Protecting, enhancing, and promoting northwest Michigan's natural communities

through terrestrial invasive plant management and outreach.

Katie Grzesiak, Invasive Species Specialist

HabitatMatters.org

Garfield Township City of Traverse City Rotary Camps and Services Grand Traverse County The Nature Conservancy

National Park Service Grand Traverse Hiking Club Grand Traverse Audubon Club Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians

Major Partners:

Funding provided by:

Go Beyond Beauty Go Beyond Beauty—for wildlife habitat, healthy waters,

and bountiful gardens. A program to remove invasive species from local nurseries’ and

landscaper’s inventory.

• Keep ornamental invasives from spreading due to planting

• Outreach & education about efforts to preserve native habitat by participants

Goals • “Bare minimum” standard for plant sales

in the region • Gardeners purchase from nurseries participating in

GBB – Encourage others to do the same

• Organizations endorse & support participants – ISN & beyond

Requirements for Participants • Participating Nurseries must:

– Remove high-priority invasives from inventory

Requirements for Participants • Participating Nurseries must:

– Remove high-priority invasives from inventory • Including cultivars

– Participation is free if: • Sell natives • MAEAP risk assessment • Minimum 50% of staff through invasive plant training

Support by ISN • Publicity

– Press releases – E-newsletter – Website – Referrals/inserts

• Education – Native plant signage – Presentations – Individual outreach

Communication Tools

Communication Tools

Protecting, enhancing, and promoting Northwest Michigan's natural communities through terrestrial

invasive plant management and outreach.

Questions?

Katie Grzesiak (231) 941-0960x29 kgrzesiak@gtcd.org HabitatMatters.org