13th Anchorage Invasive Plant Smackdown
Last year was our largest smackdown to date! But there is still work to be done in Chanshtnu Muldoon Park… Join us to pull invasive bird cherry trees, for lunch, and a raffle of great prizes!
Anchorage Invasive Plant Smackdown
August 16, 2025
10 AM to 1:30 PM
Chanshtnu Muldoon Park
Pull invasives: 10-12:30
Lunch, prizes and discussion: 12:30-1:30
August 2024, Pre Smackdown
September 2024 Post Smackdown and Herbicide treatment of large trees
May 2025
12th Anchorage Invasive Plant Smackdown
Chanshtnu Muldoon Park 2024
Thank you to all 136 volunteers who helped smack down those invasive weeds (European bird cherry) on Saturday, August 17th. Our largest smackdown to date!
Thanks to the following donors for providing prizes
and refreshments for our volunteers
Anchorage Park Foundation
Anchorage Parks and Recreation
Municipality of Anchorage
Alien Species Control
CANWIN
Anchorage Soil & Water Conservation District
Great Harvest Bread Company
Alaska Railroad
Paul's Tree Service
Tall Trees
Boreal Tree Care
Hoarding Marmot
Title Wave
Green Connection
Wild Scoops
Divots
Deborah Buring
The Alaska Gear Company
907 Alehouse
11th Anchorage Invasive Plant Smackdown
and
Tikishla Park Restoration Project Celebration
Tikishla Park 2023
Thank you to all 80 volunteers who helped smack down those invasive weeds (European bird cherry) on Saturday, August 19th.
Thanks to the following donors for providing prizes
and refreshments for our volunteers
Anchorage Park Foundation
Great Harvest Bread Company
Alaska Railroad
Paul's Tree Service
Tall Trees
Summit Spice & Tea Company
Green Connection
Wild Scoops
2021 Virtual Invasive Species Smackdown - 6/25 to 8/7/21
The annual Anchorage invasive species smackdown (formerly known as Anchorage weed smackdown) is an important community event to assist in protection of the habitats around the city and spread awareness about the threats posed by invasive species. We've hosted this event for the past 9 years and want to keep the event going, but it will look different this year as compared with years past due to COVID-19*. Participants were encouraged to get creative with invasive species outreach.
Suggestions of ways to participate include:
Make an art project depicting how invasive species impact Alaska
Write an essay about the importance of invasive species research or the ecological impacts of invasive species in Alaska
Write a letter to the editor of the Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Press, or other publication
Make a YouTube or TikTok video to share with your classmates or friends
Compose a post on a social media platform of your choice to raise awareness about invasive species
Compose an invasive species informational brochure to give to friends and family
You can choose one invasive species, discuss invasive species in general, or share an educational campaign, such as "Clean, Drain, Dry" for boaters or "Play, Clean , Go" for terrestrial recreation
Load the Alaska Weeds ID.app on your smartphone to identify invasive plants and easily submit those observations
Any other method you can think of to help raise awareness about invasive species in Alaska!
Projects were submitted to the ANC-CISMA
2020 Virtual Invasive Species Smackdown - 8/15 to 9/20/20
The annual Anchorage invasive species smackdown (formerly known as Anchorage weed smackdown) is an important community event to assist in protection of the habitats around the city and spread awareness about the threats posed by invasive species. We've hosted this event for the past 9 years and want to keep the event going, but it will look different this year as compared with years past due to COVID-19*. Participants were encouraged to get creative with invasive species outreach.
Suggestions of ways to participate include:
Make an art project depicting how invasive species impact Alaska
Write an essay about the importance of invasive species research or the ecological impacts of invasive species in Alaska
Write a letter to the editor of the Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Press, or other publication
Make a YouTube or TikTok video to share with your classmates or friends
Compose a post on a social media platform of your choice to raise awareness about invasive species
Compose an invasive species informational brochure to give to friends and family
You can choose one invasive species, discuss invasive species in general, or share an educational campaign, such as "Clean, Drain, Dry" for boaters or "Play, Clean , Go" for terrestrial recreation
Load the Alaska Weeds ID.app on your smartphone to identify invasive plants and easily submit those observations
Any other method you can think of to help raise awareness about invasive species in Alaska!
Projects were submitted to the ANC-CISMA
9th Annual
Anchorage Invasive Weed Smackdown
Valley of the Moon Park 2019
Thank you to all 77 volunteers who helped smack down those invasive weeds (European bird cherry) on Saturday, August 11th.
Thanks to the following donors for providing prizes
and refreshments for our volunteers
Anchorage Park Foundation
Great Harvest Bread Company
Alaska Railroad
Alaska Wildland Adventures
Tall Trees
Rust's Flying Services
8th Annual
Anchorage Invasive Weed Smackdown
Centennial Park Campground 2018
Thank you to all 82 volunteers who helped smack down those weeds on Saturday, August 4th!
Thanks to the following donors for providing prizes
and refreshments for our volunteers
Anchorage Park Foundation
Great Harvest Bread Company
Alaska Railroad
Alaska Wildland Adventures
Denali Outdoor Center
Tall Trees
Rust's Flying Services
Big O's Automotive
7th Annual
Anchorage Invasive Weed Smackdown
Taku Lake Park
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Thank you, volunteers!
6th Annual Anchorage Invasive Weed Smackdown
Taku Lake Park
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Thank You, Weed Warriors!
How'd you do? Weed Warrior volunteers worked tirelessly for three hours with team leaders from the Forest Service, Anchorage Park Foundation, Bureau of Land Management, and others . In that time, many European bird cherry trees were removed from the forest. Photographs will be posted shortly and we are working to get a copy of the broadcast report from KTUU on Saturday evening.
Thank yous. Weed Warriors enjoyed a lunch of pizza courtesy of Anchorage Parks & Recreation, topped off by cookies donated by Great Harvest Bread Company. Raffle prizes were donated by Alaska Wildland Adventures, Denali Outdoor Center, Alaska Railroad, Rust's Flying Service, and Tall Trees. Commemorative t-shirts were provided by Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North (CANWIN). Sincere thanks to all our amazing donors for helping to make this event so successful!
