Volunteers haul away Brazilian Pepper brush. This part of the restoration is extremely labor intensive. The brush must be cut by hand, chipped and then burned. The pepper brush must be burned before the berries turn red or the seeds will be distributed and begin new growth.

Image ID: r0008722, NOAA's Restoration Center Collection
Location: Broward County, Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Photo Date: October 1996
Credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Mike Devany & Marine Resource Council

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