Links

Categories
TNC/Natural Heritage/NatureServe resources
National/Multi-state/Global
Specific to single species
Regional organizations/sites
Nurseries/horticulturists partners
Ranking/Prioritizing systems
US legislation, etc.
Beyond US borders...
Remote sensing and related technologies
Plant research (including natives)
Herbicides
Grazing
Biocontrols, arthropod pests, nonplant invaders
Links on other topics/Online Documents

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TNC/Natural Heritage/NatureServe 

The Nature Conservancy Intranet site (TNC)
Accessible only to those with TNC passwords

The Nature Conservancy's GIST Intranet site (TNC)
Accessible only to those with TNC passwords

The Nature Conservancy main site (TNC)
Our main site for everything TNC.

ConserveOnline library (TNC)
TNC staffers place to browse news, maps, and join discussion groups and listserves.

Global Fire Team (TNC).
Burn your way to a weed-free preserve!

Freshwater Team (TNC).
Freshwater efforts, biodiversity, and resources.

NatureServe range information.
An online encyclopedia of life!

America's Least Wanted ("The Dirty Dozen").
A classic publication from TNC.

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National/Multi-state/Global 

Alien Plant Working Group
Fact sheets, plant lists, and background information.

Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
A HUGE list of plants with states and natural areas where they are invasive. Fact sheets are available for some plants.

Center for Invasive Plant Management
Fighting weeds in the western states.

Fire Effects Information System
Provides up-to-date information about fire effects on animals and plants.

Forest Service Forest Health web page (USDA)
Monitoring insects and disease to maintain forest health.

Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)

Invaders Database System
Noxious weed lists, and weeds of northwest US.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Database of invasive and potentially invasive plants in New England.

Invasive Species Ireland
The gateway to the Invasive Species Ireland project.

Marine Invasions Research Lab
Brought to you by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

NAWMA Mapping Standards
The North American Weed Management Association's set of mapping standards for invasive plant species that facilitate consistency in data collection.

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Another USGS site, very meaty.

USDA APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

USDA ARS
Exotic & Invasive Weed Research Unit.

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Specific to single species 

Achatina fulica: The Giant African Snail: A Problem in Economic Malacology--A.R. Mead (1961)

Alliaria petiolata: Garlic mustard web page

Arundo donax: Team Arundo del Norte

Cardaria draba: Hoary Cress Consortium

Centaurea diffusa: Knapweed Chronicles

Centaurea solstitialis: Yellow Starthistle

Cynanchum/Vincetoxicum: Swallow-wort

Dioscorea bulbifera: Air Potato Roundup!

Euphorbia esula: Team Leafy Spurge

Hedera helix: Ivy Removal Project

Microstegium vimineum : Ecology and Management Workshop

Phragmites australis: Native and non-native genotypes in North America

Polygonum cuspidatum: Japanese knotweed alliance

Polygonum cuspidatum: The knotweed page

Pueraria montana: The Amazing Story of Kudzu

Vitex rotundifolia: Beach Vitex Task Forces

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Regional organizations/sites 

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program mission is to document invasive plant distributions and to advance measures to protect and restore native ecosystems in the Park through partnerships with Adirondack residents and institutions.

Invasive Plants: Taking Root in Alaska
The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District created a curriculum on invasives for school children, grades 9-12! Very cool.

California Invasive Plant Council
Research, restoration, and education on California's fight against wildland plant invaders!

California Department of Food and Agriculture
Fruitflies, fire ants, infested nursery stock...oh my! Check out the EncycloWeedia, a featured link on the right side of the page.

Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska (CNIPM)
Need we say more?

Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
Working hard in Connecticut against invasive plants.

Connecticut Valley Invasive Plants
The aliens have arrived!

Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
The photo murals are amazing and there's tons of plant information.

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Live in Florida? Concerned about invasives? Visit the Florida EPPC!

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk
Threats to the pacific islands.

Hawaiian Weed Risk Assessment
A project report.

Homer Soil & Water Conservation District
An Alaskan leader in invasives work.

Idaho Weed Control Association
For responsible weed management.

Illinois Vegetation Management Guidelines
Guidelines for buckthorns, teasel, and more!

Indiana's "Most Unwanted" Invasive Plant Pests
Not just plants, but pests and pathogens too!

Invasive Algae in Hawai'i
Hidden dangers in paradise!

Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin
Learn what you can do to prevent the spread of invasive plants from the IPAW printable brochure.

Marine Invasives in Hawai'i
Case studies, alien lists, and species data sheets!

