What is the Most Invasive Species in Florida?
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As a non retiree I am often asked to serve on boards or be involved somehow in my neighborhood. In fact, this past year I have (through some misunderstanding) been elevated to our master community's board of governors. Which is more work, but fine because I avoided the Pepper Tree committee. Long story short: Pepper Trees are not native to Florida and behave like weeds here. They must be dealt with or they take over and kill all other trees and shrubs in any given neighborhood. It's no fun to deal with them and lots of extra work that no one likes to do, and I was smart enough to get out of it.
Or, so I thought.
There is an even worse invasive species now in the state and a few of us have been asked to deal with them. Similar to Pepper Trees, they are not native to Florida, try to take over entire communities and are resilient to almost anything. That's right, I'm talking about pickle ball players.
They seem rather innocuous however, if they are not dealt with you'll see shuffle boards, parking areas and even (gasp) tennis courts become their domain. They are tough, cannot be reasoned with and will call you at home after 9PM to discuss their concerns.
In fact, there is only one thing to do.
As a non retiree I am often asked to serve on boards or be involved somehow in my neighborhood. In fact, this past year I have (through some misunderstanding) been elevated to our master community's board of governors. Which is more work, but fine because I avoided the Pepper Tree committee. Long story short: Pepper Trees are not native to Florida and behave like weeds here. They must be dealt with or they take over and kill all other trees and shrubs in any given neighborhood. It's no fun to deal with them and lots of extra work that no one likes to do, and I was smart enough to get out of it.
Or, so I thought.
There is an even worse invasive species now in the state and a few of us have been asked to deal with them. Similar to Pepper Trees, they are not native to Florida, try to take over entire communities and are resilient to almost anything. That's right, I'm talking about pickle ball players.
They seem rather innocuous however, if they are not dealt with you'll see shuffle boards, parking areas and even (gasp) tennis courts become their domain. They are tough, cannot be reasoned with and will call you at home after 9PM to discuss their concerns.
In fact, there is only one thing to do.
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