Natural Resources Chapter of the Master Plan - Town of Wolfeboro

Natural Resources Chapter, Wolfeboro, NH
Invasive species can:
Reduce the ability of streams to make historic water deliveries.
Displace native plant communities and/or radically change the nature of the habitats they
invade.
Compete for the same natural resources and life requirements (food, water, space, shelter)
as native species and degrade local ecologies by disrupting the food chain.
Cause the extinction of native species.
Increase soil erosion and fire hazard.
Decrease the quality of understory habitat in forests and facilitate the spread of other
invasive species.
Decrease the quality and amount of range for wildlife (and range animals).
Degrade aquatic habitats and clog waterways.
Following habitat loss, invasive species are the number one threat to the integrity of America 's
natural areas. In 2000, House Bill 1258-FN was created requiring the Commissioner of
Agriculture, Markets, and Food to, “conduct research and educational activities which address
the effects of invasive plant, insect, and fungal species upon the state,” and to “publish annually
lists of invasive species that present potential or immediate danger to the environmental and
economic interests of the state.” These lists are as follows:
N.H. Prohibited List
RSA 430:52 VII defines invasive species as an “alien species whose introduction causes or is
likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.” Therefore, no person
shall knowingly collect, transport, sell, distribute, propagate, or transplant any living and viable
portion of any plant species listed below, which includes all of their cultivars and varieties. Also,
no person shall knowingly collect, transport, sell, distribute, propagate or release any living
insect species listed below. 1
Prohibited Plants: Land
Scientific Name
Ailanthus altissima
Alliaria petiolata
Common Name
Tree of heaven
Garlic mustard
1 Invasive Species Adopted Rule Part Agr 3801.
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