National Invasive Species Awareness Week

It is National Invasive Species Awareness Week!

Please visit the National Invasive Species Awareness Week Website to learn more:  http://www.nisaw.org/

Here Are Nine Ways You Can Help (from nisaw.org)

1. Learn about invasive species, especially those found in your region. Your county extension office and the National Invasive Species Information Center are both trusted resources.
2. Clean hiking boots, waders, boats and trailers, off-road vehicles and other gear to stop invasive species from hitching a ride to a new location. Learn more at PlayCleanGo.org
3. Avoid dumping aquariums or live bait into waterways. Learn more at Habitattitude.org
4. Don't move firewood - instead, buy it where you'll burn it, or gather on site when permitted. Learn more at DontMoveFirewood.org
5. Use forage, hay, mulch and soil that are certified as "weed free."
6. Plant only non-invasive plants in your garden, and remove any known invaders.
7. Report new or expanded invasive species outbreaks to authorities. Here is a state-by-state list of contacts
8. Volunteer to help remove invasive species from public lands and natural areas.
9. Ask your political representatives at the state, local and national level to support invasive species control efforts.

More great websites to visit for additional information about invasive species:

http://www.wildlifeforever.org/invasive-species

http://www.protectyourwaters.net/

http://njisst.org/