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I'm new to this forum, and I have a dilemma on which I'd like some input. We're homeowners in eastern Massachusetts, and our 1-acre property includes woods with a stream running through it. The woods that we own are continuous with a larger wooded area owned by the neighbors, with additional woods/wetlands across the street. The stream flows to a reservoir. Due to the presence of the reservoir, homeowners are asked not to "manicure" the woods -- specifically, not to remove fallen trees and branches, but to let them decay naturally. This is supposed to protect the purity of the water flowing into the reservoir, although I suspect their larger goal is to protect the ecology of the stream and adjacent woodlands.
Generally speaking, I'm happy to abide by this. However, I keep thinking how pretty the woods would be with the introduction of some native wildflowers -- specifically, Lobelia siphilitica and Lobelia cardinalis, and perhaps Trillium grandiflorum. As I see it, they're pretty, native, and non-invasive; the great blue Lobelia is actually endangered in Massachusetts.
So does it count as environmental tampering if I introduce these plants into the woods?
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