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General Tips on How to Prevent Invasive Plants Where You Live, Work, and Play:

• Learn how to identify the invasive plants that are in your area.
• Be certain that seeds are not stuck to your clothes or gear.
• At entrances to natural areas, use mechanical devices like the bootbrush pictured, to remove seeds and other plant material from your shoes.

Click here to download PDF instructions on how to order boot brush stations.

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• Do not camp or travel through areas infested with invasive plants
• Clean dirt and mud off of your vehicle, pets, and boots before going onto public lands.
• Drive only on established roads and hike on designated trails.
• Do not plant invasive species on your land. Find native or non-invasive alternative species.
• Ask your nursery to stock and sell native plant species only.
• Volunteer to help inventory or control invasive plants.
• Tell your friends and family about the problem of invasive plants.

Visit Midwest Invasive Plant Network's Links and Early Detection/Rapid Response sections for more information on invasive plants in our area.

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Other Resources:

View/Download PDF of the National Invasive Species Management Plan, adopted by the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) in August, 2008. The plan provides a five-year road map for federal efforts to prevent and control invasive species.

Invasive Free Zone Guidebook, prepared by Darienne McNamara, Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species - read about the work being done by the Wisconsin Council on Forestry and the Great Lakes Terrestrial Invasive Species Committee of the Midwest Natural Resources Group.

USING CERTIFIED WEED-FREE FORAGE AND MULCH IN THE MIDWEST:

• A Fact Sheet for Consumers
• A Fact Sheet for Producers

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Guidelines for Planting Alternatives to Invasive Plants:

"Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants of the Midwest" Brochure  - Download the PDF Companion to the Brochure - Nursery Wallet Cards - take these with you when you shop for plants and record where you find invasive species being sold.

• Visit PlantWise: Native Alternatives for Invasive Plants at: www.wildflower.org/invasive/

PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America, and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas.

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