Author: TIP

Coordinator’s Update
Fall 2021
Managing invasive species in Menominee, Langlade, Shawano and Oconto Counties

Summer 2021 has been a hectic one– there have been continued hiring difficulties, leaving TIP without a seasonal technician to complete field work consistently. Despite this, the coordinator has made efforts to ensure that work is getting done on time by dedicating more of her hours to field work and outreach opportunities. Here are some numbers at a glance:
Outreach from May to August: 8,649 individuals
Invasives controlled : 132.9 acres
Forest roads surveyed : 10 miles

Inventory and Control

This season’s field work has had a focus on completing Japanese knotweed control under our Early Detection Rapid Response grant with Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and Shawano County Land Conservation Dept. 2021 is the final year for that funding source, so we ensured this was completed. Early Detection and Rapid Response work was also completed on butterfly dock in Oconto County, completed in conjunction with FLOW AIS on the prohibited species, including stream crossing monitoring and a foliar herbicide application by the coordinator. Finally, a volunteer event was held with help from Mission Antigo to do a garlic mustard pull on the Springbrook Trail– our four volunteers (pictured right) made a huge dent in the infestation there, and we look forward to doing another event next spring!

Funding and Organizational Development

TIP has been busy with field work and outreach opportunities, but the Coordinator has also been making efforts to secure more funding for the organization. An application for the US Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Cooperative Weed Management Area funding was submitted in early July, with a request for funding of just over $49,000 for control, outreach, and monitoring across TIP’s four-county area. The Coordinator expects to hear about decisions made regarding that funding by November of this year.
Organizational funding is at $36,359.36 as of August 10th. Our spending is on track for this time of the year, with extension requested through 2022 for our current major GLRI funding.

Upcoming Events

How Can You Get Involved?
Action Teams
Action teams are meetings to discuss invasive species issues and plan treatment relevant to the member’s area of interest. Who is a member of an action team? Anyone willing to attend the meetings.
Volunteering
Volunteers help in the manual removal of invasive species from public lands and ditches within the CISMA, and are most welcome! Scheduling is flexible so please contact the TIP Coordinator at the information below to establish a date and time you would like to volunteer.
Donations
For monetary donations, please contact Tracy Beckman at (715) 369-9886.
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Contact the Coordinator:
Email: timberlandinvasives@outlook.com
Phone: (715) 799-5710 x3
Mail: PO Box 279 Keshena, WI 54135

TIP Coordinator’s Report Summer 2021 #