On October 1st, DA sustainability committee members, DA faculty members, parents, and experts came together to fight a common enemy: Tree of Heaven. It’s an invasive species from China that is spreading in east coast forests at an alarming rate. Another reason this tree is a problem is that it harbors the spotted lantern fly, …
Category: Biodiversity
Nov 28
Biodiversity and Undeveloped Land
By Paul Wang and Merritt Schulz Why does Biodiversity matter? What is it? Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our local environment. Biodiversity matters to us. We are all interconnected. A single species interacts with …
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