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Be a responsible gardener

As a gardener, it's crucial to make informed choices about what you plant. Native plants thrive in their natural habitats, while exotic plants may lack natural predators and can become invasive, causing harm to local ecosystems. Invasive species like purple loosestrife and creeping thistle can disrupt local environments and economies. Get involved in local restoration efforts and learn how to prevent contamination from invasive species. Reach out to organizations for guidance and volunteer opportunities in your community. Protect your ecosystem by being a responsible gardener!

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Be a responsible gardener

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  1. Be a responsible gardener It is your choice what to plant, choose wisely

  2. Definitions • Native - plant lives or grows here naturally • Exotic or non-native - plant that is not from here, thus does not have its natural predators • Invasive – Exotic plant that can reproduce and spreads into natural areas and bring economic, environmental or health problems • Weed – any plant that people do not want to be where it is at a certain time • Noxious weed – against the law to sellor propagate

  3. Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife Fireweed Lythrumsalicaria

  4. Contamination – Ask questions • Greenhouse or nursery • Soil • Gravel • Hay/Forage • Manure • Compost

  5. Creeping Thistle Cirsiumarvense

  6. Bird Vetch, Vicia Cracca

  7. Volunteer Opportunities Seward IPM • Exit Glacier Rd annual weed pull • Middle school • Mount Marathon race trail • Resurrection River Islet • Railroad terminal • Caines Head State Park – Tonsina, North Beach • 4th of July beach

  8. Volunteer Opportunities Seward Restoration • Sheffler Creek • Schoolyard habitat program – RBCA • 4th July beach • Tonsina trail – switch backs

  9. Alaska resources • Kenai CWMA – kenaiweeds.org • Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management - uaf.edu/ces/pests/cnipm/ • Alaska Division of Agriculture – plants.alaska.gov/ • Alaska Native Heritage Program – aknhp.uss.alaska.edu/botany/akepic • Alaska Association of Conservation Districts – alaskaconservationdistricts.org

  10. Contact information Jen Kain – sewardweeds@gmail.com (907)224-5244 Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance – rbca_ak@yahoo.com (907)224-4621 Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District – kenaiswcd@gmail.com (907)283-8732 ext 108

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