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      • Controlling Stiltgrass
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    • Mile-a-Minute Vine
    • Multiflora Rose
    • Purple Wintercreeper
    • Sweet Autumn Clematis
    • Tree of Heaven
    • Yellow groove bamboo
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    • Courthouse Lawn Article
    • Group Takes Aim Article
    • Purple Loosestrife Article
  • Projects
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    • Reduce One Invasive Species Challenge
    • Fightin' IRIS Award Winners
    • Mapping Invasive Plants in Monroe County
    • Callery Pear Replacement
    • Cascades Park
    • Dunn's Woods Project
    • Grow Indiana Natives
    • Hinkle-Garton Farmstead
    • Adopte-a-Kudzu Site
    • Wintercreeper Control Assistance
    • Outreach
    • Invasive Plant Rule
    • Love Our Land Contest
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    • Resources for Landowners
    • Composting Invasive Plants
    • Terrestrial Invasive Plant Guide
    • Tool Kits for Loan
    • Invasive Plant Surveys
    • Homegrown National Park™
    • MC-IRIS Brochure
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    • Sustaining Nature And Your Land Day
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Welcome to MC-IRIS!

Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to Monroe County's forests and wetlands.  MC-IRIS works with landowners, educators, researchers, and agencies all over the county to protect our diverse natural areas from Invasive species.  Join us at our meetings, work days, or educational events to be part of the solution!  Check our calendar for upcoming events.
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It's That Time of Year....
It's April, and that means that callery pear - the parent species of cultivars like Bradford pear, Chanticleer, Aristocrat, and Cleveland Select - is coming in to bloom.  It's in landscaping all through Monroe County but unfortunately, it doesn't stay there.  Click here to learn more about this invasive tree - and why you should never plant it.
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Apply For a Free Invasive Plant Survey of Your Land

Not sure if you have invasive plants on your land?  Or what to do about them if you do?  Learn more here about how to apply for a free invasive plant survey of your land.
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MC-IRIS Mission Statement

Monroe County's Identify and Reduce Invasive Species is a coalition of Monroe County citizens aimed at reducing the environmental and economic impact of invasive species in our county through education and action.
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SNAYL Day 2014 - June 7
The Warehouse, 1525 S. Rogers St.
Join us June 7 for Sustaining Nature And Your Land Day, a celebration of the diversity of plants and animals in Monroe County and a chance to learn how to manage your land for all these species and have fun at the same time! 
  • Learn how to cook up tasty invasive species from Chef Daniel Orr of FARM Bloomington.
  • Make your own wreath out of invasive wintercreeper and Japanese honeysuckle vines.
  • Find out how to propagate native plants, and how to use native plants to make your yard a bird-magnet.
  •  Learn how to identify and control invasive plants.
For more information and to register click here.
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Go Green, Grow Native!

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