Rescuing and Preserving our Natural Heritage.

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Rescuing and Preserving our Natural Heritage

Cogongrass Chinese privet Kudzu Chinese tallow tree Japanese climbing fern Tropical soda apple Invasive roses Alligator weed Hydrilla Eurasian water milfoil Alabama’s top 10

See entire list at: Alabama’s Invasive Plants by Land-use and Water-use Sectors

Aerial photo courtesy: Alabama Forestry Commission our biggest threat Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)

50% of the species on Alabama’s invasive plant list are escaped ornamentals ‘ UGA photos courtesy of NJL

2008 Annual Meeting Official signing of Cogongrass Task Force MOU Mini workshops Over 150 participants

Invasive plant poster published by Legacy, Inc. in cooperation with ALIPC Episode about Invasive Plants on Alabama Public Television’s ‘Discovering Alabama’ co-sponsored by and produced in cooperation with ALIPC

A portable display with interchangeable species cards is available for use at meetings and other functions

North Alabama Working Group Established the Tennessee Valley Weed Management Area 4 th Annual symposium - Nov 2007 North Alabama Invasive Plant List Numerous eradication and control projects: Hays Preserve- Privet Round-up Huntsville Land Trust bush honeysuckle control Purple loosestrife eradication and control Burritt Museum – Multiflora rose control

Space-age weed pull … co-sponsored by ALIPC

Occupation of Alabama’s Forests by Invasive Plants James H. Miller and Erwin Chambliss, US Forest Service R&D Auburn Preliminary Estimate of Actual Acres Covered (SRS FIA) Japanese honeysuckle 2,922,547 Acres Privet 902,215 Acres Kudzu 61,295 Acres Japanese climbing fern 43,709 Acres Cogongrass 43,889 Acres Mimosa / Silktree 34,945 Acres Tallowtree 22,505 Acres Nonnative roses 20,837 Acres Chinaberry 13,496 Acres Asian wisterias 12,380 Acres Princesstree 2,284 Acres Tropical soda apple 1,710 Acres