Learn what invasive species look like and teach others!
Discover alternatives in your landscape! Promote responsible gardening
by considering natives as alternatives. Learn about the native plants
around you.
Remove invasive exotic plants from your landscape and replace them
with native plants or non-invasive exotics. Remove invasive exotics
before they are a problem, when densities are low. Scout annually for
invasive plants.
Buy nursery-propagated native plants. Never dig or buy plants that
have been dug in the wild.
Minimize landscape disturbance and promote healthy native plant communities.
Avoid using garden plants from other regions whose invasive potential
is poorly understood. In addition to potential threats to natural areas,
some exotics become pests in carefully managed landscapes and gardens.
Support organizations such as Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
(IPAW). IPAW is working to educate and raise awareness about
the threat posed by invasive exotics. Volunteer to serve on a committee
or a working study group.
Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin