• CISMA members raised 36,000 beetles for biocontrol of purple loosestrife. Beetles were released at sites in Concord, Sudbury, Lincoln, Wayland and Marlboro.
• The New England Wildflower Society has trained over 100 volunteers from 23 towns. They have already surveyed 92 sites for species targeted for early detection. Volunteers located Japanese stiltgrass, Brazillian waterweed, and mile-a-minute vines. Some of these infestations have already been addressed by volunteer work groups.
• The Sudbury Weed Education and Eradication Team (SWEET), an energetic and effective grass roots organization in Sudbury, received funding from the CISMA for several control projects conducted on town lands in Sudbury.
• The CISMA is developing public outreach tools, including a Web site that should be available in the spring.
• CISMA members will conduct field mapping of invasive species and begin building a Web-based mapping capability.

The group's guest speaker was the invasive species expert, Jennifer Forman Orth, from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. She gave an informative presentation about the Asian longhorned beetle, the emerald ash borer beetle, and several invasive plants, including mile-a-minute vine and kudzu, all of which are high-priority threats in the state.

The CISMA’s financial supporters have been the Sudbury Foundation, the SUASO Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In addition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Audubon Society provide crucial administrative support to the group. Current membership is comprised of 11 towns, 7 land trusts, federal and state agencies, watershed groups, and several key environmental groups.