JEFFERSON CITY — Identifying and controlling invasive plants on acreages large and small can be daunting. That is why the Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), administered by the Missouri Prairie Foundation, created a new landowner tour video to help landowners control invasive plants.
“Increasingly, homeowners and landowners seek to control invasive plants like bush honeysuckle and sericea lespedeza on their properties and naturally may have questions about how to do so,” said Carol Davit, chair of the Missouri Invasive Plant Council. “We produced this practical video to help landowners identify and control non-native invasive plants including wintercreeper, multiflora rose, and other invasives. When homeowners and landowners control invasive plants in their yards or on their land, they not only increase the ecological and aesthetic value of their properties—they are also helping to control the spread of these plants beyond their property boundaries, which are a major threat to Missouri’s wildlife habitats, cattle production, timber industry, parks, and outdoor recreation.”
Join central Missouri landowner Jane Haslag on a tour of her 15 acres of woods and grassland in central Missouri with MPF Director of Prairie Management Jerod Huebner. The two identify and discuss treatment of several common invasive plants, as well as share information about prescribed fire, mowing, and other landscape management practices. In the video, Jerod also offers practical advice on several plants that can pop up during the early stages of land restoration that are no cause for alarm.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/9qi30CUfidk
MoIP is grateful to the Richard King Mellon Foundation for providing funding for this video production.
About MoIP
The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) advocates for making early detection and control of known and potential invasive plants a statewide priority. In 2015, the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program spearheaded this multi-agency, multi-industry networking and advocacy group to bolster statewide efforts to identify and control the invasive plants that severely impact several sectors of the Missouri economy and native biodiversity. The purpose of MoIP—working as a united, supportive front—is to review, discuss, and recommend educational and regulatory action related to managing known and potential non-native invasive plants. Representatives from the fields of conservation, agriculture, botanical science, ecological services, plant production, horticulture, landscape services and design, and arboriculture make up the council.