Ecological Threats
Each natural community faces ecological threats that could change its defining features, leading to its decline.
Non-Native Invasive Plants
Because the soil is so fertile here, and because of a history of settlement and agriculture, non-native invasive species are numerous. They include the following:
- common chickweed* (low plant)
- garlic mustard* (low plant)
- ground-ivy* (low plant)
- Japanese honeysuckle* (vine)
- tree-of-heaven* (tree)
Diseases, Pests, and Other Threats
Learn more about some of the ecological threats to the natural communities of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
See Making a Difference to learn about some of the ways park staff are addressing these threats—and ways you can help, too.