Mississippi Lowlands
Interview with Angela Sokolowski

Interview with Angela Sokolowski

Angela Sokolowski, Invasive Species Coordinator, Missouri Department of Conservation How long have you been in this position at MDC? What is your professional background?I started in this position at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in May 2022. My...

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...

Interview with Andrew Turner

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

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...

Callery Pear Buy-back Event 4/26/22

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...

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...

Awards Presented for Invasive Plant Action in Missouri

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...

Invasive to Watch This Month

Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 20 ft. tall and invades forest areas (disturbed and undisturbed), old fields, and roadsides. It displaces native plants once established often in dense thickets. Its fruit is mostly spread by wildlife, but this invasive is also labeled, sold, and planted as "ornamental".