Wisconsin Invasive Species Council Announces Invasive Species Local Action Awards Winner

Terrie Pohjola: Pohjola works with the Knight Templar Club Reserve, a 2,400-acre reserve on Duck Lake in Langlade County, as Forestry Chairman and a Wisconsin Master Naturalist. She has created maps and set plans for invasive species management for the entire property. She recruits and assigns volunteers to specific areas, prompting them to take a sense of ownership over the management of that area. Under this plan, known garlic mustard populations have been eliminated or controlled, and tansy has been removed from sensitive areas. She works closely with the reserve’s Junior Naturalist Program.

Congratulations to this year’s award recipients for their dedication to the prevention, control and eradication of invasive species in Wisconsin. More information about invasive species and resources for helping to prevent their spread is available on the DNR’s website.