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2023 Awards Nominations Open Now!
The period for this year's Invasive Plant Action Awards nominations is now open! Submit your nomination using this Google form. The deadline to submit nominations is June 15, 2023. Visit our Awards page to learn more. 2022 MoIP Invasive Plant Action Individual...
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Andrew Turner
Missourians Making a Difference: Andrew Turner, Southeast District Roadside Manager, Missouri Department of Transportation Throughout Missouri are many individuals making significant progress in the early detection and control of invasive plants. The Missouri Invasive...
Callery Pear Buy-back 2023
Registration and Sign-Up The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), will host a Callery pear “buyback” program in locations around the state on...
MoIP Encourages Citizens to Report Presence of Invasives using EDDMapS
The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) Encourages Citizens to Report Presence of Invasives using EDDMapS In November, amid the oranges and browns of fall foliage, the yellow-green leaves of bush honeysuckle are especially apparent, and a reminder of the...
Fall Planting – Skip the Invasives and Plant More Natives!
Fall is a great time to plant trees, shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers, so it’s also the best time to be thinking about incorporating native plants into your garden and landscape. MoIP is asking Missourians to skip the invasive plants and choose native plants instead!...
Presenting the 2022 Invasive Plant Action Award Winner
The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Invasive Plant Action Award, Individual Professional category. As public awareness grows about the harmful effects of invasive plants, the Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP)...
Callery Pear Buy-back Event 4/26/22
HOW TO SIGN UP & GET ONE FREE TREE Are you ready to get a free replacement tree? Signing up is easy. (Want to know which species of replacement trees are available for your location? See step 2 below.) Step 1: Choose your location and click the link below to sign...
How Bradford pear threatens open lands
"Callery pear seedlings are moving further and further into the countryside, away from the suburbs and cities from whence the problem sprang," writes Brett O'Brien, Natural Resources Supervisor for Columbia, Missouri Department of Parks & Recreation. Here is why...
Presenting the 2021 Invasive Plant Action Awards Winners
THE MISSOURI INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL (MOIP) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE 2021 INVASIVE PLANT ACTION AWARDS. As public awareness grows about the harmful effects of invasive plants, the Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) announces the winner of this...
We Value Your Input: Education Tools Survey
Complete the survey below (or click here to open in a new window) survey regarding educational tools to identify and control invasive plants. We have developed a statewide assessment of 142 invasive plants, a printable list of top 25 expanding invasive plants in...
Help Stop Invasive Species: Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force presents Top 25 Expanding Invasive Plants list for public education during National Invasive Species Awareness Week Part I — February 22–28, 2021
Contact: info@moinvasives.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Help Stop Invasive Species: Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force presents Top 25 Expanding Invasive Plants list for public education during National Invasive Species Awareness Week Part I — February 22–28, 2021...
2021 Top 25 Invasive Plants Expanding in Missouri
Click to download the 2021 MoIP flier listing top 25 expanding invasive plants in Missouri. The Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force's (MoIP) 2021 List of Expanding Invasive Plants draws data from MoIP's statewide assessment that was compiled and reviewed by experienced...
Good News for 2020: Individuals and Groups Recognized for Invasive Plant Action in Missouri
Contact: info@moinvasives.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Awards program of the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force recognizes exemplary work in invasive plant early detection and control. JEFFERSON CITY (November 12, 2019)—As public awareness grows about the harmful...
Awards Presented for Invasive Plant Action in Missouri
New awards program of the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force to recognize exemplary work in invasive plant early detection and control. As public awareness grows about the harmful effects of invasive plants, the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP) bestowed new...
Missouri Department of Agriculture Asks Residents to Report Unsolicited Seed Shipments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Agriculture has received reports from residents of unsolicited seeds being delivered from foreign countries such as China and surrounding areas. Missouri’s announcement follows several states who have also reported...
Invasive Landscaping Plants Now Illegal to Sell in Indiana
Among the big headlines this month was this big piece of invasive plant news from the Indianapolis Star: "Landscaping Plants Now Illegal to Sell in Indiana." “Under the Terrestrial Plant Rule, these plants are prohibited from being sold, gifted, exchanged or even...
2020 Award Nominations
MPF, its Grow Native! program, and the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP), which MPF administers, is now accepting nominations for its MPF awards (prairie pioneer, prairie professional, prairie communicator, prairie volunteer, and prairie landowner); Grow...
Invasive to Watch This Season
Round leaf (Oriental) bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a perennial deciduous, climbing, woody vine that can grow to lengths of 60 feet and up to 4 inches in diameter. The striated bark is brown to dark brown. The smooth twigs can range from light gray to dark brown. The alternate, elliptical to rounded leaves are light green and 2-5 inches long. Small, inconspicuous, axillary, greenish white flowers bloom from May to early June. Small, round fruits are green when young; ripen to yellow; then split to reveal showy, scarlet berries that persist into winter. Celastrus orbiculatus is often found in old home sites, fields, and road edges. The fast-growing vines can cover, shade, and outcompete other vegetation, and even girdle and kill large trees.