Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP) – to identify and control invasive plants

Review the Idea to Cease the Sale of Some Invasive Plants in Missouri

In an effort to minimize additional spread of invasive plants and to help lessen the long-term impact of existing invasive plants, the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP) has a goal of developing recommendations to influence policy and strategies to influence action to manage invasive plants within Missouri and the Midwest region. Read the rationale behind the MoIP idea of a Missouri statute that would cease the sale, propagation, and intentional distribution of some invasive plants.

About the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP)

In 2015, Grow Native! spearheaded this multi-agency, multi-industry networking and advocacy group to bolster statewide efforts to identify and control the invasive plant species that severely impact several sectors of the Missouri economy and native biodiversity. The purpose of the task force—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 task force.

Download the MoIP Fact Sheet for more information.