Report Invasive Weeds

The Forest Service and the Gifford Pinchot Task Force could use your help in monitoring invasive species on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF).  Invasive weeds are a problem on all our national lands. They can out-compete local plants and wildlife, and they even displace or replace native species. It is important to catch invasive species infiltration early before they have a chance to spread.  It’s difficult to track invasive weeds on the GPNF’s 1.4 million acres of land and every extra set of eyes looking for invasive weeds makes a difference.  To learn a little more about how to identify invasive plants please download our Invasive Plants of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest booklet.

Here’s how you can help:  if you are recreating in the GPNF and you notice a suspicious plant that you know to be or suspect to be an invasive species you can take some simple steps to report your sighting.  Take a picture if you can, take a sample if possible,  fill out this form and send your picture, sample, and form to Emily Platt at:

emily@gptaskforce.org

 Or

Emily Platt

Gifford Pinchot Task Force

917 SW Oak St. Ste. 407

Portland, OR 97205