Protecting, enhancing, and promoting northwest Michigan's natural communities through terrestrial invasive plant management and outreach.
Katie Grzesiak, Invasive Species Network Coordinator HabitatMatters.org Major Partners:
Funding provided by:
Garfield Township National Park Service City of Traverse City Grand Traverse Hiking Club Rotary Camps and Services Grand Traverse Audubon Club Grand Traverse County Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians The Nature Conservancy
Habitat Matters
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For Northwest Michigan Habitat Matters Michigan Land Cover circa 2006 US Averages: 40% agriculture 55% urban, suburban, and other “disturbed” landscapes 3-5% undisturbed
Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home.
Courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources MikeMike Davis Davis Milkweeds
Angie Lucas
Tim Lindenbaum Karen Oberhauser Monarchs in Trouble
Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
Elms support 213 species of moths and butterflies.
Double-toothed prominent (Nerice bidentata) on an elm leaf.
Bird Food Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
checkered-fringe prominent Schizura ipomoeae
Basswood (Tilia americana) supports over 150 species of caterpillars
Bird Food Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
Carol Groves
Pandorus Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha pandorus, on a virginia creeper at Kids Creek Park. Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
Northern spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus). Hosts: spicebush (Lindera benzoin), sassafras (Sassafras albidum). Lisa Brown Nature’s Vast, Unseen World Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
Woody Plants Ranked by Ability to Support Butterfly/Moth Species Common Name Genus Species Supported oak Quercus 534 willow Salix 456 cherry, plum Prunus 456 birch Betula 413 elm Ulmus 213 pine Pinus 203 chestnut Castanea 125
Source: Tallamy, Doug. Bringing Nature Home. Timber Press, 2007. Habitat is Beautiful Jim Bruek
Carolyn Thayer, Designs in Bloom Landscapes Habitat is Beautiful Jim Bruek
Landscapes Habitat is Beautiful
Landscapes Habitat is Beautiful
Dan Mullen
John Beetham
Blooms John Beetham Habitat is Beautiful
Mark Brand
Jordi Chueca Forms Habitat is Beautiful
Tom Potterfield
Joshua Mayer Phillip Merritt Greenery Habitat is Beautiful
Superior National Forest
Kurt Wagner
Wildlife Use Nature’s Vast, Unseen World
Woody Plants Ranked by Ability to Support Butterfly/Moth Species Common Name Genus Species Supported oak Quercus 534 willow Salix 456 cherry, plum Prunus 456 birch Betula 413 elm Ulmus 213 pine Pinus 203 chestnut Castanea 125
Source: Tallamy, Doug. Bringing Nature Home. Timber Press, 2007. How Long Until “Non-Native” Becomes “Native?” How long does change take?
Hosting Capacity of Alien Plants Introduced to North America Plant Species Herbivores Herbivores Years Since Supported in Supported in Introduction to Homeland North America North America Black sally 48 species 1 species 100 Melaleuca tree 409 species 8 species 120 Indian fig cactus 16 species 0 species 250
Invasive Invasive 170 5 species 300+ Phragmites phragmites species Source: Tallamy, Doug. Bringing Nature Home. Timber Press, 2007. What’s Invasive? Non-native Few natural predators Massive seed production
Invasive honeysuckle
Jake Hendee
Native monarch caterpillar eating native milkweed leaf Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Archive, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bugwood.org Purple loosestrife beetle Wolfgang Meinhart introduced for biocontrol Frankenstoen, Bugwood.org What’s Invasive?
Formal definition – a non-native species that harms people, the environment, or the economy.
Jörg Hempel
Michigan Natural Features Inventory Saffron Blaze Environmental harm – a natural area consisting mostly of one or a combination of introduced plants that provide minimal habitat value. How Do They Get Here? Imported accidentally Invasive Phragmites Glossy/common buckthorn
John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org Imported for Planted to manage gardens soil erosion
Mark Lindsay Autumn olive Garlic mustard
Imported for food or
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy medicine Invasive ID Guide Top 20 “Least Wanted” Species Developed by ISN Partners in October 2010 Lists plants with greatest impacts Half of the Top 20 plants still sold for landscape use Reporting Report invasive species sightings to http://www.misin.msu.edu/report Partnerships—Using Invasives • Autumn Berry Preserves – Invasive autumn olive fruit • Product already being made – ISN labeling – Education vs. Promotion • Control still #1! • Garlic Mustard Paper – Workbee-pulled garlic mustard • 4,000+ lbs wet for 250 lbs dry • = 20,000+ sheets = 40,000+ cards – “Habitat Matters” Holidays 2014 Go Beyond Beauty Go Beyond Beauty—for wildlife habitat, healthy waters, and bountiful gardens. A program to remove invasive species from local nurseries’ and landscapers’ inventory.
• Keep ornamental invasives from spreading due to planting • Outreach & education about participants’ efforts to preserve native habitat
“Alternatives” Brochure Invasive Ornamentals
John M. Randall
Mark Brand Steven J. Baskauf
Shaun Howard, TNC
Mark Lindsay
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Davesgarden.com Ted Bodner
Kristian Peters State-Banned Ornamentals
Olivier Pichard
Matthew Bertrand
John D. Byrd Early Detection Invasive Ornamentals
Gernot Hochmueller
Jill Fejszes
Jerry Kirkhart
Enchanted Gardens Design
University of Connecticut, Horticulture Wasyl Bakowsky Protecting, enhancing, and promoting Northwest Michigan's natural communities through terrestrial invasive plant management and outreach. Questions?
Katie Grzesiak (231) 941-0960x29 [email protected] HabitatMatters.org