Orange County Invasives Partnership

Orange County Invasives Partnership Our mission is to promote education about invasive species to protect natural species, natural resources and land values of our communities.

The page for OCIP is moving! In order to be able to post more educational content, we are joining forces with the Orange...
10/24/2022

The page for OCIP is moving! In order to be able to post more educational content, we are joining forces with the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District. Please come give us a like over there!

This invasive species is easily recognized by it's brilliant fall color. However, burning bush can form thick stands wit...
09/19/2022

This invasive species is easily recognized by it's brilliant fall color. However, burning bush can form thick stands with a heavy leaf canopy that shade out competing species.

This showy native plant thrives in moist soils, including wet open woods, streambanks, swamps and marshy areas and is a ...
09/15/2022

This showy native plant thrives in moist soils, including wet open woods, streambanks, swamps and marshy areas and is a perfect landscape centerpiece.

Japanese barberry is a very common ornamental shrub that is now spreading beyond our yards and threatening native ecosys...
09/09/2022

Japanese barberry is a very common ornamental shrub that is now spreading beyond our yards and threatening native ecosystems.

Japanese stilt grass has the ability to thrive in a variety of environments. it is especially dangerous in our forest un...
08/24/2022

Japanese stilt grass has the ability to thrive in a variety of environments. it is especially dangerous in our forest understudies where it crowds out native plants and prevents native understories from forming. The seeds can also spread on logging equipment where they thrive on newly disturbed areas after a timber harvest.

You might spot this invasive species fruiting in the coming weeks. The bright red berries of the autumn olive begin ripe...
08/19/2022

You might spot this invasive species fruiting in the coming weeks. The bright red berries of the autumn olive begin ripening from late summer (late August) and continue to bear fruit until late fall (early November).

Swamp milkweed can often be spotted along roadsides or in open fields. It's beautiful pink blooms and value to pollinato...
08/17/2022

Swamp milkweed can often be spotted along roadsides or in open fields. It's beautiful pink blooms and value to pollinators such as monarch butterflies make it a great native candidate to be incorporated into your landscape.

Kudzu, nicknamed "mile-a-minute vine" and "the vine that ate the South," terrorizes native plants all over the southeast...
08/12/2022

Kudzu, nicknamed "mile-a-minute vine" and "the vine that ate the South," terrorizes native plants all over the southeastern United States and is making its way into the Midwest, Northeast, and even Oregon. It's been found in several places in Indiana and is difficult to eradicate once it's been established.

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573 SE Main Street
Paoli, IN
47454

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