The purpose of the framework for response is to provide resource managers with a tool that can be utilized for a logical approach when responding to newly identified invasive species infestations. The framework is also designed to help resource managers prioritize their activities while considering all aspects of management known and possibly unknown. Resource managers may want to consider using the following tool(s) to help prioritize their management activities based on their goals, objectives, and resources when responding to invasive species infestations. The Capital Region PRISM encourages you, as a conservationist, to consider and choose an option below prior to conducting invasive species management actions. 

Does the organization with property have a land or lake management plan?
A management plan is a specific statement of goals and objectives followed by a series of activities that will take place in order to meet those objectives. Management plans consider an area's mission, or purpose, and provide management prescriptions, which include desired resource conditions. Without a plan, decisions may be made based on short-term conditions but with long-term, undesirable consequences. Depending on the scale of a parcel of property, a plan can be extremely comprehensive or limited with specialization. A management plan does not have to be a complicated document and there is no standard format for writing one. Consider developing an Invasive Species Management Plan as a standalone document or part of a land or lake management document. 

Please note the example management plan templates linked below that can be adopted for use.
Capital Region PRISM Framework for Response

• CR-PRISM Framework for Response

Capital Region PRISM Invasive Species Management Plan Template

• CR-PRISM ISMP