Missouri Senate Bill 105, sponsored by Senator Bernskoetter, aims to halt the sale of five invasive plants in Missouri. The bill requires that all nurseries and nursery dealers in Missouri submit to the Missouri Department of Agriculture an affidavit that they will...
Mississippi Lowlands
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Roxie Campbell
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Roxie Campbell Throughout Missouri, many individuals are making significant progress in the early detection and control of invasive plants. MoIP is pleased to highlight their efforts. Rock Bridge Memorial State...
Accepting Nominations for 2025 Invasive Plant Action Awards
MoIP is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Invasive Plant Action Awards. The deadline is April 30, 2025. The application form and other information are detailed on the Invasive Plant Action page. Since 2019, MoIP has used the Invasive Plant Action Award program to...
2025 Callery Pear Buyback
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 (Bradford) pear “buyback” program in locations around the state on April 22....
Invasive Species Management Opportunities through the Missouri Department of Conservation
What can the Private Land Conservationist, Community Forester, and Community Planner provide toMissourians? Meet with landowners and community officials to understand objectives and needs. Provide direction when objectives are not clearly defined. Develop individual...
Invasive Plant Success Story: Local Sierra Club Leads Callery Pear Tree Removal Effort
On October 12, 2024, the Thomas Hart-Benton Group of The Sierra Club (the THB Group), along with its partners, organized the beginnings of a successful Callery pear tree (Pyrus calleryiana) removal project at the interchange of I-470 and Lakeside Drive in the Kansas...
New Invasive Plant Survey of Missouri Natural Areas in Ozark Highlands & Mississippi Lowlands Available
Thanks to funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, MoIP contracted with the Institute of Botanical Training to survey more than 30 designated Missouri Natural Areas in the Ozark Highlands and the Mississippi Lowlands in 2024. These locations were chosen to...
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Dylan Jacobs
Photo of Dylan Jacobs taken by Christina Jacobs. Throughout Missouri, many individuals are making significant progress in the early detection and control of invasive plants. MoIP is pleased to highlight their efforts. The Missouri Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever...
MoIP Webinar: Common General Use Herbicides & How They Relate to Aquatic Use Sites
Webinar on Zoom November 6 4-5pm Central Register here. Join this MoIP online training session on “Common General Use Herbicides & How They Relate to Aquatic Use Sites” to deepen your understanding of the safe and effective application of herbicides in and near...
MEEA Mock Trial
On July 13th, 2024, The Missouri Environmental Education Association (MEEA), represented by co-director Jamin Bray, conducted a training with Missouri State Parks full time and seasonal staff about interpreting invasive species in Missouri. The training course focused...
2024 Invasive Plant Action Award Winner
The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) is pleased to announce the 2024 Invasive Plant Action Award winner. Dr. Csengele Barta is the winner in the Researcher category, awarded to an individual who has published research on invasive plant management relevant...
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Valarie Kurre
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Valarie Kurre Photo of Valarie Kurre taken by Chancellor Kurre. What is your job title? How long have you been with SRISP, and what are your primary responsibilities? I am the Coordinator for the Scenic Rivers Invasive...
Invasive Plant Success Story: Kansas City WildLands Sites
With the ongoing challenge of controlling invasive plants in native habitats, along roadsides, on working lands, yards, around businesses, schools, and in parks, we can all use some good news! We hope that in reading these stories, you will have an added spring in...
Status of 2024 Missouri House and Senate Bills to Halt the Sale of Five Invasive Plants
The 2024 Missouri legislative session ended on May 17. Unfortunately, Missouri House Bill 2412 and Missouri Senate Bill 1281, to prohibit the sale of select invasive plants*, are now dead because they were not scheduled for votes on the House or the Senate floors....
Success Story: MoIP’s 2024 Callery Pear Buyback Program
MoIP Calley Pear "BuyBack" Program Expanded to 15 Cities in 2024 Looking for a creative way to call attention to the threat that non-native, invasive Callery pear trees pose to Missouri, in 2019 the Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) launched the...
April 24: Grow Native! Master Class: Restoring Remnant Woodlands in a Sea of Bush Honeysuckle
Many natural woodlands and shady landscapes are infested with invasive bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), one of the biggest current threats to native woodland ecosystems. When mature, these highly aggressive invasive shrubs compete with native plants for sunlight,...
Missourians Making a Difference: Interview with Jerod Huebner
Missourians Making a Difference: Jerod Huebner, Director of Prairie Management, Missouri Prairie Foundation How long have you been with the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and what are your primary responsibilities? I have been with MPF for 8.5 years. I am in charge...
HB 2412 & SB 1281: Missouri Bills to Halt the Sale of Five Invasive Plants
Update as of March 7, 2024: Committee Hearing on SB 1281 Scheduled for March 12 In February 2024, the Missouri House Conservation & Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed HB 2412, the Invasive Plant Bill, out of committee, and it was subsequently...
Invasive to Watch This Season
The non-native, invasive grass tall fescue (Festuca arundinaria) can be treated with glyphosate on warm days during the winter. The recommended control is through a foliar application of glyphosate with surfactant added. Often multiple applications are necessary to eradicate an established stand. One quart of glyphosate per acre in the winter is recommended. For spot treatment of isolated tall fescue plants, use 1% to 2% of glyphosate with surfactant.