OkIPC Mission Statement

adopted 29 September 2009 by the OkIPC Officers and Board of Directors

Mission:

To facilitate efficient and effective management of invasive plants for the protection of the economic and natural resources of Oklahoma’s private and public land and water.

Stakeholders:

Businesses/Industries:  agricultural, horticultural, landscape, aquacultural, wildlife, tourism, forestry, and recreational

Landowners and managers: private and public

Agencies:  federal, state, local

Native American Tribes

Non-profit organizations:  conservation, agricultural, and land management

Institutions and Programs:  education, research

Strategies:

1.     Increase awareness through education about invasive plants, focusing on:

• Sources of invasives
• Economic and ecological effects of invasives
• Recognition of invasives
• Prevention of invasives
• Early detection and rapid response to invasives
• Control and management strategies for invasives

2.     Encourages legislative and regulatory improvements that increase invasives control effectiveness.

3.     Promote greater coordination between all entities engaged in or affecting invasives management.

4.     Serve as a clearinghouse for invasives management strategies.

5.     Identify and encourage sources of funding for invasives education and management.

6.     Identify invasive species and assess their potential threat for Oklahoma.