Invasive weeds have spread across our country, damaging crops, and harming livestock and wildlife, outcompeting valued native plants, and physically changing our natural environment. The economic and ecological impacts of invasive plants have been tremendous, and the problem is growing. Since 1996, Anglers Against Weeds has been educating anglers and outdoor enthusiasts about invasive species and involving them in the fight to stop their spread. Participants learn how to recognize invasive weeds, what the impacts of those species can be, and how to actively participate in their management and control.

 

 

How Anglers Against Weeds Works:
The Anglers Against Weeds program tackles invasive weeds through two primary mechanisms. In the first phase, Anglers Against Weeds facilitators visit clubs and organizations to present slide shows about noxious weeds, their impacts and avoiding their spread.  In the second phase, the group is asked to "adopt" one or more stream areas where they will conduct hand-pulling projects to remove weeds from sensitive riparian areas.

 

Goals of the Program:
To educate anglers about weeds and their negative impacts.
To provide anglers with proactive behaviors and techniques to use to fight invasive weeds.
To develop partnerships between angling groups and others to carry out weed management activities.
To actively engage angling groups and others in weed management activities including weed pulls and monitoring.