Invasive Exotic Plants of the Northeast
List of exotics.

Maryland Invasive Species Council
Check out the featured Invader of the Month.

Maryland Native Plant Society
What to plant instead of invasives? Ask your local native plant society.

Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
A one-stop shop for information regarding invasive plants of the Mid-Atlantic region.

New Mexico State University Weed Information page
Key resources to residents of New Mexico.

Invasive Plant Council of New York State
Dedicated to solving invasive plant species problems in New York State.

Pennsylvania Invasive Exotic Plant Management Tutorial.
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources created this tutorial on invasive species work. It looks great.

Redwood National and State Parks
See their exotic species management plan.

Rhode Island Invasive Species Council
The mission of the Rhode Island Invasive Species Council is to protect native biodiversity in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Preservation and protection.

San Francisco Estuary Institute
Publishers of "A Practical Guidebook to the Identification and Control of Invasive Aquatic and Wetland Plants in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Region." Includes the Guide to the Exotics of San Francisco Bay.

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council in a new form.

Southwest Florida Aquatic Nuisance Species Surveillance and Education Network
Its purpose is to increase public education on aquatic nuisance species, leading to a greater awareness of their threats to the water resources of the greater Charlotte Harbor, Caloosahatchee and Big Cypress watersheds.

UC Davis Weed Research & Information Center.
A large, sprawling site that leans towards crop weeds.

Washington Department of Ecology
Learn about aquatic weeds.

Washington Invasive Species Coalition
Working to close marine and terrestrial pathways of introduction, exploring the creation of an invasive species council, and more!

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Nurseries/horticulturists partners 

Linking Ecology and Horticulture to Prevent Plant Invasions
(includes the "St. Louis Declaration")

Harmful IFAS Assessment of Non-native plants in Florida's Natural Areas
A model.

Plant Right: keep invasive plants in check
Protecting California from invasives, introduced via horticulture.

Plantwise program
Developed by the National Park Service and partners, similar to their "Firewise" program.

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Ranking/Prioritizing systems 

NatureServe & TNC Invasive Species Assessment Protocol
For use in assessing, categorizing, and listing non-native plants according to their impacts on native plants, animals, and natural communities and to make the process of assessing non-native species objective, transparent, and systematic. The protocol is intended to be applied to species as they occur over large areas, such as nations, ecoregions, provinces, or states. NatureServe has begun using the Protocol in an effort to eventually assess the approximately 3,500 non-native vascular plants recorded as occurring outside of cultivation in the United States; by June 1, 2004 NatureServe had already completed 300 assessments.

California Invasive Plant Council and Southwest Vegetation Management Association's Criteria
These Criteria for categorizing non-native invasive plants that threaten wildlands were also designed for assessing and listing non-native plants according to their impacts on native biodiversity in wildlands, based on their ecological impacts, ability to invade natural vegetation and current extent. Developed for use at the state level in California, Arizona and Nevada, these Criteria can be modified for use in other states or large regions. You can also download a word document of the actual criteria here.

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US legislation, etc. 

Clinton's Executive Order
Legislature that prevents the introduction and provides for control of invasive species.

National Invasive Species Management Plan
Produced by the National Invasive Species Council

Harmful Non-indigenous Species in the United States
Documentation by the OTA.

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Beyond US borders... 

AGA Weed List
Rod Randall's weed data compendium now on our very own website!

CRC Weed Management
The great Australian web site, currently scheduled for demolition.

Canadian Wildlife Federation
See their list of invasive species in Canada. Searching for something in particular, try here.

Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)
The mandate of the network is to coordinate the collation and dissemination of information relating to forest invasive species in sub-Saharan Africa for sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity.

Base de datos sobre invasiones biológicas en Argentina (InBiAr)
Argentina database on biological invasions

Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)
Laying the groundwork to address invasive alien species in science, education, management and policy through collaborative international action.

Instituto Hórus de Desenvolvimento e Conservação Ambiental (English portal here)
Contribute to this Brazilian site's invasive species national survey, or read their resources in Portuguese or Spanish. The Instituto has provided many resources for our web site to mirror here.

Invasive Alien Plants
Links to various invasive species "Proceedings".

Invasive Species Specialist Group
Part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Japanese Invasive Species
Also contains a list of invasive species in other countries.

Malezas de México
The invasive species of México!

National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
Their compendium of invasive species links.

Agrichemical Manual website of New Zealand
Sign-in required. Bonus material such as invasives images add to this site's utility.

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Threats to Micronesia and American Samoa.

