MDC, Mineral Area College replace invasive Bradford pears with native trees - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

MDC, Mineral Area College replace invasive Bradford pears with native trees - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

PARK HILLS, Mo., (KBSI) – The Missouri Department of Conservation and Mineral Area College have completed a campuswide project to remove invasive Bradford pear trees and replace them with native species, a move officials say will improve habitat and long-term landscape health. More than 80 Bradford pear trees were removed along the main campus drive and surrounding median areas this fall. In their place, crews planted 42 native trees intended to…