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HOME
JOIN
Stop Invasives
Cost share/ Financial assistance (redirect to SWCD)
Top Invasives & Native Alternatives
Boot Brush Stations
Invasive Trade In Program
HIP MAP - Invasive Species GIS Program
Native Nectar
Park Stewards
Strike Team
Grow Natives
Resources
Education
Management
2020 Hamilton County Invasive Species Survey Results
HIP Blog
Events & Volunteering
Events
HIP Meetings
Weed Wrangles
>
Volunteer at a Weed Wrangle
Register a Weed Wrangle
Strike Team
Donate
Register your Weed Wrangle
Each Weed Wrangle must provide education on the importance of managing invasive species, how to identify the species that will be managed on the day of your Weed Wrangle event, teach participants management techniques, and then spend time managing invasive species at your location. Your Weed Wrangle location should have a written invasive species management plan and we ask that you hold at least three Weed Wrangles at your location over time. Holding at least three wrangles teaches our citizens that land management takes time, and supplies you with increased capacity for invasive species management. Contact Taylor for assistance with an invasive species survey and management plan if needed.
Review the
who, what, when, where and why of a Weed Wrangle
.
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Indicates required field
Please take a moment to review the who, what, when, where and why of a Weed Wrangle (link directly above).
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I reviewed the WW document
Event name
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Contact name
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First
Last
Contact email
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Event date (xx/xx/xx)
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Event time (Ex. 8am-12pm)
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Link to where participants should go for more info & to register:
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website url
Deadline for participants to register
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Host organization(s)
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Event address (124 Main St. Town, State ZIP)
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Latitude and longitude of location
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Go to Google Maps and find the WW event location. Click on the location and the lat/long will appear in the pop up box at the bottom of the screen. This info is needed for the SICIM form/reporting.
Event location (park name)
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Event objective (target species to manage and/or educational goals)
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Is this a public or private event?
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Public
Private
Short blurb about event. Event description with relevant details (this will be used as the event description on the website).
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Have you created a Facebook event?
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Yes (awesome tag us & add us as a co-host)
Not yet but I will (awesome tag us & add us as a co-host)
No, I'd like HIP to create one for me.
Event cancelations
Please include information in your event registration process about how and when participants will be notified if the event is canceled or changed due to weather, etc.
Management Plans:
Download the blank SICIM Hamilton County Management Plan template
here
.
You can also view an example management plan
here
.
Do you have a management plan developed for this property?
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Yes, I'll submit it or we've submitted it previously
No, we're working on it
No, we need HIP's help
Upload your management plan
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Max file size: 20MB
Tracking
We ask that you please track the following metrics during your Weed Wrangle (WW) for reporting in the follow up report
# of volunteers (adult and youth) and the number of hours worked
Target species removed
Did you supplement with native plants?
Garlic mustard (volume)- count number of full trash bags collected. Be sure to note trash bag gallon size.
Wood vegetation (volume) - Calculate volume of species removed (by species if targeting multiple, if possible) via volume of disposal trailer
GM
and
woody veg - track area cleared (acres) and estimate density prior to removal
Density of invasives - Low (less than 30% cover), Medium (31-60% cover), High (60+% cover)
We also ask that you take a (or multiple) group photos with the placard signage (below).
You can preview the tracking submission form
here
.
We agree to track invasives removed per the HC WW guidelines and to submit the Weed Wrangle report following our event.
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Yes
No
Do you have a plan for disposal of the invasive species removed during your WW?
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Yes
No, we need help with this
Temporary signage
is available for display before, during, and after your Weed Wrangle. These signs can be reserved (in sets of two) via the SWCD
tool loan program
. You can create your own account and reserve items (as well as Weed Wrangle boxes and puller bars) or contact Claire or Taylor for assistance.
Weed Wrangle and HIP
logo placards
(for taking photos with volunteers and posting on social media (tag HIP!) are also available for check out via the SWCD
tool loan program
.
Weed Wrangle is a nationwide program and particular about their logo use. SICIM has obtained permission for Indiana Weed Wrangles to use the
Weed Wrangle Indiana logo
.
Use of the logo must include the trademark symbol. Do not alter the Weed Wrangle logo. SICIM will forward your event information to the National Weed Wrangle organization and they will publish the information on the national webpage.
Click here
to view the Weed Wrangle Indiana logo.
I agree to use the Weed Wrangle Indiana logo.
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Yes
No
If you are able, please create a Facebook event for your Weed Wrangle and add HIP (@hcinvasives) as a host!
After you click submit, the confirmation message will contain a link to the HIP Weed Wrangle shared drive where additional resources are available for your use. This information will be passed along to SICIM for inclusion on their statewide WW listing and to WW for their website.
For extra promotion, please submit your event to the
Hamilton County Tourism event calendar here
.
Submit