The area has issues with invasive non-native vegetation, such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and Norway maples.
Those that remain are choked with non-native vegetation.
The creek sometimes runs dry due to the non-native vegetation lowering the water table at the source.
The storm damage was a blessing for the park because it destroyed all the non-native vegetation that the state had been trying to eradicate.
The easiest characteristic of Lacandón settlement to spot is the presence of non-native vegetation such as fruit trees.
They are 38 hectares of landscaped gardens consisting of a mix of native and non-native vegetation including over 10,000 individual species.
Invasive, non-native vegetation dies and re-sprouts year after year creating an unnatural buildup of dead plant material.
Water efficient landscaping involves the use of native plants which tend to require less watering than non-native vegetation.
Later in the season, the management team removes the cattle, giving native plants a competitive advantage versus the non-native vegetation.
Before the restoration project, the East Wetlands was clogged with salt cedar and other non-native vegetation.