The Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area (NCWMA) is a collective group of state and federal agencies, municipalities, tribes, nonprofits, community organizations, and individuals who have come together to combat invasive species in Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron counties. Anyone can participate! Invasive non-native plants can have devastating impacts on native plant communities, fish and wildlife habitat, agricultural yields, recreational and subsistence opportunities, and ultimately, local economies. Purple loosestrife, leafy spurge, reed canary grass, spotted knapweed, Eurasian water milfoil, and common buckthorn are examples of invasive non-native plants that negatively impact local natural areas and agricultural lands.

Because these plants disperse widely across the landscape and administrative boundaries, it is advantageous to work cooperatively towards management and control objectives. In addition, the number of new exotics being introduced into local ecosystems continues to out-pace control activities, and is too much for any one agency to manage alone.

The Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area provides a forum to share information, collaborate on planning and cooperate on management activities in northern Wisconsin.

For more information, please contact:

Darienne McNamara, NCWMA Coordinator
info@northwoodscwma.org