Keep Alaska wild and free of invasive species
We need your help to prevent the introduction and stop the spread of invasive species on the Kenai Peninsula!
Your Observations Make a Difference
Land Owners
Get help to manage, control, and eradicate invasive weeds. Learn about alternative ornamental plants.
Boaters and Pilots
Help control invasive aquatic species by carefully cleaning, draining, and drying your watercraft and floatplanes.
Trail Users
While hiking, camping, fishing, or hunting, you can help detect invasive species on public lands and waters.
Field Workers
If you work outside, you can help stop the spread of invasive species by properly cleaning equipment.
News
Invasive Species 101, Part 1: Learning the Lingo
Join us over the next few weeks as we go back to basics with Invasive Species 101, a four-part series all about the ecology and biology of invasive species. When it comes to the topic of invasive species, you’re likely to see and hear several terms tossed around:...
Resolve to Prioritize Invasive Species Prevention: Twelve Things You Can Do
Looking for a New Year's resolution? We've got you covered. The new year has many of us motivated by the possibility of the year ahead. We’re making plans, setting new goals, and resolving to do this or that. As you’re resolution-ing, why not consider adopting one...
Slimed: Non-native Slugs in Alaska
It’s been raining, and you know what that means…slugs. Most Alaskans are familiar with slugs, arguably one of nature’s most maligned and misunderstood creatures. Whether they’re skeletonizing your garden greens, devouring the mushrooms that pop up in your...
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How to Report
Call 1-877-INVASIV
Call 1-877-468-2748 to report animals, fish, plants, and insects
Use the ADF&G Online Reporter
For fish, wildlife, birds, insects, and plants
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Use Cooperative Extension's Online Pest Reporter
For plants, insects, and diseases
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Useful Tools
Learn to identify and report the most harmful invasive species using the Alaska Invasives ID app.
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Use Certified Weed-Free gravel, hay, and native seed mix. Buy Alaska Grown products.
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Stop the spread! Clean your boats, ATVs, boots, and gear.
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What Is a CISMA?
CISMA stands for “cooperative invasive species management area.” It’s a broad-scale approach to managing invasive species across the landscape, waterbodies, and high-risk pathways (e.g., roads and trails) of a large geographic area.
Kenai Peninsula CISMA
Invasive plants and animals don’t recognize human boundaries like public and private lands. They hitch a ride wherever people travel.
The KP-CISMA, coordinated by the Homer Soil & Water Conservation District, is a volunteer partnership dedicated to preventing and managing invasive species across the Kenai Peninsula.
Our geographic area includes the six-million-acre Kenai Peninsula, the 10-mile Kenai Isthmus at Portage, Turnagain Arm, and communities across Kachemak Bay: Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek.
