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LINKS TO OTHER RELATED WEBSITES

The following Invasive Plant Related Web Sites have been compiled by the:

Willamette Basin Invasive Weed Management Partnership

Research sponsored by the Student Conservation Association &

Salem BLM District Noxious Weed Education Project

(There may be duplicates below of the above list)

Invasive Plant Lists

Federal Noxious Weed List as of 2000. Includes terrestrial and aquatic plants. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/fnwsbycat-e.PDF
A listing of weeds and what states they are classified noxious in from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). http://www.aphis.usda.gov/npb/statenw.html
The INVADERS Database is a comprehensive database of exotic plant names and weed distribution records for five states in the northwestern United States. The spatial and temporal spread of weeds can be displayed using the historic distribution records in INVADERS. The INVADERS web site contains actual examples of how land management and weed regulatory agencies are using these data to improve their weed management programs. Noxious weed listings are provided for all US states and six southern tier Canadian provinces. http://invader.dbs.umt.edu

Species Profiles

The Manitoba Purple Loosestrife Project has an online newsletter, a list of contacts to purchase or obtain publications (posters, brochures, etc), methods of controlling purple loosestrife and links to other purple loosestrife sites. http://www.ducks.ca/purple

§ California’s Encycloweedia: Identification sheets and a photo gallery of over 100 weeds (those classified as noxious by the California government). Also, there are links to other noxious weed sites and offers a definition of a weed. http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/weedinfo

§ Washington Weed Board Noxious Weeds has a photo gallery of Washington’s weeds and a database giving descriptions, history, and control methods for over 100 weeds. Also, links to weed lists and how they classify weeds, education materials, and links to Washington weed board websites. http://www.wa.gov/agr/weedboard/weed_info/weed_infohome.html

§ From the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group this website offers illustrated, easy-to-read fact sheets on invasive alien plants with native ranges, plant descriptions, ecological threats, U.S. distributions & habitats, background of introductions, plant reproduction & dispersal, management approaches, alternative native plants, and other useful information. Also lists invasive problems in natural areas around the United States. http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm

Integrated Weed Management

From the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas they have an online article (also available in pdf) called Principles of Sustainable Weed Management for Croplands. Describes what weeds are and how they work also proactive weed management, weed-free design, reactive measures, weed control tools and IWM. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/weed.html
Integrated Pest Management in the Western Region. Provides project examples and stories, links to western state Integrated Weed Management websites, funding opportunities, academic programs and calendar of regional events. http://www.colostate.edu/depts/IPM/index.html
The National Integrated Pest Management Network has links to regional IPM sites, provides information by commodity, pest, or region/state. The site also contains links to different IPM databases, publications available through NIMPN and funding opportunities. http://www.reeusda.gov/nipmn/
Integrated Plant Protection Center at Oregon State University offers links to database sites (on pest control methods, degree days, pesticides, etc), pesticide education and information and training opportunities, and links to various sites dealing with crop production. http://ippc.orst.edu
Hosted by Cornell University this site is the plant pest section from Biological Control: A Guide To Natural Enemies in North America. Brief descriptions of biological control agents listed by what weed they affect, general information on biological control agents, and a glossary of related terms. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/weedfeeders/wdfdrtoc.html
University of California statewide-integrated pest management program describes different ways to control pests, a weed photo id area, a pesticide education and database section, and links to publications and educational material. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu
Montana War on Weeds page for chemical control of certain weed species. There are links to sites that discuss different chemical options for controlling weeds (this is divided up by weed species), and charts about different pesticide usage. http://mtwow.org/Chemical-control.htm
Montana War on Weeds page for cultural control of certain weed species. Links to sites that discuss different cultural options for controlling weeds, this is divided up by weed species. http://mtwow.org/Cultural-Control.htm
Montana War on Weeds page for biological control of certain weed species. Links to sites that discuss different biological control options for controlling weeds, this is divided up by weed species. http://mtwow.org/Bio-Control-main.htm
An online article from the Montana Weed Control Association discussing healthy plant communities using ecologically based rangeland weed management, also areas that describe what a weed does and how it affects different areas in Montana’s ecosystem. http://www.mtweed.org/Impacts/IPM/ipm.html
Creating an Integrated Weed Management Plan: A Handbook for Owners and Managers of Lands with Natural Values. This handbook is intended to provide the tools and information necessary for public and private landowners to manage noxious weeds successfully in natural areas, wildlands, and rangelands. The handbook presents a series of steps for the preparation of an integrated weed management plan. The book also includes illustrated profiles with line drawings of some noxious weed species, as well as information on a variety of weed control methods and resources. http://parks.state.co.us/cnap/IWM_handbook/IWM_index.htm
This integrated vegetation management bulletin has been prepared as a resource for vegetation managers seeking practical information on effective, environmentally sound methods for managing noxious weeds. This bulletin provides information on how to set up an integrated vegetation management program. Also provides different management options for 10 different weeds in the NW. http://www.efn.org/~ipmpa/Noxivm.html

Technical Assistance

Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas from The Nature Conservancy’s Wildland Invasive Species Team contains 7 chapters each on a different control technique. This is available in MS Word or Adobe formats. http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/handbook.html
Weed Management for Small Rural Acreages from Colorado State University Cooperative Extension discusses eradication, prevention, and control methods. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/NATRES/03106.html
Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook. This is available to purchase in hard copy, but the entire document is available here. Discusses control methods and agents, describes problem weeds and remedies by crop type, rangeland or right-of-ways. http://weeds.ippc.orst.edu/pnw/weeds
“A Gateway to Federal and State Invasive Species Activities and Programs,” this federally run website outlines everything from species profiles to laws and regulations. It includes a Manager’s Tool Kit that lists websites pertaining to control, prevention, monitoring, etc. It even lists funding sites. http://www.invasivespecies.gov/

