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.
Jay & Adams Habitat Restoration (JAHR)
Adams and Jay Soil Water Conservation Districts
Future Allen County CISMA
Taylor Suman
Taylor.Suman@in.nacdnet.net
https://jaycountyswcd7.wixsite.com/jay-county-swcd
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 Soil Water Conservation District
Katie Starr, County Educator
P.O. Box 1092, Nashville, IN 47448
Future Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy CISMA. This CISMA will be focused on habitat restoration within the 300 plus acres of the Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy District.
BOONE COUNTY INVASIVES COOPERATIVE (BCIC)
info@noinvasives.org
https://www.facebook.com/BooneCountyInvasivesCooperative
BLACKFORD COUNTY NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION (BCNHR)
Jon Creek
765-499-3670
FUTURE CLINTON COUNTY CISMA
Clark County Harmful Invasives Removal Project
Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District
Kaila Laplace - III Regional Specialist
kaila@sicim.info
http://www.clarkswcd.org/CISMA/CCHIRP.html
facebook.com/Clark-County-Harmful-Invasives-Removal-Project-108805070722400
Daviess-Martin CISMA
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
Future Dearborn county CISMA
Erin Huber
Erin.Huber@in.nacdnet.net
https://www.facebook.com/dearborncountyswcd
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 awareness coalition
Dubois County Soil Water Conservation District
Aubree Pond - Dubois SWCD Executive Director
ISACDuboisCounty@gmail.com; 812-482-1171 x 3
Future fayette County CISMA
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
Jenni Leary, Director
Harrison County Native Habitat Alliance (HCNHA)
Samantha Ransdell
hcnativehabitatalliance@gmail.com
facebook.com/HCNativeHabitatAlliance
https://www.youtube.com/@hcnha
Hendricks County Invasive Management Cooperative (HC-IMC)
Henry County - Removes Invasive Plant Species (HC-RIPS)
Helen Steussy
HCRIPS2020@gmail.com
winding waters Invasive Partnership (WWIP)
Jackson and Jennings County CISMA
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570167770522
Jasper County Invasives Initiative (JCII)
Katey Powell
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
Lake County cisma
Lisa Stelter
lakecountycisma@gmail.com
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
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!
Future Rush County CISMA
Kathy Jackley
programs@cityofrushville.in.gov
Sweet Owen woodlands network (SOWN)
Owen County Soil and Water Conservation District
(812) 829-2605; owenswcd@gmail.com
Kaila Laplace
Kaila@sicim.info
Pike/Gibson CISMA
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Alex Villalobos
Juana.VillalobosDuron@in.nacdnet.net; 812-838-4191
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)
Misty Sorchevich, St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District
Misty.Sorchevich@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/
SCOTT COUNTY CISMA
Jessica O’Neill
jessicaoneill@dnr.in.gov
Tippecanoe Invasive Cooperative Taskforce (TICT)
facebook.com/TippecanoeInvasiveCooperativeTaskforce
Instagram: @tippecanoeinvasives
Wabash River invasives project (WRIP)
Vermillion and Parke Counties
Vermillion County Soil and Water Conservation District
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
WELLS COUNTY
THE INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (TISMI)
TISMI is a CISMA and a committee of the Friends of the Ouabache State Park. TISMI operates within the boundaries of the state park.