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EUP Cooperative Weed Managment Area

The Eastern Upper Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area is a partnership of city, county, state, federal, and tribal officials who have joined together with local citizens, landowners, and not-for-profit groups to share invasive plant management resources.

CWMA's have many benefits. They build community awareness and participation. They reduce the risk of control efforts to water and rare species by assuring that partners employ best management practices (BMPs). They provide an early detection and rapid response network and help secure funding. CWMA activities include education and awareness; prevention; monitoring; and integrated pest management.

Purple Loosestrife

Noticed any purple flowers along any wet area lately? Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is in full bloom. You'll see numerous bright flowers with five to seven petals each. The plants are prolific seed producers. Infestations may result in dramatic disruptions in water flow in rivers and a sharp decline in biological diversity as native food and cover plant species, notably cattails, are completely crowded out, and the life cycles of organisms from waterfowl to amphibians to algae are affected. Look alike plant is Fireweed and blooming right now too - so check them closely. Read the attached for treatment options.

Steering Committee

Minutes - October 22, 2010 Meeting

EUP CWMA Strategic Plan Survey

EUP CWMA Memorandum of Understanding

Quarterly Reporting Form

Garlic Mustard Video

Unfortunately we are starting to see growth of invasive plants that threaten the biodiversity of our precious forests. One such plant that is threatening our forested areas is Garlic mustard. Check out this great video, "Stemming the Tide", to help you identify and stop the spread of Garlic mustard in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. The best time to pull garlic mustard is in May and June when the plant in flowering. Please take a look at this flyer.

Weed Mapping

The EUPCWMA has developed an on-line mapping program to post the locations of invasive species found by our volunteers. With assistance from the Land Information Access Association (LIAA), we are now able to post our fieldwork on a Google Map application on our web site. Ultimately, all of our data will be submitted to the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) for posting on their web site as well.

Our web site weed map will provide immediate feedback to volunteers of the information they submit on their survey forms. Check out the map to see some of the work that was collected last season. Click here to view the map.

CWMA Forum

Some of the responses to the recent Strategic Plan Survey requested an on-line discussion forum where volunteers, landowners, and other interested individuals could exchange information about invasive plants. In response, we now have available the CWMA Forum. To use the forum, all you have to do is register. It's simple. Click here to get started.

With the help of experts in the field, we will hopefully answer all of your questons. If you have topics that you'd like discussed or just want to make comments on topics listed, you can submit them on the forum.

Since this is a new feature, it will take some time before we are all familiar with the process but this should be a fun way for us to exchange information. See you at the Forum!

Volunteers

Volunteers are a critical component in the success of a cooperative weed management program. Volunteers will be needed to locate and map areas where non-native invasive plants have taken hold. Volunteers will also be needed to help remove plants. Dates, times and locations for these activities will be posted on the web site calendar of events. For more information you can call or e-mail Wendy Wagoner, EUP CWMA Program Coordinator.

EUP CWMA Forms

Invasive Species Survey Protocol

Invasive Species Survey Form

Field Log Protocol

Field Log Form

Invasive Species Codes

Landowner's Reporting Postcard

Invasive Identification Cards

Top 10 Invasive Plant Species in the EUP CWMA:

Top 10 Invasive Species Found in the EUP CWMA