Friends of Honey Creek - Battling Invasive Plants

Battling Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants are plants that are not native to the ecosystem of southeastern Wisconsin and are aggressive enough that they outcompete native plants. Our goal is to maintain areas that are considered ecologically crucial and continue to clear more areas of invasives every year.

We work with the county to identify invasive plants and clear them in the most ecologically sound way; removing invasive plants at the right times of the year and with the correct tools.

You can help our efforts by removing invasive plants from your own property.

We are battling a number of invasive plants in our woods. Here is a partial list. Photos will be added as we take them! All photos taken in Honey Creek Woods.

Note, we're giving the common names and sometimes not giving exact species for the sake of simplicity. (There's several species of both native and invasive honeysuckle, for instance.) A search for the common name and the word "extension" will get you to all the state university extension websites. This will allow you to find the scientific name, more ways to identify the plant, and information on how to remove it.