GREENWAYS & NATURAL LANDS

Florida Invasive Plant Working Group

Who Are We?
The East Central Florida Invasive Plant Working Group (ECFIPWG) is a diverse group of state, county, city and private land managers concerned with controlling the spread of upland invasive exotic plants on public conservation lands. The group includes members from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection (Florida Park Service), Seminole County Natural Lands Program, Florida Division of Forestry, both St. Johns River Water Management District and South Florida Water Management District and many others. Gregg Walker serves as the working group coordinator and liaison to DEP's Upland Invasive Exotic Plant Management Program office in Tallahassee. It is our sincere wish that this working group continues to grow and increase its fight against upland invasive exotic plants.

How Can You Become Part of It and Why?
Contact the Bureau of Invasive Plant Management at 850-245-2555. for more information. Because several working groups represent the entire state, you must be within Orange, Osceola, or Seminole County to be a part of the East Central Florida Working Group. Everyone is welcome. If you are a land manager or own land you wish to remain in a natural state, then you should be a part of it. One of the major benefits from being part of this group is the knowledge that is shared regarding funding opportunities. Currently, proposals are being accepted for grant awards from the DEP Bureau of Invasive Plant Management in Tallahassee and are being handled locally through working groups, such as ours. Information on who, what, where, when, and how can be obtained from the phone numbers listed above or from the web at the FDEP Upland Management site.