{"id":559957,"date":"2026-04-02T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559957\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:30:13","slug":"invasive-plant-swap-helps-tippecanoe-county-ecosystems-thrive-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559957\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive plant swap helps Tippecanoe County ecosystems thrive | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo of a proud homeowner after removing their invasive Callery pear trees.<\/p>\n

Courtesy Tippecanoe County SWCD<\/p>\n

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN. (WLFI) – Thanks to a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation, Tippecanoe County residents can get up to 10 free native trees or shrubs if they agree to remove invasive plants from their property.<\/p>\n

The Tippecanoe Invasive Cooperative Taskforce is targeting seven specific invasive species this year: Callery pear (also known as Bradford pear), burning bush, miscanthus, Barberry, Norway maple, privet, and white mulberry.<\/p>\n

Invasive species are non-native plants that harm the economy, environment, or human health. Many spread from landscaped yards into local ecosystems, disrupting plant communities and reducing food and shelter for wildlife.<\/p>\n

Approved applicants will receive their native tree or shrub at the Tippecanoe County Soil and Water Conservation District Native Tree & Shrub Sale in the fall.<\/p>\n

Participants must remove their invasive tree, provide before-and-after photos as proof, and pick up and plant their native replacement.<\/p>\n

Applications are open now through August 1st or until 200 replacements have been requested.<\/p>\n

Fore more information or to apply,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo of a proud homeowner after removing their invasive Callery pear trees. Courtesy Tippecanoe County SWCD WEST LAFAYETTE,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,2652,248208,3729,3,79,452],"class_list":["post-559957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-indiana","tag-living-green","tag-local","tag-news","tag-science","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}