Native Invasive Swap Program
Residents are invited to participate in a free invasive/native plant swap service.
How It Works
You, the homeowner, remove one targeted invasive species from your backyard providing proof of removal (before and after photo). We'll then provide you with a free native plant to replace it.
Invasive Species Are:
- non-native plants that cause economic and/or environmental harm
- crowd out native plants
- reduce biodiversity
- decrease habitat value
- cause stream bank instability and failures
- require large expenditures of time/money to remove
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Targeted Invasive Species Include:
- Butterfly bush
- American pokeweed
- Yellow archangel
- Yellow flag iris
- Spurge laurel
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Invasive Species
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Potential Replacement
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Butterfly bush
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Red flowering currant
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Yellow flag iris
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Oregon iris
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For more information or to be one of the few participants in this free program, contact Laura.Guderyahn@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2246.
Interested in Weeds?
We're looking for volunteers to join our Weed Watchers program.