Damage Control: Some plants may look beautiful, but they can have a devastating effect. Non-native invasive species are a threat to biodiversity in the United States. Unchecked, invasives lead to the destruction of natural areas, force native species into extinction and can cost millions of dollars in damage to agriculture and infrastructure.

Representatives from several groups attended workshops in St. Louis and Chicago to explore and develop workable voluntary approaches to reduce the introduction and spread of non-native invasive plants. They endorsed principles to help curb invasives which we refer to as the Voluntary Codes of Conduct.

You can see the Codes of Conduct, the workshop proceedings and invasive species information from the links on the left.

Please consider endorsing the Voluntary Codes
if you have not done so.

Click on the image below to download CPC's Invasive Species brochure.