Items
of Interest:
Governor
Daniels Creates Invasive Species (Council)
Task Force in Indiana (Aug 13, 2009)
Nature Conservancy.
Using a pen made from the invasive grass phragmites,
Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law legislation
creating the state Invasive Species Council.
Secretary
Salazar Announces $144,000 for Habitat
Improvement On Private Lands in Indiana (May
22, 2009)
DOI.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
The funding will support voluntary habitat
improvement projects completed through the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners
for Fish and Wildlife program in partnership
with private landowners. In Indiana,
the program supports restoration of wetlands,
native prairies, and riparian zones for migratory
bird and endangered species habitat. It also
focuses resources on control of invasive species
in native habitats.
Landscaping
with Non-Invasive Plant Species: Making
the RIGHT Choice (PDF | 4 MB)
Invasive Plant Species Assessment
Working Group.
To identify which gardening plants are invasive in Indiana, a partnership called
the Invasive Plant Species Assessment Working
Group (IPSAWG) was formed. The many
agencies and organizations listed in the brochure worked together to assess
dozens of species used in landscaping to
determine which were invasive or potentially
invasive, and to develop recommendations
for the use of each of the species. This
brochure contains the results and recommendations
from this effort.
HB 1203 - Bill introduced to establish the invasive council within
the Purdue University, School of Agriculture
(Introduced Jan 12, 2009)
The 2007 State of Indiana Report on Exotic
Forest Pests for the Exotic Forest Pest
Workshop for Midwest States (PDF | 3.3 MB)
Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program. |