Weedbusters
Weedbusters is a public awareness and education programme about working together to reduce the threat of weeds to New Zealand's natural environment.

Woody Invasive Species
Consultant Pierre Binggeli's synopsis.

Working for Water
South Africa's innovative, multiple discipline/multiple goal program

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Remote sensing and related technologies 

TNC's Remote Sensing Primer
Our own site's tutorial, in case you haven't seen it already.

Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team
develops and delivers forest health technology services (Information technology - GIS and remote sensing and Treatment technology - biocontrol and nontarget effects) to field personnel in public and private organizations.

A Weed Manager's Guide to Remote Sensing and GIS
A good summary of anaysis tools, etc.

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Plant research (including natives) 

Botany Directory for Canada
The former mother of all botany directories, but now just for Canada.

Index Nominum Genericorum (IAPT)
Another taxonomic reference site.

International Plant Names Index
A nomenclatural reference site.

Invasives.org
Pictures of many types of wildland and agricultural invaders.

New York Botanical Garden
See images of "Type" specimens in their holdings.

PLANTS database (USDA)
A good, extensive database.

Virginia Tech Weed ID Guide
Includes a cool grass ID tool!

W³Tropicos (Missouri Botanical Gardens)
A taxonomic reference site.

Wisconsin Herbarium
Very good for the state.

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Herbicides 

EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
Learn about biopesticides, regulations, etc.

Extoxnet
Information on herbicides.

Greenbook
A site for MSDSs and product labels.

Herbicide Ad Hall of Shame
Brought to you from Iowa State.

MSDS Solutions
Another way to get MSDS information, although you must use one of those login-password interfaces.

Pesticide Action Network Database
Good pesticide information.

State Pesticide Regulatory Agencies
Pesticide application regulations may differ from state to state! Check this website to get contact information for states and U.S. territories.

University of Florida--Herbicides and their uses
Better living through chemicals.

Vermont SIRI MSDS
Another site for MSDSs galore.

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Grazing 

Targeted Grazing
"A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement"

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Biocontrols, arthropod pests, nonplant invaders 

Association of Natural Bio-control Producers
Biological control information and a list of commercial suppliers.

Biocontrol News and Information
Many issues of this newsletter are on line, and are generally interesting.

CABI Biosciences research
Countrywide partnership to conserve biodiversity, promote sustainable agriculture, food security and productivity.

California Dept. of Food & Agriculture Biocontrol
The annual report summarizes the team's exciting research.

Cornell University's list of weed-feeders
More biocontrols for important weeds.

Entomology Index of Internet Resources
THE site for entomological links.

Exotic Forest Pest Information for North America
identifies exotic insects, mites and pathogens with potential to cause significant damage to North American forest resources. In English and Spanish, with French completed soon.

Forestry Images
Many photos of forest invaders, pathogens, etc.

Guidebook to Hawaiian Introduced Marine Species
Guidebook brought to you by the Bishop Museum and the University of Hawaii.

InsectImages.org
Do you need pictures of bugs?

Phytosanitary Alert System
Official notifications, news stories, and pest alerts (plants, plant diseases, nematodes, and insects). In English and Spanish.

California Oak Mortality Task Force
Information on "Sudden Oak Death"

Terrence McGlynn's exotic ant page
Nice drawing!

National Agricultural Pest Information System
Pest arthropods and plants.

National Biological Control Institute
USDA biocontrol (with a good "links" page, too).

Ravenswood Media
Among other things, producers of a nice short video on Asian Carp. View it on line!

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Links on other topics 

Don't let your cats go AWOL
Lots of information from the Department of Defense on the value of keeping populations of feral or stray pets under more control.

Monitoring Long-term Benthic Epifaunal Population Dynamics
You don't have too look closely to see the large component of invaders in this research project on benthic communities

Invasive Plants and the Nursery Industry
A nice report by Meredith Hall

The California Weed Mapping Handbook
This handbook is a training resource for local groups (such as Weed Management Areas) involved in wildland weed mapping.

Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
A useful guide on how to monitor weeds.

American Bird Conservancy
Their "Cats Indoors! Campaign" provides balanced information.

Silent Invasion
A good 18 page document from the National Wildlife Refuge Association.

Understanding Invasive Aquatic Weeds
Homework and Classroom Activities for the 5th Grade.

Land Use History of North America
How ecosystems in North America change.

PNW Weed Management Handbook
Excellent work, covering many topics.

Protect Your Waters
Stop aquatic hitchhikers with this site's simple procedures, become informed, and take action!