Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area

Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area APIPMA provides outreach, education, and seeks funding for non-native invasive plant management.

The Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area (APIPMA) was formed in 2018 and quickly brought together over 50 partners across five counties ranging from private industry and landowners to state and federal agencies. These stakeholders collaborate and work towards landscape level management; emphasizing the need to prevent and control non-native invasive plants across the Allegheny Plateau

in northern Pennsylvania. Invasive plants know no boundaries, so organizers and early partners were enthusiastic to bring ideas together, share success stories, and plan future efforts. These efforts are tied to the broader Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative, comprised of 50 organizations, agencies, educators, researchers and others dedicated to collaboratively addressing forest health issues across the High Allegheny Unglaciated Plateau and beyond. Non-native invasive plants were identified as one of the top 8 threats to health of forest ecosystems in the forest health collaborative. APIPMA is central to outreach, education and cross ownership non-native invasive plant species surveys, mapping and treatment. APIPMA provides leadership for the non-native invasive plant species working group in the forest health collaborative.

FREE Native Shrubs! Register now!
09/10/2024

FREE Native Shrubs! Register now!

08/22/2024

This will be a great FREE workshop where you can learn how to manage and eventually eradicate knotw**d from your property. Please contact Sarah Carlson at the information listed below to register. Only 20 slots available!

Check out this bioblitz in our region!
07/18/2024

Check out this bioblitz in our region!

Evening program coming up in Wellsboro on July 16th! Register now!
06/28/2024

Evening program coming up in Wellsboro on July 16th! Register now!

Happy to announce this upcoming evening seminar, where we will cover Knotw**d Control, introduce the HIPC group, and share some instruction on our upcoming virtual mini-bioblitz!

Contact Emily Shosh of the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Inc. / Potter County Conservation District to register now!

06/21/2024
Help the folks of Tioga, Potter, and Lycoming counties track invasive plants!
06/18/2024

Help the folks of Tioga, Potter, and Lycoming counties track invasive plants!

Calling all iNaturalist enthusiasts! We will be holding a virtual mini-bioblitz from July 20th - August 3rd, focusing on invasive species in our collaborative area.

Instructions:
1) Make sure you have an iNaturalist account and app on your mobile device
2) Join the project "HIPC Mini-Bioblitz" - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hipc-mini-bioblitz
3) Submit photo observations (with accurate location!) during the bioblitz dates

This will be a great tool to get us started in mapping and monitoring invasive plants. Contact us on Facebook with any questions!

Check out how close these two look! Be sure to do your research before assuming invasive species are on your property, a...
06/12/2024

Check out how close these two look! Be sure to do your research before assuming invasive species are on your property, and always feel free to reach out with ID questions.

Identifying invasive plants isn’t always easy, and it’s made even more difficult when there are common lookalike plants.

Wild parsnip is an invasive plant of special concern. Adverse skin reactions can be triggered when the sap of broken parsnip plants (in leaves, stems and flowers) contacts the skin and is then exposed to sunlight. Reactions can vary from minor rashes to severe burns and scarring, so wild parsnip is a plant to be avoided.

Native golden alexander looks very similar to wild parsnip, so the two are often mistaken for one another. Both plants have similar flowers in umbels (umbrella-shaped flower arrangements).

Golden alexander is significantly smaller than wild parsnip when mature, growing only to 3 feet in height, with smaller leaves and smaller, looser, uneven flower clusters. Golden alexander also blooms first; wild parsnip blooms later in the season.

The shape of the plants' leaves can also be used to tell the two apart. Wild parsnip leaves are deep and forked with coarsely toothed edges; golden alexander leaves are finely toothed with pointed tips.

Learn more about wild parsnip on our website: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/WildParsnip

Poison Hemlock is a dangerous invasive plant that is beginning to bloom in our area - we recommend foliar spraying the p...
06/07/2024

Poison Hemlock is a dangerous invasive plant that is beginning to bloom in our area - we recommend foliar spraying the plants before bloom time to control it!

HELP CONTROL THIS INVASIVE PLANT:Cow Parsley/Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)Locations of infestations in Potter and...
05/30/2024

HELP CONTROL THIS INVASIVE PLANT:
Cow Parsley/Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Locations of infestations in Potter and McKean County mainly include state routes/roadways, ditches.

This plant was added to the noxious w**d list by the Department of Agriculture in 2022. It is abundant along roadsides and a highly aggressive invasive.

Many confuse this plant with Wild Carrot - however the Wild Chervil blooms well before it's lookalikes. Check out a comparison of all lookalikes here - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cb14e1388786470689b6236ae6745ef7

Wild Chervil also resembles another poisonous, abundant invasive plant of Potter and McKean Counties - Poison Hemlock, which blooms after Wild Chervil. Check out more info here - https://extension.psu.edu/is-it-poison-hemlock-or-wild-chervil

HOW TO CONTROL IT:
1) Mow the plants before they set seed. Continue to control pollination/seeds by continuing to mow.
2) Spray plants with glyphosate before blooming (Typically mid to late April). If plants are in a wet ditch, and aquatic safe herbicide is required.
3) Monitor sites for seed germination every year. The plants set a robust seed bank over time.
4) Contact your Conservation District or local Penn State Extension office for more help.

Proud partners for this great two-part event! Mark your calendars and register now!
05/22/2024

Proud partners for this great two-part event! Mark your calendars and register now!

Register by June 13th to join us for a FREE Hands-on Two-Part Workshop on Managing Buckthorn June 20 & July 17 at the Johnsonburg Fire Hall.

This will be a great workshop to learn how to combat two invasive species - Glossy Buckthorn and Common Buckthorn through a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service - Allegheny National Forest, Potter County Conservation District, Elk County (PA) Conservation District & Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area (APIPMA).

Remember to prune your invasive Bradford Pears! (Full inscructions in the caption)
03/21/2024

Remember to prune your invasive Bradford Pears! (Full inscructions in the caption)

Just a reminder that it’s Bradford Pear pruning season. To prune your Bradford pear, grab your best power saw and make a horizontal cut, just above ground level.

03/21/2024

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