Endangered Species

Endangered Species: Protection Guidelines, Invasives Control

Why protect endangered and threatened species?
Endangered and threatened species are parts of larger natural communities of common, uncommon, and rare species. Groups of species with similar requirements live in similar habitats. Without appropriate habitat and space to multiply in, endangered and threatened species cannot sustain themselves.


The afore-mentioned natural communities with their interdependent species provide for us all the services required to do business and conduct our daily lives. We depend on natural communities to provide us clean air and water; fertile, stable soils; natural settings for recreation and mental health; potential drugs, pesticides, other health products; new crops and farm animals and other commercial products.

How to protect from pesticide injury:
The best way to protect endangered and threatened species from herbicide and other pesticide harm is to:

1. Apply according to the pesticide label.
2. Allow a non-treatment barrier between listed species habitats and treatment sites.
3. Insure that the pesticide being applied does not move off-target by air (wind direction), water (runoff) or soil movement.
4. Do not make applications off-target by assuming a wild area near your treatment site does not have natural values. It may harbor listed or rare species including important wild pollinators.

Pesticide/Environment/IPM links
Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan
Pesticide Action Network
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
National Pesticide Information Center
EPA's Endangered Species Protection Program
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Invasive Species and Control methods
Attributes and ecological impacts of herbicides used for invasives control in native habitats
Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants
Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin
Aquatic Invasive Species Grants
A Comparison of Phragmites australis Control Measures in Wisconsin Coastal Wetlands (2 MB PowerPoint Presentation)

Financial Assistance for Habitat management
Conservation Technical Assistance
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Landowner Incentive Program
Private Stewardship Grants Program
Aquatic Invasive Species Grants