Need help with invasive species on your property?

Program Name Contact info Brief description of program/type of assistance offered
Extension:
Florida
Alabama 		Escambia
Holmes
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Walton
Washington
Baldwin (AL)
Escambia (AL)
Covington (AL)		 More Information Coming Soon!
FWC Landowner Assistance Program Ed ODaniels
850-819-9538
Edward.ODaniels@MyFWC.com		 Provide free upland and aquatic invasive plant evaluations and management planning to landowners of forested lands, farms or ranches. LAP Biologists also provide guidance and planning for landowners who own less than 20 acres and are interested in controlling invasive plants. Options may also be available for landowners to explore financial assistance through cost-share programs and grants. LAP Biologists develop forestry and wildlife management plans for USDA-NRCS  financial assistance programs which includes invasive species control.
Florida Forest Service Landowners adjacent to Blackwater River State Forest:
Craig Iverson
850-957-5723
Craig.Iversen@fdacs.gov

Or find your County Forester		 With owners’ permission, Forest Service staff can treat invasive plants on lands adjacent to state forests.  The Florida Forest Service’s county foresters can show private landowners how to identify invasive plants on their property and advise them how to manage them.  County foresters can help forest landowners to apply for cost-sharing to reduce the cost of managing their forest.
Longleaf Alliance
Cogongrass Program		 Emma McKee
850-333-3378
emma@longleafalliance.org		 Cogongrass control efforts at the landscape level using a comprehensive database tracking system while working with private landowners who have infestations less than 1 acre in size to implement control efforts. This coordinated control and implementation plan will increase the chances of stopping the advancing front of cogongrass in the landscape. Initial efforts in Northwest Florida are centered around Blackwater River State Forest and Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area.