Kudzu Initiative

 Welcome to the Keep Sevier Beautiful Kudzu Initiative! Kudzu is becoming a major issue throughout Sevier County which is why Keep Sevier Beautiful has teamed up with The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Tennessee Department of Forestry to combat the invasive plant species. Below you will find resources from our recent Town Hall on the subject.

Kudzu Identification and Control

• Invasive Plant Primer for the Home Landscape Click Here

• Identification and Control of Non-native Invasive Forest Plants in Tennessee Click Here

• Non-Native Invasive Plants of Southern Forests, A Field Guide to Identification and Control Click Here

• Kudzu Control in Residential Areas Click Here

• Manual Herbicide Application Methods for Managing Vegetation in Appalachian Hardwood Forests Click Here

Native Plant Species Resources

• Landscaping with Native Plants-East Tennessee Click Here

• Landscaping with Native Plants-Middle Tennessee Click Here

• Landscaping with Native Plants-West Tennessee Click Here

• Tennessee’s Native Plant Alternatives to Non-Native Invasives Click Here

Web resources

• Tennessee Invasive Plant Council www.tnipc.org

• Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health www.invasive.org

• Protect TN Forests www.protecttnforests.org

Vendors Present at the Kudzu Town Hall

• Invasive Plant Control, Inc. www.invasiveplantcontrol.com

• PLM Lake and Land Management Corp. www.plmcorp.net Local Contact - brents@plmcorp.net

• Knox Goats (formerly RV Farms) www.knoxgoats.com

This vendors list is not an endorsement of these businesses but just a listing of which vendors were at the Town Hall for reference.