Indiana CISMAS
Indiana cismas
Find out more about existing and organizing CISMAs across the state in the table, map, and directory below. If you would like to get involved, please reach out to a member of our Indiana Invasives Initiative team or your local CISMA. You can also visit our County Resources Page for other helpful contacts in your area.
We strive to keep this information up to date as more counties work to establish CISMAs throughout the state. Please complete the form below for any suggested changes or additions.
Indiana CISMA Directory
Our Indiana Invasives Initiative Regional Specialists are working with many counties throughout the state to establish their own CISMAs. Some of these counties listed are just starting out, while others have regular meetings and are conducting invasive species activities in their communities. If you live or work in one of the counties below, we encourage you to get in touch or visit them online.
Listed alphabetically by County.
Blazing Star CISMA (Bartholomew County)
Bartholomew County Soil and Water Conservation District
Heather Shireman - District Coordinator
heather.shireman@in.nacdnet.net; 812-378-1280 x 3
Brown County Native Woodlands Project (BCNWP)
Brown County SWCD
Katie Starr
P.O. Box 1092, Nashville, IN 47448
BOONE COUNTY INVASIVES COOPERATIVE (BCIC)
Clark County Harmful Invasives Removal Project
Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District
Melanie Davis - Administrative Coordinator
melanie.davis@in.nacdnet.net; 812-256-2330 x 3
http://www.clarkswcd.org/CISMA/CCHIRP.html
facebook.com/Clark-County-Harmful-Invasives-Removal-Project-108805070722400
Daviess-Martin CISMA
Dubois, Daviess-Martin Soil and Water Conservation District
Emily Finch - Invasive Species Specialist
daviessmartin.cisma@gmail.com; 812-329-0048
1486 Executive Blvd. Suite A, Jasper IN 47546
Delaware County Invasive Plant Project (DIPP)
Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District
Clair Burt - District Director
delcoswcd@gmail.com; 765-747-5531 x 3
Invasive Species Partnership of Elkhart County (InSPEC)
Anna Osborn
Invasive Species Awareness Coalition of Dubois County (ISAC)
Dubois Soil and Water Conservation District
Aubree Pond - Dubois SWCD Executive Director
Aubree.pond@in.nacdnet.net; 812-482-1171 x 3
Floyd County Native Habitat Restoration Team (Floyd County Native 💚)
Floyd County Purdue Extension
Gina Anderson - Extension Educator
gmanders@purdue.edu; 812-948-5470
facebook.com/Floyd-County-Native-Habitat-Restoration-Team-100632298104654
Greene County Invasive Management Alliance (GCIMA)
Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
Amber Slaughterbeck - Regional Specialist
amber@sicim.info; 812-229-3539
Hamilton County Invasives partnership (HIP)
Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District
Claire Lane - Urban Conservationist
claire.lane@hamiltoncounty.in.gov; 317-773-2181
1717 Pleasant St, Ste 100, Noblesville, IN 46060
hancock county cisma
Patrick McCartney
Harrison County Native Habitat Alliance (HCNHA)
Samantha Ransdell
Hendricks County Invasive Management Cooperative (HC-IMC)
Henry County - Removes Invasive Plant Species (HC-RIPS)
Helen Steussy
HCRIPS2020@gmail.com
Jackson County Invasive Partnership (JCIP)
facebook.com/Jackson-County-Invasive-Partnerhip-JCIP-102623984559883
Jasper County Invasives Initiative (JCII)
Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
Mandi Glanz - Regional Specialist
mandi@sicim.info; 260-243-2161
Johnson County Native Plant Partnership (JCNPP)
Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Blair Beavers - Assistant Director/Education Coordinator
blair-beavers@iaswcd.org; 317-739-9540 x 101
550 E Jefferson St Suite 202, Franklin, IN 46131
Knox County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District
Will Drews - CISMA Coordinator & Natural Resource Specialist
willem.drew@in.nacdnet.net; 812-882-8210 x3408
604 S. Quail Run Rd., Vincennes, IN 47591
Kosciusko Water & Woodland Invasive Partnership (KWWIP)
Peggy Wihebrink
Lakes County Cluster Cooperative Weed Management Area (LCC)
LaGrange and Stueben Counties
Beth Williams; bw_consulting@frontier.com
Nate Simons; stuartbheron1@hotmail.com
