Video 1:

Presenters:

• Matthew Wallrath & Anne Pearce, Wisconsin First Detector Network (WIFDN)
• Invasive Plants video link
• Video is ~22 minutes

Video 2

Watch this playlist of videos that take a more in-depth look at a few invasive plant species:

• Presenters: Tony Summers, UW-Madison Extension; Mark Renz, UW-Madison Professor and Extension Weed Specialist
• Please Note: If you have invasive species to report, please email WIFDN or report to them, rather than reporting to the individuals who presented in these videos. WIFDN will relay the information to where it needs to go.
• Playlist video link
• Video playlist is ~30 minutes long.

Reading 1

Read through each control method on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Control Methods page, part of their invasive species information. Click on each blue heading to drop down the information. You do not need to read the Additional Resources.

This information is geared toward “landowners and land managers”, but will explain the different management options available.

Reading 2

The Wisconsin First Detector Network has a nice compilation of resources on invasive plant species.  For this section, visit the Invasive Species I.D. and Impacts section.  Choose three different invasive plant Factsheets from the Terrestrial Plants section to read. Click on the blue linked “fact sheet” to access the publication.

Check what you’ve learned by completing the Invasive Plants Quiz. Click the quiz below and fill out the answers as instructed.

• Invasive Plants Quiz

If you want to learn more about how to report invasive plants, check out the Wisconsin First Detector Network (WIFDN) website for ways to report invasives.

There are various options (an app, a website, emailing WIFDN) for you to learn about through the tutorials posted.

Did you know that you can report volunteer hours for submitting invasive plant observations?  If you would like to learn more about the WIFDN citizen science opportunity for Master Gardeners, please read and follow the directions in the Master Gardener Program: Canvas Classroom.  From the home page, click on Citizen Science and go to the WIFDN: Wisconsin First Detector Network Citizen Science Opportunity module.  Here you will learn everything you need to know regarding WIFDN, required training, volunteering and how to report hours within the ORS. 

Please note:  You don’t have to report invasive plants to earn the Continuing Education hours for this Plants Plus module. This is optional- and it helps our state!