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 Education: Getting Content into Classrooms
Invasive species provide a great if not unexpected opportunity for kids to learn about broader ecological and social concepts.
Gone With the Worm: Invasive Earthworms Irrevocably Alter Kenai Peninsula Forests
Most people believe earthworms help in the garden, which is generally true. When we bring earthworms into the woods of Southcentral Alaska, the worms do the same kinds of things but with unintended consequences.
KP-CISMA Partners Tackle the Last Holdout of Northern Pike on the Kenai Peninsula
KP-CISMA partners are working to remove invasive northern pike from Miller Creek, the fish’s final known holdout.
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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 Weeds 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 (i.e. roads & 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.
