Community Forestry
in the South

Urban Forestry South

Author:	Van Loan, A.N.
Date:	2004
Periodical:	Florida Forests
Abstract:	Florida’s forests are under foreign invasion. Every day, introduced foreign plant species are spreading and reproducing in every region of the state, “battling” and out competing native plants, increasing land management costs, reducing pine productivity and affecting biodiversity. As foresters, landowners and land managers, we must be proactive and meet this battle head on to maintain the health, function, and long-term productivity of our forests.