The Michigan Invasive Plant Council

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The Michigan Invasive Plant Council

• History, Purpose, and Progress

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History

• Formed in 2000 as result of National Invasive
  Species Council Executive Order 13112
• Federal, state agencies, universities, private
  organizations individuals
• Volunteer
• Affiliated with SE-EPPC

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MIPC Board Members, Officers, and Active
Participants

• MNLA
• MDNR
• MDA
• MDEQ-OGL
• MDMVA
• UM
• MLSA
• MBC
• MBA

• MSU
• TNC
• Green Industry
• Nature Preserves
• Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

• USFS

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How we work

• Meetings 4 Board of Directors meetings
• Several working committees
• Executive
• Education/Outreach
• Assessment
• Annual Symposium
• MNLA, MACD, WAM, MLSA
• Annual Meeting

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Mission Statement

• To protect Michigan from the threat of invasive
  plants

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What is the threat?

• Invasive Plants
• Outcompete native species, reducing diversity and
  eliminating some species

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What is the threat?

• Invasive plants can indirectly inhibit the growth
  and health of other plants

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What is the threat?

• Invasive Plants
• Reduce habitat quality for many native animals,
  resulting in declines or extirpations of local
  populations

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What is the threat?

• Invasive Plants
• Change ecological processes, making it difficult
  for native species to reestablish

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Objectives

• Develop, maintain, and publish a council-reviewed
  invasive plant species list
• Raise public awareness about the spread and
  impact of invasive plants
• Facilitate the exchange of information concerning
  management, control, inventory, and monitoring of
  invasive plants
• Provide a forum for all interested parties to
  discuss issues relating to invasive plants

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Objectives

• Serve as an educational, advisory and technical
  support council for all aspects of invasive
  plants and related issues
• Prevent future introductions of new invasive
  plants
• Adopt guiding principles set forth in the
  management plan of the National Invasive Species
  Council Executive Order 13112, February 3, 1999

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Status the list

• Have developed an invasiveness assessment tool
• Have run about 20 plant species through the
  assessmentneed to come up with a plan of action
  for each
• Have agreed to waive the need for assessment for
  all Federal and State noxious weeds

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Michigan Plant Invasiveness Assessment System
Dispersal vectors
Vegetative reproduction
Dispersal ability
Reproduction by seed
Dispersal distance
Potential Invasiveness
Impact (in each of five system types)
Invasiveness in System Types
Regional Significance (in each of four ecoregions)
Invasiveness in System Types In each Ecoregion
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Michigan Plant Invasiveness Assessment System

• Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard Invasiveness
  ranking

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The Noxious Weeds
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Status Raising Awareness

• Brochure
• Presentations
• WAM, MNLA, MLSA, MACD
• Workshops
• Master Gardener course

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Status Raising Awareness
Website http//forestry.msu.edu/mipc
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How you can get involved

• Attend MIPC presentations at this conference
• Talk to MIPC board members, officers, and members
• Pick up a MIPC brochure
• In your work, adopt practices to combat invasive
  species
• Join MIPC!