Get Involved
The 13th Annual Anchorage Invasive Plant Smackdown signup is live!
Join us on August 16th 2025 from 10-2pm at Chanshtnu Muldoon Park
Volunteer
ANC-CISMA hosts weed pull events throughout the summer with Anchorage's neighborhoods and community councils.
Check Anchorage Soil & Water Conservation District Facebook for upcoming events.
Contact us if you are interested in hosting a weed pull in your community!
Adopt A Patch
Anchorage Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Anchorage Soil and Water Conservation District, invites you to Adopt-A-Patch between June and September and help care for our parks and trails by removing invasive plants such as European Bird Cherry, Bird Vetch, and White Sweetclover! This program encourages community members to dedicate a little time each month to removing invasive seedlings from a designated section of a park or trail.
Report Invasive Plants, however you like!
Have invasive plant identification in your pocket with the Alaska Weeds ID app!
Report Other Taxa
Report invasives found in wild areas in Anchorage directly to ASWCD!
Ten Things You Can Do to Help Fight Invasive Plants in Anchorage
Become a Citizen Weeds Warrior and help pull invasive plants
Learn to identify invasive plant species and report them when you find them
Remove invasive plants on your own property
Grow only non-invasive plants in your garden or as landscaping plantings
Join the Anchorage Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area to help deal with invasives across the city
Encourage businesses to not sell invasive plants
Clean your vehicle, boots, outdoor gear, and pets of mud and debris before leaving town for other parts of Alaska
Attend a workshop or search the Internet for more information about invasive plants
Make sure that ground-disturbing equipment is thoroughly cleaned between projects and that any soil or rock comes from a weed-free source
Spread the word!