Remove invasive species and get free natives

HIP Happenings

    • HIP Education Committee: 3rd Wednesday of each month (7/20) at 12 ONLINE
    • Technical Committee: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2:30 (7/13) ONLINE
    • HIP Hosts HAMPA (Hamilton County Parks Association) – July 14th at Forest Park Inn.  Thank you to our lunch sponsor American Structurepoint
    • CISMA State Conference – August 17th Trafalgar with regional field events 18-20 + recorded sessions
    • White River Clean Up – August 27th  * volunteers needed
    • Fishers Agripark Presentation – September 1st
    • Trade in application deadline – September 18th
    • Fishers Agripark Strike team – September 24th
    • INPS conference – Saturday Oct 22nd in Carmel

Ways you can get involved

  • The education committee is identifying prominent invasives on city or public properties. We hope to build relationships to remove and replace these invasives and educate the community. Where have you seen prominent invasives on public properties? 
  • Help us assess local retailers-- are they selling natives? invasives?  Make a special trip or let us know after you've been at a location using this form.  We'll use this data to identify retailers we want to start forming relationships with to help them get signed up for the Grow Indiana Natives program and offer other support.
  • The Strike Team is scheduling more workdays.  Volunteering with the ST is a great hands-on way to make a big impact in a short period of time.
  • Volunteers can survey for invasive species and input data into our new FieldMaps system.  HIP can offer training to get you started!  

To be involved with any of these projects, email hcinvasives@hamiltoncounty.in.gov
or join us for a monthly or committee meeting. 

 
 

In-person Meeting: Aug 17, 2022
Location: Indiana FFA Leadership Center, 6595 S 125 W, Trafalgar, IN 46181
In-person Field Events: Aug 18-20, 2022, time(s) TBD, each event will be no longer than 4 hours
Registration Fee: $25.00
Continuing education credits via pre-recorded sessions

Learn more and register here. 

 

GIS Dashboard
This GIS dashboard gives us a snapshot of data entered into the FieldMaps tracking system by parks departments and volunteers. 

You can help enter data- email hcinvasives@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

 

Next HIP General Meeting - September 7 at 12pm
HIP general meetings are held the first Wednesday of every other month at 12pm. Meetings will be in person but offer an online option as well. Register here.  Committee meetings are held monthly. These meetings and committee work is where the real action happens. Please sign up for the technical or education committee mailing lists when you register for the HIP general meeting. 

We're ready for you!  Join the education and/or technical committee to take on a role in fighting invasives in our county.  There are all kinds of ways to help for people of varying skill sets, availability, and invasives knowledge. 

 

The education committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 12pm online/in person. Sign up for the HIP Education Committee mailing list for meeting details and access links.

 

The technical committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:30pm. Email taylor.wilson@hamiltoncounty.in.gov for info. 

 

See upcoming trainings, events, and volunteer opportunities on the HIP website. 

Other Updates and Info

Upcoming Meetings
1st Wednesday of every other month at 12pm.

Dates and registration links for these meetings can be found at www.hcinvasives.org/hip-meetings

Upcoming events & important dates

View here: www.hcinvasives.org/events

Order HIP Gear 

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Screenprinted short and long sleeve t-shirts, sweatshirts, and face masks are available via the HIP store on Bonfire. 

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