Scott County Purdue Extension Educator for Ag & Natural Resources, Tom Springstun, recently announced some upcoming Scott County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) meetings and events.
An invasive species is a non-native species that causes harm either economically, environmentally, or to human health. An example of an invasive species in Scott County is bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). Bush honeysuckle outcompetes natives, destroys the soil, and eliminates food sources for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.
If you want to learn more about bush honeysuckle and other invasive species, please join us on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Scottsburg High School. There will be presentations on invasive species issues in Scott County and how we can tackle some of these issues as a community.
Dinner will be provided. RSVP at https://forms.gle/wpo1y9w6gCjGByfeA or contact Kaila Laplace at Kaila@sicim.info.
You can also take our survey at https://forms.gle/LwyzewhreYXZvYHv7 to let us know what you think are the main invasive species issues in Scott County.
Then the county’s very first CISMA meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Scott County Fairgrounds. We will discuss invasive species issues in Scott County and how we can tackle some of these issues as a group.
If you can’t make it to our first meeting but still want to get involved, we will be having a Weed Wrangle on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at Pigeon Roost Memorial site located on Hwy 31 just south of Scottsburg.