CONTENTS
| Executive Summary | iv |
| 1.0 Introduction | 6 |
| 2.0 Impacts of Invasive Plants | 8 |
| 2.1 Danger to Human Health and Safety | 8 |
| 2.2 Socio-economic | 8 |
| 2.3 Degradation of the Natural Heritage System | 9 |
| 3.0 The Need for a Strategic Plan | 10 |
| 4.0 LIPMS Vision | 12 |
| 5.0 Strategic Process | 14 |
| 5.1 Inventory/Mapping | 15 |
| 5.2 Early Detection & Rapid Response | 18 |
| 5.3 Management | 20 |
| 5.4 Restoration | 21 |
| 5.5 Prevention | 22 |
| 6.0 What Have We Done? | 24 |
| 7.0 Next Steps | 28 |
| 7.1 | Incorporate Invasive Plant Management into Land Use Planning | 28 |
| 7.2 | Promote the use of EDDMapS in Ontario | 29 |
| 7.3 | Contaminated Materials and Equipment (Clean Equipment Protocol) | 30 |
| 7.4 | Staff Training and Education | 31 |
| 7.5 | Public Education and Outreach | 32 |
| 7.6 | Stormwater Management Unit | 33 |
| 7.7 | Parks Operations | 34 |
| 7.8 | Development Services | 35 |
| 8.0 | Recommendations | 36 |
| Appendix A | 38 | |
| Appendix B | 40 | |
| Appendix C | 42 |