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Species ID, Images & Management   |   Other PRISMs   |   Herbicides   |   Economic Impact

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Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (contains now-disbanded TNC-GIST website archives)
http://www.invasive.org/

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/

Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic weeds (FICMNEW)
http://www.fs.fed.us/ficmnew/index.shtml

New York Invasive Species Research Institute
http://nyisri.org/

New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse
http://nyis.info/

NYSDEC – Nuisance & Invasive Species
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/265.html

Invasive Exotic Plant Management Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasivetutorial/index.htm

Invasive Plant Council of New York State
http://www.ipcnys.org/

National Invasive Species Information Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

North American Weed Management Association (NAWMA)
http://www.nawma.org/

USDOT – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/vegmgt/invasive.htm

Institute for Biological Invasions
http://invasions.bio.utk.edu/

US Forest Service – Invasive Species Program
http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/news/index.shtml

Invasive Species Specialist Group
http://www.issg.org/

Invasive Species Information Node
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/index.html

Global Invasive Species Programme
http://www.gisp.org/

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
http://www.bbg.org/gar2/pestalerts/invasives/worst_nym_bot.html


Species ID, Images & Management Info

Plants

MA Department of Conservation & Recreation – Lakes & Ponds Program
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/waterSupply/lakepond/publications.htm

Pennsylvania Field Guide – Common Invasive Plants in Riparian Areas
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/subjects/streamreleaf/Docs/Invasive%20Plants.pdf

The Pennsylvania Flora Project Invasive Plant Fact Sheets
http://www.paflora.org/Invasive%20species%20fact%20sheets.htm

Plant Conservation Alliance’s Alien Plant Working Group – Fact Sheets
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/

UConn Invasive Plant Management Guide
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/art_pubs/GUIDE/guideframe.htm

NRCS – CT – Invasive Species ID sheets
http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/invas-factsheets.html

USDA Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/

NatureServe
http://www.natureserve.org/getData/plantData.jsp

iMap Invasives
http://imapinvasives.org/index.html


Pests & Pathogens

NYS Dept. of Ag & Markets – Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/CAPS/index.html

MA Introduced Pests Outreach Project
http://massnrc.org/pests/index.htm

MD Invasive Species Council
http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/index.html

US Forest Service – Forest Health Protection
http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/index.shtm

USDA – APHIS
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/

Forest Pests of the Adirondack Forests
http://www.apa.state.ny.us/Research/ADK_Forest_Pest_Chart.htm

New York Flora Atlas – NY Flora Association
http://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/


Aquatic Nuisance Species

USGS Non-indigenous Aquatic Species Program
http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/nonindigenous_species.html

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
http://www.northeastans.org/

MIT Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources
http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/conferences/2001/abstracts01.html

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
http://www.anstaskforce.gov/default.php

University of Florida – Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/


Other Species

Great Lakes Worm Watch
http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/Default.htm


Native Alternatives

e-Nature.com – Native Gardening
http://enature.com/native_invasive/

New England Wildflower Society
http://www.newfs.org/grow

CT Botanical Society – Gardening with Native Plants
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/garden/index.html

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://www.wildflower.org/collections/collection.php?collection=NY

University of Vermont Extension – Native Perennials Add Color to the Flower Garden
http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/natperen.htm

US Forest Service Native Alternatives
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativegardening/alternatives.shtml


Other PRISMs

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP)
http://www.adkinvasives.com/Index.html

Capital/Mohawk PRISM
http://nyis.info/PRISM/Capital_Region_PRISM.aspx

Catskill Region Invasive Species Partnership
http://nyis.info/PRISM/Catskills_CRISP.aspx

Finger Lakes PRISM
http://www.fingerlakesprism.org

Lower Hudson PRISM
http://nyis.info/PRISM/Lower_Hudson_PRISM.aspx

Saint Lawrence/Eastern Lake Ontario PRISM
http://nyis.info/PRISM/SLELO_PRISM.aspx

Western NY PRISM
http://nyis.info/PRISM/Western_PRISM.aspx


Herbicides

Herbicides National Pesticide Information Center
http://npic.orst.edu/state1.htm


Economic Impact

Economic Impacts of Invasives
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/economic/us.shtml


Invasive Species Legislation

Invasive Species Legislation Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/agr/farmproducts/Prohibited_Plant_Index2.htm

Connecticut – CT Invasive Plant Working Group
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/CIPWG/

Invasive Species Information Node – State lists
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/lists.html#states

USDA – Laws and Regulations
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/laws/main.shtml

Federal Noxious Weed List
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/weedlist2006.pdf


Volunteer Opportunities

Nature Conservancy - Volunteer on Long Island
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/volunteer/art14886.html