Photo Gallery of Invasive Vegetation Removal - Restoration Efforts of the Nicodemus Wilderness Project
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Removal of Siberian elm that shades out native plants	Hauling away nonnative vegetation	Girdling nonnative trees and treating with nontoxic herbicide

Nonnative "tree of heaven" looks exotic because of its neon color in the desert	Volunteers work to remove exotic vegetation from native habitats	Nonnative trees are treated with nontoxic herbicide (marked blue for visibility)

Exotic vegetation is clipped out of the way so native vegetation can grow	Some areas are covered with exotic vegetation that crowds out native vegetation and habitat	Teams work together to systematically remove exotic plants and trees

All exotic vegetation cuttings are removed from the project site to prevent them from spreading	View of lower canyon after successful removal of exotic vegetation	Removal of nonnative vegetation has successfully allowed native vegetation and wildlife habitat to reestablish