially taking over an ecosystem. Many of us know about some of these species, such as Kudzu shown below, and can see the effects in our region and the ecosystem.
Above is a before and after picture of the restoration of South Bend Park in southeast Atlanta. This work was accomplished by Trees Atlanta over many phases of work, including removing 9.9 acres of kudzu and other invasive species, and planting 260 trees.
Stone Mountain provides a unique ecosystem to the area, as it is the largest dome of exposed granite in the world. This unique ecosystem allows for many plants to be endemic to the area, meaning they are native and restricted to the area. While granite outcrops are common in the North Georgia area, Stone Mountain being the largest provides for an extremely unique area for these very specific plants to thrive.
"Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont"
"Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont"
-"Lady Bird" Claudia Johnson (Former First Lady of Lyndon B. Johnson)
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