Coosa Ecological, LLC

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

02/24/2026

🌿 What Are Invasive Species, and Why Should You Care? 🌿

Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, or organisms that spread rapidly and disrupt local ecosystems. Unlike native species, they lack natural predators or controls, allowing them to outcompete local plants and wildlife.

So, why does this matter?
🔹 Biodiversity Loss - Invasives crowd out native species, reducing habitat for pollinators, birds, and beneficial insects.
🔹 Environmental Damage - They alter soil, water, and fire cycles, making it harder for native ecosystems to thrive.
🔹 Economic Impact - They cost billions in agricultural losses, property damage, and control efforts.

What can you do?
✅ Learn to identify and remove invasive plants in your area.
✅ Choose native plants for your garden to support local wildlife.
✅ Avoid planting or spreading non-native species.

🌎 National Invasive Species Awareness Week starts today! This is a great time to learn more about how invasives impact Alabama’s ecosystems and what you can do to help. Follow us for more information about invasive species in Alabama!

02/02/2026

Early detection of non-native, invasive species is key to ensuring these plants don’t become an even bigger nuisance in the future!

01/15/2026

Views from Bethel Barrens 🍂🌲🪨 🔥

01/09/2026

Bethel Barrens has undergone quite the transformation in less than a year! We are very excited to see what native species spring up as a result of selective thinning, non-native, invasive species eradication, and the return prescribed fire to these unique ecosystems.

12/13/2025

11/19/2025

10/22/2025

10/01/2025

Some great work is being done by our fantastic friend, Dr. Carl Wilms, and our friends at the Georgia Native Seed Network!

Check this out! 👀
This week, our friends from The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA Native Seed Network collected seeds from our local landscape. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, the team successfully gathered over ONE MILLION native seeds! 🌼🌿

These seeds will help preserve Georgia’s unique biodiversity, restore native habitats, and support pollinators for years to come. 🐝🦋

A huge thank you to the UGA team and Dr. Carl Wilms for their partnership and to everyone working to keep our ecosystems thriving. 💚

09/19/2025

Last year, Luke Fryar found himself in the heart of the Chickamauga Valley in Walker County, Georgia. He was cutting and burning a tree that had fallen for Mrs. Kleem. While Luke was burning the pile, he decided to wander behind the thicket of redbuds to see if he could find any interesting plants. In amongst the thickets of redbud were open limestone glades. Sprawling chinquapin oaks, post oaks, cherrybark oaks, and shagbark hickories were standing amongst an array of native wildflowers and grasses as a testament of time. The relict savanna and limestone glade that Luke discovered was a remnant of what once would have occupied a majority of the broad limestone valley that runs from McClemore Cove to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Earlier this year, we returned to Mrs. Kleem’s and discovered many rare species, such as kentucky old field aster, green antelopehorns milkweed, glade larkspur, Gattinger’s prairie clover, and entireleaf western daisy. To promote the growth of these species and other grassland forbs, we performed a late growing season prescribed burn to knock back the woody encroachment into this open landscape. This was the first time in a hundred years or more that a fire rolled through the grass and wildflowers all while smoke billowed up through the majestic post oaks. We cannot wait to see the results of returning fire back to a true Ridge and Valley grassland.