Non-Native Invasive Plants

Because the soil is so fertile here, and because of a history of settlement and agriculture, non-native invasive species are numerous. They include the following:

• common chickweed* (low plant)
• garlic mustard* (low plant)
• ground-ivy* (low plant)
• Japanese honeysuckle* (vine)
• tree-of-heaven* (tree)

Diseases, Pests, and Other Threats

Learn more about some of the ecological threats to the natural communities of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

See Making a Difference to learn about some of the ways park staff are addressing these threats—and ways you can help, too.