The common pear might be a delight to see in your fruit bowl or an orchard, but this cultivated pear variety likes to wander and is a sore sight for the native plants at Newport Forest. We are removing this upcoming invasive to make room for the native plants to flourish, join us!

This event is not family-friendly and involves the use of herbicide, hand saws, and chainsaws.

Photo by Mara McHaffie, retrieved from iNaturalist.