We are thrilled to share the KP-CISMA’s 2024 Annual Report, which highlights just a handful of our dedicated partners’ projects and achievements of the past year. We invite you to peruse the report and explore the impact the KP-CISMA has had this past year and some of...
The Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (KP-CISMA) celebrates 20 years of collaborative invasive species prevention and management across the 6-million-acre Kenai Peninsula! What started in 2003 as Cooperative Weed Management Area, with...
Louise Tymrak worked as an invasive species outreach intern for Homer Soil & Water Conservation District during the spring of 2023.
All invasive species are introduced, but not all introduced species become invasive. Some introduced species have biological traits that make them more successful invaders than other species.
Why do some introduced species become harmful and others don’t?
…it’s possible for an introduced species to start out harmless and, after a few years – or decades – begin to have harmful impacts.
When it comes to the topic of invasive species, you’re likely to see and hear several terms tossed around…One of the foundations for learning the basics of invasive species and invasion ecology is understanding the lingo.
Looking for a New Year’s resolution? We’ve got you covered.
Gardeners and landscapers across Alaska prize chokecherry trees (a.k.a. mayday or European bird cherry)…But don’t be fooled – these beauties are a problem.
Going into this job, I had some skepticism about using herbicides. But they’re one of the many tools laid out in our integrated pest management strategy…there are times when other strategies just don’t work.