This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Held during the last week of February every year, this week is dedicated to raising awareness about the threats invasive species pose and how we can prevent their spread. Learn more about invasive species with GreatSmokyNPS and make native plant “seed balls” for your garden, yard, or even a flower pot. Click the link in our bio to start this project and help protect our native species! 🌱 #InvasiveSpeciesAwareness #InvasiveSpecies #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek #JapaneseHoneysuckle #GreatSmokyMountainsNPS #NationalParks 📷: NationalParkService / B. Edwards Image: Japanese Honeysuckle, an invasive vine whose dense mats smother native plants, shrubs, and trees, causing them to starve for light. Introduced from Japan and now found across the eastern United States.