About

Boone County Invasives Cooperative (BCIC) was formally Incorporated in the State of Indiana on December 4, 2023. The bylaws were signed by the Board of Directors on December 7, 2023, and 501(c)(3) non-profit status was granted on January 10, 2024.

BCIC was initiated by Zionsville resident Coralie Palmer and Mary Welz, Regional Specialist for the Indiana Invasives Initiative in February 2021. With the support of Stephanie Schuck and Dawn Slack from State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management (SICIM), our meetings commenced in September 2021. Callout meetings and presentations to gain support and membership took place at the Purdue Extension / Boone County’s Master Gardener Gardenfest, Zionsville Greenfest, and at the Lebanon and Thorntown libraries in April 2022. A Board of Directors and Steering Group were formed in 2023.