Plants Out Of Place

the newsletter of the
INVASIVE PLANTS ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN

Issue 23 - December 2008 (PDF, 329KB)

IPAW Conference and TPE Banquet
Regional Weed Groups in Wisconsin
IPAW Conference Schedule
Eradicating Common Buckthorn
Managing Invasive Plants in CRP Fields in WI
Minnesota’s Invasive Species Conference
Map of Wisconsin Regional Weed Groups
IPAW/TPE Conference registration form

Issue 22 - August 2008 (PDF, 777KB)

Public Hearings on NR40
BASF is Requesting Proposals for 2009
Comments from the President
Hill Mustard
Interactive Weed Identification Database
Three Conferences
New Board Member, Vijai Pandian
Public Sessions for Forestry Best Management

Issue 21 - May 2008 (PDF, 470KB)

Invasive Species Awareness Month
New Aquatic Invasive Plant
Comments from the President
Wisconsin Weed Watchers Program
Invader Crusader Awards
Generous Donors
SEWIC Weed Management Area
Integrating Invasive Plant Data

Issue 20 - February 2008 (PDF, 700KB)

Invasive Rule NR40-2008
New Invasives in Wisconsin in 2007
New Cooperative Management Area in SE WI
Survey of Invasives in State Forests
Exciting Annual Meeting
Lakeshore Preserve & Garlic Mustard7
Perennial Pepperweed
Forestry Best Management for Invasives

Issue 19 -August 2007 (PDF, 651KB)

What on earth was Leopold thinking?
WI DNR & UW Extension Publications
ISAM Successful Again
ISAM Poster Contest-Invaders of the Forest
2007 Invader Crusader Award Recipients
Weed Warrior Song
Reed Canarygrass Management
Garlic Mustard as a noxious weed in WI

Issue 18 - May 2007 (PDF, 376 KB)

2007 ISAM
Comments from the President
New program Assistant
New Board Membersl
ISAM Calendar
Regional Invasive Plant Groups
2007 Invader Crusader Nominees
Invaders in Our Forests
Aquatic Invasives

Issue 17 - February 2007 (PDF, 551 KB)

2007 ISAM
Comments from the President
PowerPoint Presentations
New Multiflora Rose Disease
Reed Canarygrass Control
IPAW 2007 Annual Meeting
IPAW, NCWSS & MIPN conference Report
Revising Invasive Plant Laws
IPAW Science Committee

Issue 16 - November 2006 (PDF, 338 KB)

Invasive Plants in the Midwest Symposium
Oh, Faithless (Multi)flora – by Kathy Dodd Miner

Issue 15 - September 2006 (PDF, 459 KB)

IPAW Conference and Meeting
Comments from the President
Wetlands Association Forum
Review of Invasive Awareness Month
New Board Members
Reed Canary Grass Control
Outgoing Board Members

Issue 14 - May 2006 (PDF, 471 KB)

Invasive Awareness Month
2006 Invader Crusaders
June Events for Invasive Awareness Month
News Release on Invasive Awareness
19 New Invaders to Watch
Japanese Stilt Grass
Emerald Ash Borer
Northwoods Cooperative
Clean boats

Issue 13 - March 2006 (PDF, 728 KB)

June - Invasive Species Month
Use your Invasive Plant Reporting Form
Revising the IPAW working List
Educating Farmers
Invasives in WI Forests
IPAW Thanks Jerry Doll
IPAW Science Committee Needs Coordinators
Reed Canary Grass Task Force
IPAW Conference Report
IPAW 2005 Year in Review

Issue 12 - December 2005 (PDF, 463 KB)

Invasive plant curriculum materials available for educators
IPAW Planning a Conference – Way Ahead!
IPAW Fundraising Committee has been Busy!
Two Wetlands Conferences
Representative Meyer has Introduced an Aquatic Invasive Species Bill, AB757
Introducing Wisconsin’s New Aquatic Invasive Species Education Handbook
Invasive Plant Workshops, Sponsored by the DNR Urban Forestry Program, Attended by Hundreds Across the State
"Aquatic Invasive Species in the Upper Great Lakes Region" Conference Summary
Northwoods Weed Group coming together to form a Cooperative Weed Management Association (CWMA)
We Energies Donation

Issue 11 - July 2005 (PDF, 149 KB)

