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Ask a Ranger: Invasive Plant Species
Contact the park
919-383-1686
eno.river@ncparks.gov
Addresses
Fews Ford access
and park office
6101 Cole Mill Road
Durham, NC 27705
GPS: 36.0783, -79.0050
Cabelands access
4950 Howe St.
Durham, NC 27705
GPS: 36.0400, -78.9888
Cole Mill access
4390 Old Cole Mill Road
Durham, NC 27712
GPS: 36.0599, -78.9804
Pleasant Green access
4770 Pleasant Green Road
Durham, NC 27705
GPS: 36.0459, -79.0115
Pump Station access
4023 Rivermont Road
Durham, NC 27712
GPS: 36.0594, -78.9652
Hours
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- December to February:
7:00am to 7:00pm
- March to April:
7:00am to 9:00pm
- May to September:
7:00am to 10:00pm
- October:
7:00am to 9:00pm
- November:
7:00am to 8:00pm
- Closed Christmas Day
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- December to February:
7:30am to 6:30pm
- March to April:
7:30am to 8:30pm
- May to September:
7:30am to 9:30pm
- October:
7:30am to 8:30pm
- November:
7:30am to 7:30pm
- Closed Christmas Day
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- December to February:
8:30am to 5:30pm
- March to April:
8:30am to 7:30pm
- May to September:
8:30am to 8:30pm
- October:
8:30am to 7:30pm
- November:
8:30am to 6:30pm
- Closed Christmas Day
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- March to October:
Monday to Thursday:
8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday:
8:30am to 8:00pm
Saturday to Sunday:
9:00am to 5:00pm
- November to February:
Monday to Friday:
8:30am to 4:30pm
Saturday to Sunday:
9:00am to 5:00pm
- Closed Christmas Day
Ask a Ranger: Invasive Plant Species
Click the player above to listen to the episode. Read the article below to learn more about invasive plant species.
What are Invasive Plants and How Do You Manage Them in North Carolina State Parks?
Invasive plants are more common that one might imagine. As discussed in the “Ask a Ranger” podcast, invasive plants are introduced deliberately and accidentally — birds efficiently carry seeds to new areas, for example. The plants that I have dealt with the most in my time with N.C. State Parks are Chinese wisteria and Chinese privet. In the upcoming year, my plans for Eno River State Park will expand to include parrotfeather (an aquatic invasive plant), tree-of-heaven, multiflora rose, bamboo and kudzu.
Left: Kudzu, J. Mickey, Stone Mountain State Park
Right: Kudzu with flower, courtesy of K. Radewicz
Left: Chinese wisteria with flower, courtesy of K. Radewicz
Right: Chinese privet with fruit, courtesy of K. Radewicz
The plan for invasive species eradication from an area is plant- and time-of-year-specific. At the very end of winter, one could apply the correct pesticide mixed with a penetrating oil and red dye to some trees or shrubs, but not others. Foliar applications of pesticide (sprayed on the leaves) usually occur only in the summer months but can be the treatment plan year-round for some species such as thorny olive. Some pesticides are restricted and can’t be purchased at any of the big box stores. Always read the label of the pesticide!
Please see the links below to learn more about invasive plant species and the native plant alternatives!
How to create native gardens, manage invasive species, and choose native alternatives
https://projects.ncsu.edu/goingnative/index.html
Information from N.C. State University in cooperation with North Carolina Forest Service.
Gardening in the Southeast, programming and education through the N.C. Botanical Garden
http://ncbg.unc.edu/plants-and-gardening/
This link discusses gardening here in the Southeast as compiled by the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Further exploration of the site takes the visitor to information on educational programs offered at the NCBG, its various gardens and natural areas, and the NCBG’s own exhibits.
About the Ask a Ranger Podcast
Ranger Crystal and Ranger Jess host the North Carolina State Parks Ask a Ranger Podcast series. Their guest this episode is Ranger Kim Radewicz from Eno River State Park. She also wrote this accompanying article.
Email them at askaranger@ncparks.gov.
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