What Can I Do?

• Learn what invasive species look like and teach others!
• Discover alternatives in your landscape! Promote responsible gardening by considering natives as alternatives. Learn about the native plants around you.
• Remove invasive exotic plants from your landscape and replace them with native plants or non-invasive exotics. Remove invasive exotics before they are a problem, when densities are low. Scout annually for invasive plants.
• Buy nursery-propagated native plants. Never dig or buy plants that have been dug in the wild.
• Minimize landscape disturbance and promote healthy native plant communities.
• Avoid using garden pAvoid using garden plants from other regions whose invasive potential is poorly understood. In addition to potential threats to natural areas, some exotics become pests in carefully managed landscapes and gardens.
• Support organizations such as Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW). IPAW is working to educate and raise awareness about the threat posed by invasive exotics. Volunteer to serve on a committee or a working study group.
• Learn about Invasive Species Best Management Practices at the Wisconsin Council on Forestry website.

Native Plant Nurseries and Restoration Consultants in Wisconsin

These companies, individuals, and organizations may be able to provide you with seed or plants native to Wisconsin or the Midwest. Except as noted, seeds and plants are generally nursery grown. Companies listed in the back section provide consulting, design, landscape installation, and/or maintenance services. Those nurseries that offer plants with seed and consulting services are listed under nursery sections. Download the PDF

Wisconsin Native Plant Sources From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

This publication provides a list of nurseries and native restoration consultants that can help make your natural landscaping plan a reality. The list includes companies in Wisconsin and nearby in neighboring states. Often, nurseries near to you sell local genotypes of plants that are better suited to local conditions. More info (PDF, exit this site)

Restoration Consultants in Wisconsin

These companies and individuals operate as consultants in Wisconsin and the surrounding areas. Although most simply do consultation, some will provide planting and management services. Download the PDF

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