Wisconsinites Shine During Invasive Species Awareness Month
Board of Directors 2005 spring election results; officer elections; and newsletter editor change
IPAW Accomplishments are Many And Still Growing
First Annual Invader Crusader Awards
Update on Garlic Mustard and Buckthorn Biocontrol Research
Request for people to collect voucher specimens and records of certain invasive plants
Developing Municipal Weed Laws
Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA's) workshop held in Ashland, WI

Issue 10 - April 2005 (PDF, 587 KB)

Oak Savanna Restoration in the Village of McFarland
Warblers and Weeds
Swallow-wort Update
Treasurer’s Notes
Roadside Mowing
Forests for Watersheds and Wildlife
“Clean Boats, Clean Waters” Workshops
Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
Letter from the Education Committee
Grant Funding Update
Legislative/Policy Update
Invasive Species Awareness Month
Nominations for Invasive Species Achievement Awards

Issue 9 - January 2005 (PDF, 831 KB)

Small Scale Effort to Preserve and Restore a Neighborhood Woods
Winter is an Excellent Time to Control Invasive Shrubs using the “Cut Stump” Method
Update on the Revisions of the State Weed Law
Invasive Species Awareness Month
The IPAW List Server
Notes from the Education Committee
Invasives and Forestry
IPAW Website Updates
Midwest Invasive Plant Network Update: September 2004

Issue 8 - July 2004 (PDF, 413KB)

“The Battle of Durst Rockshelter”, Baraboo Hills, Sauk County
Curly-leaf Pondweed in Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Let’s all be friends of Half Moon Lake, Don Huebscher, Leader-Telegram Staff
The Fight is On Against the Evil Purple Invader, by Samantha Smith, Wisconsin Master Gardener
Beaver Creek Citizen Science Center

Issue 7 - May 2004 (PDF, 457KB)

NIPPING 'EM IN THE BUD: A PROGRAM TO STOP NEW INVASIVE PLANTS IN WISCONSIN
Invasive Plant Mapping in Wisconsin: a workshop held on 25 February 2004
GARLIC MUSTARD AND SPOTTED KNAPWEED WORKSHOP
A Tribute to Betty Czarapata

Issue 6 - February 2004 (PDF, 709KB)

Invasive Plant Mapping Workshop
Communication in the Name of Progress
Report of IPAW Annual Meeting
IPAW Symposium
Invasive Species Spotlight
New legislation assisting WDNR battle invasiveaquatic species statewide
The Basics of Reesd Bed Systems and use of Phragmites
Reed Bed Management Review

Issue 5 - July 2003 (PDF, 250KB)

You won’t want to miss the IPAW “Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest” Symposium!
IPAW Thanks its Outgoing Board Members
Thank You – To a Key Volunteer

Issue 4 - March 2003 (PDF, 328KB)

IPAW Working List of the Invasive Plants of Wisconsin - March 2003:
A call for comments and information

Issue 3 - October 2002 (PDF, 333KB)

Native and Invasive Strains of Common Reed Grass (Phragmites australis), How Can You Tell Them Apart?
You Can Help in the Native/Invasive Phragmites War!
Top-killing Canada Thistle with Vinegar?
Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department Receives a Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant to Develop an Invasive Species Strategic Plan!
The Bradley Method for Control of Invasive Plants
Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce … In Wisconsin???
Work of the IPAW Science Committee

Issue 2 - February 2002 (html)

Notes.Announcements.Meetings
IPAW Annual Membership Meeting
Completion of Betty Czarapata's Book, "Invading Weeds", Threatened by Illness
Sauk County Boot Brush and Signs
Help needed Now for Planning the 2003 Plants out of Place Conference
IPAW Working Definitions�
Get Involved in Regional and County Groups
Invasive Species Control Hits The Road in Sauk County
IPAW and The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Collaborate to Conduct an Invasive Plant Survey

Issue 1 - December 2001(html)

What's IPAW been up to? IPAW Working Committees - or How You Can Get Involved!
Monroe County Invasive Plant Species Working Group
Get Involved in Regional and County Groups!
A Primer on Weed Laws of Wisconsin
A New Survey of Purple Loosestrife Distribution
IPAW Call for Photos IPAW Working Definitions: What are we going to call them?
IPAW Annual Membership meeting