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 It can come into the area and out grow all of the native vegetation.                                                                                     It was thought to be used for grazing, a lush grass that can be grown anywhere,  but not the case.               It turns out that the back of the leaf blades are really rough and it also has a high silica content...     Nothing really likes to eat it,  not even goats .                                                                                                                                   It’s dangerous to the ecosystem, the dense root system will choke out the native vegetation.                     It’s highly flammable.   It has a lot of fuel in those grass blades and it will cause canopy fires.     Cogongrass is easily spread by its seed and equipment used to move dirt, such as tractors.                                 It is mostly found in pastures, old fields, and roadsides, but it can show up in your yard.

Wildlife Sightings

 June 2023
Eastern Mud Snake (61 inches)
Striker

 Black-bellied whistling duck 

Black-bellied whisling duck
On Pond 4 - Garden Club Drive
osprey
December - This Great Horned Owl was seen and photographed at the intersection of Heron Point Way and Avenham on December 20th
Great Horned Owl
Other Sightings

2018-04 Alligator

2019-07 Red Headed Woodpecker

2021-01-18 Black Racer North Trail

2021-03-31 American Bald Eagle Nest

2021-04-04 Prickly-pear Cactus

2020-05-27 Black Bear in VG

February 2021 Immature Bald Eagle - Victoria Hills
January... over the pass three years we've been keeping an eye on a injured Sandhill Crane with a Redneck...
Little Blue Heron 21 2022-03-05a