General Information:
- Who We Are: A group of city, county, & state agencies, non-profit organizations, community associations, & private citizens.
- Mission: Our mission is to help citizens & communities protect our lands from the damages caused by invasive species.
- History: In 2017, The Stewardship Network was proud to announce the formation of the Duluth Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) – funded partially by the the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Pulling Together Initiative.
- Service Area: Southern St. Louis County, MN.
- Target Plants: Japanese & Bohemian Knotweed, Garlic Mustard, Non-Native Phragmites, Common & Glossy Buckthorn, Japanese Barberry, Oriental Bittersweet, Tansy, Wild Parsnip, Knapweed, Leafy Spurge.
Press:
Check out the Duluth CISMA coordinator, Lori Seele, featured in this coverage of invasive knotweed by Fox21 Local News! https://www.fox21online.com/2019/06/03/city-of-duluth-educates-community-on-invasive-knotweed-plant/
Resources:
Visit our Google Site to access our Duluth CISMA documents! https://sites.google.com/d.umn.edu/duluthcismapartners/home
Partner with Us:
Everyone (including the public) are invited to attend our bi-monthly meetings & events. Meetings are announced via our email list & posted on our Facebook Page.
Duluth CISMA Contact Information:
Do you have any questions regarding the Duluth CISMA? If so, please don’t hesitate to ask CISMA Coordinator Lori Seele: lori@stewardshipnetwork.org or (218) 393-9581.
Project Highlights:
- Establishing Mission Statement.
- Mapping of Target Invasive Plants.
- Hosting “Pulling Together” Field Workshops.
- Co-hosting CISMA Partners “Weed Em’ Out” Workshop.
- Discovering, Mapping, and Educating Landowners about Wild Parsnip Infestation.
- General Education.
- Hosting Removal Work Days.
- Community Dialogue on Tackling our Invasive Knotweeds Collectively.
- Poster Presentation at National & Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference.
- Hosting Guest Speakers.