Part of the New York City Park Experience: Joining the War on Invasives

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the borough’s most popular green space, volunteers learn the difference between English Ivy and Mugwort—and how to get rid of both.

By Naaja Flowers

July 1, 2025

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Naaja Flowers is a proud Brooklyn native, writer and civic organizer, currently studying journalism at Hampton University, “The Standard of Excellence.”

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