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Ottawa National Forest
Supervisor's Office
E6248 US 2
Ironwood, MI 49938
(906) 932 - 1330
 

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KISMA

Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area
www.kisma.org

Information about the new invasive species partnership for Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga Counties.

Memorandum of Understanding  This is the version that was mailed to partners.  We are collecting signatures now. 

2012 KISMA Accomplishments

2012 Plan of Work

Meeting notes

  • January 16, 2013 (Steering Commitee)
  • September 20, 2012
  • August 15, 2012 (Steering Committee)
  • July 11, 2012 (Steering Committee)
  • June 20, 2012 (Steering Committee)
  • March 20, 2012
  • March 28, 2011 
  • March 14, 2011

KISMA Map

Participating agreement between the Ottawa National Forest and Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District (KISMA fiscal administrator).  Supplemental Project Agreement #1 (2012 & 2013).

Draft maps showing known locations of selected invasive plants from Houghton & Keweenaw Counties
(Compiled by Janet Marr, 10 March 2011).

Slide Show (3/14/2011): Why Form a Cooperative?

Upper Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Areas 

List of invasive plant educational materials.  

 

Invasive Plant Workshops 2011

  • 5/19/11, 1-4 PM, Baraga State Park. Janet Marr and Lindsay Ross. 

 

Sample MOUs

  • Eastern UP CWMA
  • Northwoods CWMA
  • Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management

Links

  • CWMA Cookbook: A Recipe for Success
  • RRIP-IT-UP
  • Midwest Invasive Plant Network
  • Central UP CWMA
  • Eastern UP CWMA
  • Western Peninsula Invasives Coalition (WePIC)
  • Wild Rivers CWMA
  • Northwoods CWMA


Quick Links

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Alerts & Warnings

  • New Outfitter and Guide Procedures
  • Crooked Lake Boat landing is Now Carry Down Only
  • Emerald Ash Borer Alert

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Key Contacts

Forest Planner
Christine Handler
906-884-2085 x12

Fire Management Officer
Dean Karlovich
(906) 358-4551

Forest Hydrologist
Ellen Lesch
(906)932-1330

Fish Biologist
Holly Jennings
(906) 932-1330

Soil Scientist
Amy Amman
(906) 932-1330

Botanist (Program Coordinator)
Sue Trull
(906) 932-1330

Botanist (Noxious Weed Coordinator)
Ian Shackleford
(906) 932-1330

Contracting Officer Pre-Sale Forester
Charlotte Boffinger
(906) 358-4551

 

Exotic honeysuckle flowers

Invasive Plants of the ONF

 



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