Indiana Coastal Cooperative Weed Management Area (ICCWMA)
Lake, LaPorte, and Porter Counties
Eric Bird - Shirley Heinze Land Trust
ebird@heinzetrust.org; 219-916-7625
Lawrence County Keep Invasives in Check (KIC)
Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District
Whitney Baldwin - Conservation Resource Technician
Whitney.Baldwin@in.nacdnet.net; 812-279-8117 x 3
Circle City CISMA (Marion County)
John Hazlett & Kelly Cook
Upper Wabash Invasives Network (UWIN)
Miami, Huntington, & Wabash Counties
Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, IDNR
Teresa Rody - Interpretive Manager
TRody@dnr.in.gov; 260-468-2127
Monroe County identify & Reduce Invasive Species (MC-IRIS)
Ellen Jacquart - Chair
montgomery county cisma
Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District
Megan Sweeney - Program Coordinator
msweeney@montgomerycoswcd.com; 765-362-0405 ext. 121
Morgan County Native & Invasive Plant Partnership (MC-NIPP)
Morgan County Soil and Water Conservation District
David Mow - Invasive Species Specialist
invasivesmorgancounty@gmail.com; 765-349-2060
180 South Main Street, Martinsville, IN 46151
NEWTON COUNTY NATURE PARTNERSHIP (NCNP)
Gus Nyberg: nyberggus@gmail.com
Jeanette Jaskula: jmjaskula@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/Newton-County-Nature-Partnership-Indiana-104399368812970
Orange County Invasives Partnership (OCIP)
Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District
OrangeSWCD@gmail.com; 812-203-3033
573 SE Main St, Paoli, IN 47454
Randolph Invasive Species Exterminators (RISE)
Julie Smiley: jmfoxsmiley@gmail.com
765-546-1325
Click here to fill out our Google form if you are interested in becoming more involved!
Sweet Owen woodlands network (SOWN)
Owen County Soil and Water Conservation District
(812) 829-2605; owenswcd@gmail.com
Perry/Spencer land and native species team (PLANT)
Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
Kaila Knies - Regional Specialist
kaila@sicim.info; 812-631-7913
Pike/Gibson CISMA
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Hillary Bulcher - State Park Naturalist
hbulcher@dnr.IN.gov; 812-789-2724
Porter LaPortE Advancing Natives Team (PLANT)
Nikky Witkowski
nikky@purdue.edu
facebook.com/PLANT-PorterLa-Porte-County-Advancing-Natives-Team-580905782564587
Posey Invasive Partnership (PIP)
Zach Schoenherr - Property Manager, Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife
zschoenherr@dnr.in.gov; 812-838-2927
Putnam County ReMove Invasive Plants (PC-RIP)
facebook.com/Putnam-County-Remove-Invasive-Plants-PC-RIP-111112690274683
St. Joseph and Marshall Counties Invasive Plant Partnership (SMIPP)
Ally Pudlow - Environmental Education Coordinator, St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District
Allison.pudlo@in.nacdnet.net; https://www.stjosephswcd.org/; 574-936-2024 ext. 4
Jodi Overmyer - Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Starke & Pulaski Native Plant Initiative
Purdue Extension Starke & Pulaski County
Phil Woolery - Extension Educator
574-772-9141 (Starke County); 574-946-3412 (Pulaski County)
facebook.com/Starke-Pulaski-Native-Plant-Initiative-103784994708960/
Tippecanoe Invasive Cooperative Taskforce (TICT)
Tippecanoe County Soil and Water Conservation District
Jordan Young - Invasive Species Technician
jordan.young@in.nacdnet.net, 765-474-9992 x 4027
1812 Troxel Drive Suite C3, Lafayette, IN 47909
Wabash River invasives project (WRIP)
Vermillion and Parke Counties
Vermillion County Soil and Water Conservation District
William (Billy) Pigg - Conservation Resource Technician, Vermillion-Parke Soil Health Alliance
billy-pigg@iaswcd.org; 765-492-4280
Vigo Invasvives Management (VIM)
Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
Amber Slaughterbeck - Regional Specialist
Vigoinvasivesmanagement@gmail.com; 812-229-3539
facebook.com/VigoInvasivesManagement
Warrick Invasive Species Partnership (WISP)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Hillary Bulcher - State Park Naturalist
hbulcher@dnr.IN.gov; 812-789-2724
Wayne County Invasive Plant Education & Removal (WIPER)
Email: wipercisma@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WIPERCISMA