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Bolner, Nathan

Brown, Ricky

Killian, Conner

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Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech Digital CommonsANS Research Symposium ANS Research Symposium 2019Apr 11th, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AMInvasive Species Along the Rock Island GreenwayConner KillianLouisiana Tech UniversityNathan BolnerLouisiana Tech UniversityRicky BrownLouisiana Tech UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.latech.edu/ans-research-symposiumThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences and Symposia at Louisiana Tech Digital Commons. It has been accepted forinclusion in ANS Research Symposium by an authorized administrator of Louisiana Tech Digital Commons. For more information, please contactdigitalcommons@latech.edu.Recommended CitationKillian, Conner; Bolner, Nathan; and Brown, Ricky, "Invasive Species Along the Rock Island Greenway" (2019). ANS ResearchSymposium. 4.https://digitalcommons.latech.edu/ans-research-symposium/2019/poster-presentations/4 13   Invasive Species Along the Rock Island Greenway  Conner Killian1, Nathan Bolner2, Ricky Brown3   1 Forest Management, School of  Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Louisiana Tech University  2 Wildlife Habitat Management, School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Louisiana Tech University  3 Wildlife Habitat Management, School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Louisiana Tech University  _____________________________________________________________________________ The Rock Island Greenway, also known as the Chatauqua Run, was named after the railroad that passed through known as The Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway. Today a portion of this right-of-way is now a local park in Ruston, LA. The park runs North to South along Chatauqua Creek for one mile and has a crushed stone path throughout its entirety. The path is lined with many mature and understory native tree and shrub species, but invasive species have begun to move in. Species such as Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera), chinaberry (Melia azedarach), and kudzu (Pueraria lobate) have been detected and must be kept to a minimum to preserve the aesthetics and native species composition within the park. This area is being surveyed to find location, density, and species variation among invasive species.                                

Invasive Species Along the Rock Island Greenway

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