INVASIVE WEED WEBSITES:

The Nature Conservancy weed site    
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/index.html  

Invasive Plant Council of NYS      
http://www.ipcnys.org

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England  
http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/

Federal invasives site
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/

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

Invasive Species of North America
http://www.invasive.org/

MORE LINKS:

Plant invaders Handbook
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/toc.htm

A field guide to common invasives in riparian areas from Pennsylvania.
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/subjects/streamreleaf/Docs/Invasive%20Plants.pdf

USDA plants database
http://plants.usda.gov/
 
Healthy Forests Initiative includes pest-control funds

The Healthy Forests Initiative signed into law in Dec. 2003, will include funding for large-scale research of control options for several tree pests. This June, research started on a 1,500-acre project to study the control of southern pine beetle and red oak borer. Additional projects will study control of hemlock woolly adelgid and gypsy moth. Through the HFI, the U.S. Forest Service is also developing an early-warning system that would alert the public to forest threats.
http://www.usda.gov/Newsroom/0268.04.html
 
The Federal Highway Administration has added the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program to its list of "exemplary ecosystem" initiatives, bringing the total number of initiatives to 15.

The cooperative multi-agency, public-private Adirondack Park Invasive Plants Program (APIPP) has just been notified that it won this national recognition!  Perfect that the NYS Invasive Species Task Force is visiting the Adirondacks and touring sites showcasing the APIPP's work later in July.  Great work Kyle Williams, Dan Spada, Hilary Oles, DEC, IPC and all the others that make this program a success.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ecosystems/ny.htm

Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas is a web-based project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, that provides information for the general public, land managers, researchers, and others on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States. 
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm
 
The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) is a consortium of ten federal government Member agencies and over 200 non-federal Cooperators representing various disciplines within the conservation field: biologists, botanists, habitat preservationists, horticulturists, resources management consultants, soil scientists, special interest clubs, non-profit organizations, concerned citizens, nature lovers, and gardeners. PCA Members and Cooperators work collectively to solve the problems of native plant extinction and native habitat restoration, ensuring the preservation of our ecosystem.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/intro.htm

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