COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA RESOURCE PAGE
Learn what a CWMA is, the steps for creating one, and look at examples of CWMAs around the country by downloading the "Cookbook" and PowerPoint slide show below:
CWMA Cookbook for Eastern US (PDF)
CWMA PowerPoint Slide Show (PowerPoint version, updated December 2010)
CWMA PowerPoint Slide Show (PDF version, faster download)
CWMA Resources:
- Information on State Invasive Species Laws, Agencies, and Resources for the U.S. Eastern region.
- TNC Global Invasive Species Team (GIST) - http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/index.html - The Nature Conservancy projects and success stories from around the country; photo archive; planning strategies, control methods.
- Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPN) - www.weedcenter.org
- CIPM's CWMA Resource Page, How to Develop a CWMA - www.weedcenter.org/cwmas/howCWMA.html
- Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) Invasives Prevention - www.centerforplantconservation.org/invasives/
- Door County Invasive Species Team - http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/invasive/default.htm
PowerPoint Presentations:
- Introduction to Cooperative Weed Management Areas - What are they, what can they do for me, and how do I get one started, Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network, Purdue University (PDF Version - faster download time)
- Local Solutions to Landscape Level Problems, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) & Invasive Plant Control, Inc (PDF Version - faster download time)
- New Hampshire Coastal Watershed Invasive Plant Partnership (PDF Version - faster download time)
- What Can a CWMA do for you? A Look Back at the First Three Years of the River to River CWMA, Chris Evans, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area (PDF Version - faster download time)
- SuAsCo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area - Managing Invasive Species in the SuAsCo Watershed, Amber CarrSuAsCo CISMA Coordinator (PDF Version - faster download time)
Samples of Documents from CWMAs:
- Hold Harmless Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU):
- Cooperative Agreement - Adirondack Park Weed Management Area
- Project Summary - Establishment of a Long Island Weed Management Area
- Strategic Management Plans:
Documents Prepared by CWMAs:
- Leafy spurge fact sheet - prepared by Lake/McHenry County CWMA - includes contact info for reporting
- Be On The Lookout For New Invasive Plants In Ramsey County (MN) Flyer - Developed by the Ramsey County CWMA in Minnesota, this flyer lists nine major species of concern. It contains great color photos and links to control and management websites. They have also developed an excellent flyer about Oriental Bittersweet.
Other CWMA Resources:
- The River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area in Southern Illinois has created a nice video on Japanese stiltgrass. Click here to see it. The presentations from the 2010 Stiltgrass Summit, held in Carbondale Illinois on August 11-12, 2010, are also now available at www.rtrcwma.org/stiltgrass.
- The River to River CWMA has partnered with the University of Georgia's Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health to provide distribution maps for invasive species in Southern Illinois. View at: http://www.rtrcwma.org/distribution/. This project utilizes the EDDMapS national database and mapping system. (www.eddmaps.org). The maps are based on primarily a combination of data from the Shawnee National Forest, the Southern Illinois Invasive Plant Strike Team, and the Southern Illinois Weed Watch Program. If you know of infestations that you would like included on this map, then you can report sightings at: http://www.rtrcwma.org/report/.
- The 2010 annual report from the Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team is also available online at http://www.rtrcwma.org/striketeamreport2010.pdf. The Central Hardwoods Invasive Plant Network (Chip-N) has completed a survey of invasive species along the Ohio River Valley and results are available at www.rtrcwma.org/chip-n. Chip-N is an informal partnership between CWMA's in the southern portions of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio (River to River CWMA, Southern Indiana CWMA, Iron Furnace CWMA and the Southeast Ohio NNIS Interest Group.
- PowerPoint presentations, with audio, available from The National Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Conference, April, 2008, Reno, Nevada. Click here to access. The conference focused on CWMA funding and logistics, working with volunteers, EDRR, awareness and outreach, approaches to mapping, and state and national initiatives. In addition to enjoying 27 talks by speakers from across the U.S., attendees from 37 states provided glimpses of cooperative weed management activities in their own states.
- National CWMA Map - by the National Network of Invasive Plant Centers (NNIPC)
- Click here for a map (pdf) of Midwest CWMAs
Links to CWMAs:
- Northwoods CWMA, northern Wisconsin - www.northwoodscwma.org
- The Invasive Species Cooperatives of Northern Wisconsin - www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf/natres/nnis/cwma.html
- Southeast Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium (SEWISC) - http://sewisc.org
- Ramsey County CWMA, MN - www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cd/cwma.htm
- Central Upper Peninsula CWMA - www.upicweeds.org
- Western Upper Peninsula CWMA, MI - www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa/forest_management/botany/cwpma_site/index.htm
- Eastern Upper Peninsula CWMA, MI- www.chipmackconservation.org/
- Northwest Michigan CWMA - www.garlic-mustard.org
- River to River CWMA, IL - www.rtrcwma.org/
- Northeastern Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (NIIPP) - www.niipp.net
- Iron Furnace CWMA, OH -www.ironfurnacecwma.org/
- Southern Indiana CWMA - www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier/docs/plants/sicwma.htm
- Indiana Coastal CWMA - www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/indiana/partnership/art32091.html
- Lake Erie CWMA, includes Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie Counties in Ohio - www.lakeeriecwma.com
- Hawkeye CWMA, IA - www.hawkeyecwma.org
- Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition - http://www.wrisc.org
- Wisconsin Headwaters Invasives Partnership - http://www.whipinvasives.org
If you are interested in sharing information about your work in a CWMA, please contact us at mipninfo@gmail.com
CWMA's can also self-report to The National Network of Invasive Plant Centers - www.invasiveplantcenters.org
Federal Funding Opportunities:
- National Invasive Species Information Center. Provides a comprehensive gateway to invasive species information and links to many funding opportunities: www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/toolkit/grantsrequests.shtml
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Pulling Together Initiative. Provides support for the formation of CWMAs.
- U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service – Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). - Provides funding for a variety of conservation actions.