Question 7
- My wife and I will soon be living in Marshall on 30 acres of land
of which 20 are wetlands, 5 oak savanah and 5 woods. The bad news is
that it has been used for pasture for the last 15 years. I've been told
that we have reed canary grass, multiflora rose, box elder plus others.
My problem is that I am a city boy that is not sure what these look
like at various times of the year. What do you recommed to help identify
and remove these invasives?
I am especially looking for something that I can carry with me when
we are out walking the land. Does anyone sell a small loose leaf book/binder
that can have pages added as new species or techniques are found?
Answer 7.
My first suggestion is that you attend our upcoming symposium,
Invasive Plants of the Midwest, to be held in conjunction with the Natural
Areas Association Conference, in Madison. The symposium will be held on
Saturday, September 27. You can find out more information, and register
on-line by visiting the Natural Areas Association website www.naturalarea.org.
Registration for the one day symposium is fairly modest, at $50.00. We
expect 300-500 people to attend, with 6 simultaneous sessions, a live
plant exhibit, information on "tools of the trade", posters,
and lots of good networking opportunities.
You should also use our IPAW website as a resource, including the links
to other organizations such at the Wisconsin DNR.
Regarding field guides to use for invasive plant identification, I have
several suggestions.
IPAW has for sale a few copies of the following 3 items. Each can be purchased
for: $7.50 (includes postage and handling). Send payment to IPAW, P.O.
Box 5274, Madison, WI 53705, with name of publication ordered.
- Minnesota invasive non-native terrestrial plants (From MN DNR, identification
information and color photos on about 35 species, most of which also
occur in Wisconsin. Includes photos and control methods, and a list
of other references.)
- Weeds of the Northern Lakes States (From U.S. Forest Service, identification
information on about 16 species, color photos, and a list of other references.)
- Invasive Plants of the Southern Tier (From U.S. Forest Service, identification
information on about 19 species, color photos, and a list of other references.
About 4 species over lap with the previous publication.)
Other available publications you might find helpful are as
follows:
- Wisconsin DNR has some helpful publications: http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/.
See especially the Control manual for ecologically invasive plants.
They also have handy "wild cards" for many of our problem
species, handy wallet size cards with abbreviated information and a
color photo.
- The Natural Areas Association has put together on a CD a compilation
of 93 articles from it's journal relevant to Invasive and Exotic Species,
plus references to relevant web sites. It can be ordered from the Association
for $32 (non-member price) by sending a check to: Natural Areas Association,
P.O. Box 1504, Bend OR, 97709. Be aware that these articles are on topics
from around the nation, so not all are relevant to Wisconsin, or even
the Midwest.
Answer provided by:
Nancy Braker
IPAW Board Member and Secretary and
Agency Relations Director
The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter
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