About

Prey on Invasives

The proliferation of invasive plants is brought on by broken relationships between people, plants, land and more. Rather than viewing these plants as enemies to be combatted and discarded, we can instead work to value them and bring them back into balanced relation with us and the ecosystems around them. We can become the predators many of these plants lack.

Locating this project

This site focuses on plants that are considered invasive on Coast Salish lands as those are the lands I am on and my work takes place on. Many of these plants are invasive beyond there and some of the projects discussed happen on the other side of the world. Since invasive plants impact native ecologies, any removal work should center itself around that ecology. Locating the work and the lands you are on is a crucial step in building relationships with the land, space and plants.

Using the term 'invasive'

I use the term invasive with a level of reluctance and hesitation. The language is often demonizing and portrays these plants as if they are themselves enacting violence rather than being the product and continuation of it. However, it allows me to speak about plants that in certain environments will have net negative impacts on the native ecosystems they move into. I want to be able to distinguish invasive plants from non-invasive introduced plants like dandelion or plantain that don't have that same level of impact.

Contact

If you have feedback, other uses or just want to comment send me an email at preyoninvasives@gmail.com. I am always looking to explore these plants more and would love to hear any of your experiences!