Invasive Species Links
Species ID, Images & Management | Other PRISMs | Herbicides | Economic Impact Invasive Species Legislation | Volunteer Opportunities
General Invasives Info
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
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