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Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
The Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council (MA-EPPC) provides regional leadership to effectively address the threat of invasive plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural habitats of the Mid-Atlantic. The council coordinates regional efforts to gather and share information on the identification, management and prevention of invasive species, provide training and volunteer opportunities and to identify research needs. The Council is represented by members from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Mark your calendars!
The 5th Mid-Atlantic EPPC Conference:
August 11-12, 2009
University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Campus, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Complicating factors in
invasive plant management:
Circumstances beyond our control?
Get involved with the MA-EPPC:
Learn which plant species are problematic and how to recognize them
Learn about the impacts of invasive plants and how to control them
Volunteer to help remove invasive plants from a park or natural area
Discover which native plants make great substitutes for invasive species
Teach your friends how to identify and manage invasive plants
Attend meetings and workshops to learn more about invasive species
What's New:
Maryland Invasive Plants Brochure
Flory, S.L. 2008. Management of Microstegium vimineum invasions and recovery of resident plant communities. In press, Restoration Ecology. (PDF)
Planting Guidance Brochure includes a spreadsheet of 20 woody and 20 herbaceous plants
You-Post-It feature! Now you can post your own volunteer activity, meeting, workshop or other event. Try it today! It's easy!
Invasive Plant Tutorial.
The Invasive Exotic Plant (IEP) Management Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers provides a "one-stop-shop" for natural resource managers who are interested in organizing on-the-ground efforts to prevent, manage and control invasive plants.
MA-EPPC Bookmark.
Print the first page of this file, remove the paper from the printer, turn over, put it back and print the second page. You will now have 5 MA-EPPC bookmarks.
Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plants List.
275 species of invasive plants have been reported to be impacting natural areas in this region. Impacts include displacing native plants and animals, reducing native species biodiversity, altering soil properties, water and light regimes, and destroying wildlife habitat. Examples of some of our worst invaders are shown below. Click on a picture to go to a fact sheet produced by the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.
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Vines |
Lesser Celandine
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Japanese Barberry
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Tree of Heaven
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Porcelain-berry
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Japanese stiltgrass
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Bush Honeysuckle
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Princess Tree
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Oriental Bittersweet
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Garlic Mustard
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Multiflora Rose
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Paper Mulberry
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English Ivy
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