Current Council Projects

• The Council recently provided recommendations to the DNR to revise the Wisconsin Invasive Species Identification, Classification, and Control Rule (Chapter NR 40). Updates can be found on the Invasives Rule page.

• The Council recently finished a Statewide Strategic Plan for Invasive Species.  Visit the Strategic Plan page for more information. 

• June is Invasive Species Awareness Month!  Check out our awareness page for current activities.

• Providing input to draft Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Commercial Minnow Importation.

• Providing comments on Asian Carp related control efforts.

Recent Projects

• For 2012’s Invasive Species Awareness Month, 4th and 5th grade students had the opportunity to participate in a poster contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The goal of the Poster Contest was to increase awareness of shoreline and wetland invasive species and to teach people how to prevent the spread of invasive species in these habitats. People enjoy wetlands by canoe, while hunting, by walking from trails to shorelines, and much more. With these enjoyments comes a responsibility to protect our natural areas from invasive species.
• 2012’s Invader Crusader Awards were presented at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison on Wednesday, June 6 at 1pm in conjunction with awards presentations to the winners of the Council’s Poster Contest for 4^th and 5^th Graders.