Hundreds of native plants are being reintroduced to Paw Paw Woods near Wallaceburg.
This is part of the Sydenham Field Naturalists' (SFN) Ecological Restoration Project which recently saw them and a group of volunteers remove invasive plants from the area.
While they don't have a total for how much was removed, a backhoe was needed to move it all.
"We want to reintroduce some of [the native plants] and bump up the bio-diversity to where it may have been beforehand or maybe we're improving it," said Ismay Earl, president of the SFN.
She explained the invasive species have been crowding out other plants, which limits food options for insects and animals that live in the woods.
By replacing the invasive plants with native ones, there's hope that more creatures will start to call the area home.
"When you create habitat, the bugs come in and then the birds follow and then everything else follows in succession and it creates this more wholesome web of life in that area," added Earl.
The SFN is able to do this thanks to a $2,500 grant from the Invasive Species Centre and a $2,000 donation from Enbridge.
People who want to help replant the native species can sign up to volunteer.
The group is planning to visit the area on November 30 and December 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.
Anyone can just show up on either day, however, the SFN wants people to register so they know how much they need to bring for lunch and refreshments.