We can use your help

Tax deductible contributions to the Green Ribbon Initiative will be used to support education and stewardship work in the Oak Openings Region.

To donate to the Oak Openings Habitat Protection and Restoration Fund, click here.

To donate to the Oak Openings Carbon Offset Fund, click here.

To make a general donation to the Green Ribbon Initiative, click on the donate button below. These funds will go to:

Stewardship work on private lands.

Educational materials and handouts.

Outreach events, such as Blue Week

Support of the oakopenings.org web site

Oak Openings Best Management Practices

The following documents provide detailed information on invasive species management in the Oak Openings, including guidelines for mechanical, chemical, and biological treatments, prevention of spread by equipment, and specific methods for individual species. Land managers are encouraged to print and collate the BMP’s in a binder for staff to have readily available in the field.