Management Resources

Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) and Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs)


CISMAs / CWMAs are local organizations that bring together landowners and land managers, local, state and federal agencies, tribes, individuals and various interested groups to coordinate action and share expertise and resources to manage invasive species in a defined area. This collaborative effort at the local level enables CISMAs to pool resources and knowledge to address mutual invasive species issues.
CISMAs and CWMAs:

  • Operate within a defined geographic area, distinguished by a common geography, invasive species problem, community, climate, political boundary, or land use;
  • Involve a broad cross-section of landowners and natural resource managers within its defined boundaries;
  • Are governed by a Steering Committee;
  • Make a long-term commitment to cooperation, usually through a formal agreement among partners;
  • Have a comprehensive plan that addresses the management or prevention of invasive species within its boundaries; and
  • Facilitate cooperation and coordination across jurisdictional boundaries.

CISMAs and CWMAs bring together local citizens, landowners, non-profit organizations, industry, and city, county, state, tribal, and federal representatives to work towards a common goal—effective control of invasive species.

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Counties Covered CISMA Name Point of Contact  Email Website
Lake, LaPorte, Porter Indiana  Coastal Cooperative Weed Management Area (ICCWMA)  Susan Mihalo smihalo@TNC.ORG N/A
LaGrange, Stueben Lakes County Cluster Cooperative Weed Management Area (LCC) Beth Williams and Nate Simons

bw_consulting@frontier.com,

stuartbheron1@hotmail.com

 N/A
Brown Brown County Native Woodlands Project (BCNWP) Dan Shaver dshaver@TNC.ORG Visit Site
Monroe Monroe County Identify and Reduce Invasive Species (MC-IRIS) Ellen Jaquart mciris2010@gmail.com Visit Site
Owen Owen County  CISMA - Sweet Owen Woodland Network  (SOWN) Andrea Oeding andrea-oeding@iaswcd.org N/A
Knox Knox County Cooperative Weed Management Area Will Drews willem.drews@in.nacdnet.net Visit Site
Dubois Invasive Species Awareness Coalition of Dubois County  (ISAC) Ron Ratham ronr@purdue.edu N/A
Lawrence Lawrence County CWMA - Keep Invasives in Check (KIC) Cheryl Coon ccoon@fs.fed.us Visit Site
Jackson Jackson County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area Terri Ault Terry.Ault@in.nacdnet.net N/A
SICIM covers 35 counties in the southern part of the state Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management (SICIM)  Will Drews willem.drews@in.nacdnet.net Visit Site

 

Invasive Plant Removal Contractors

Download this PDF file for a list of invasive plant removal contractors in Indiana.

 

Tools to Manually Remove Invasive Shrubs

Download this PDF file for a detailed summary of tools available to pull Asian bush honeysuckle or other invasive shrubs from the ground.

 

For more information on invasive plants in Indiana