Weed Control and Management Areas

North America Weed Management Association: The mission of NAWMA is to provide education, regulatory direction, professional improvement, and environmental awareness to preserve and protect our natural resources from the degrading impacts of exotic, invasive noxious weeds. http://www.nawma.org
Listings and links to California’s 44 Weed Management Areas. Also links to education materials, noxious weed information, integrated weed management, a newsletter, and California laws and regulations. This is a very comprehensive site. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedmgtareas/index.htm
Wyoming BLM’s weed project website. It describes what weeds are doing to Wyoming’s landscape, and relates a partnering project where weeds are being successfully controlled. http://www.wy.blm.gov/whatwedo/weedstudy/weeds.html
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board site has links to county weed board sites, species information, education materials and links to other weed sites. They also have a listing of WA noxious weeds and laws and regulations. http://www.wa.gov/agr/weedboard/who_we_are/who_we_arehome.html
This page, part of USDA-ARS TEAM Leafy Spurge, offers a link to a downloadable documents that provides guidelines for setting up a weed management area. http://www.team.ars.usda.gov/guidelines.html
Oregon Department of Agriculture website describing the Oregon Noxious Weed Strategic Plan. It goes into the development of a weed management area and the agencies involved as well as objectives and strategies to battle weeds. The website describes the damages done to Oregon by noxious weeds. http://www.oda.state.or.us/Plant/weed_control/plan/contents.html
This website gives a detailed description of Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Weed Control Program. It tackles subjects such as criteria for determining the economic importance of a weed, the rating system given by ODA for weeds and ecological impacts of weeds. http://www.oda.state.or.us/Plant/hot_topics/WeedBooklet.pdf

Public Outreach

The Nature Conservancy’s Wildland Invasive Species Team has put together a Weeds in the Wild Pamphlet and PowerPoint presentation Understanding the Impacts of Invasive Plants in Natural Areas, and Developing your own Weed Watchers & Weed Busters Program (in Adobe and MS Word files) and Press Releases, etc. Information that may be useful for the media. http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/outreach.html
Montana's Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness and Education Campaign: This weed awareness site provides references and resources for education and awareness of the serious impacts of noxious weeds on the economy and environment of Montana and available education and awareness products (slide show, bumper stickers, placemats, etc.) http://www.weedawareness.org
Bureau of Land Management Weed Website contains Pulling Together a document of the national strategy for invasive plant management, noxious weed coordinator contacts at state offices, and links to other BLM weed sites and outside organization websites. http://www.blm.gov/weeds/
The Eastern Oregon Noxious Weed Public Affairs Project brings you Hitch Hikin’ Spike as a noxious weed mascot. This site offers Spike materials to be purchased for use and information about weeds (species profiles, what is a weed, what can you do, etc). There is also a map of Oregon where by clicking on your county you will be sent to a list of contacts in your area for weed info and help. http://oregonweeds.org/index.html
King County Washington Noxious Weed Control Program. Includes information on IWM, species identification and weed fact sheets that can be printed out, and a FAQ about weeds. http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/lands/weeds

Education

Montana’s War on Weeds website run by a local high school class under the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund. The education page contains several experiments and projects to do with various age groups. As well as links to other sites with education materials. http://mtwow.org/teacher-curriculum.htm
California’s Weed Management Areas website contains links to free weed curriculum available on the web and education materials to purchase. The site also discusses why to include noxious weeds as part of your curriculum. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weededucation/k-12_education/K-12_ed_hp.htm
BLM weed website explaining weed why weeds are problems and how weeds affect the environment. The site has ideas for weed service projects to do with students and links to other federal sites to partner with when dealing with weeds. http://www.blm.gov/education/weed/weed.html
Washington State Weed Board Education Site has coloring book to print, a link to teacher’s curriculum that is very comprehensive, and articles on different weed species and how they are affecting the environments they are invading. http://www.wa.gov/agr/weedboard/education/educationhome.html

· This site from the Center for Invasive Plant Management contains links to weed curricula developed for 3^rd grade, a program for 6-12^th graders, and links to purple loosestrife related materials. Plus there are links to general science education curricula and other plant and ecology based programs. http://www.weedcenter.org/education/k12.html

· British Columbia Forest Practices Branch’s weed web page includes a general description of weeds and what they are doing, educational curriculum, and species profiles as well as links to other sites. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/noxious/introduc.htm

· Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Field Guide website has descriptions of native and non-native plants, plant competition, plant defenses, bio-diversity, plant-animal relationships, desertification, ecosystems, chemical herbicides, natural weed control, and field research and links to other sites with weed information and curriculum. http://education.opb.org/learning/ofg/weeds/curriculum.html

· Return of the Natives (RON) restoration curriculum deals with eradicating noxious weeds and restoring native plants in their place. The curriculum is available in pdf form and contains 11 different activities plus a test at the end and a recommended poster presentation. http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron/roncor/cor/index.htm

Funding Sources

This website from the Western Region for Integrated Pest Management lists grants and other funding opportunities for IPM, a calendar of regional events, and listing of academic programs that have weed science programs. http://www.colostate.edu/depts/IPM/index.html
California’s Weed Management Area’s website has a list of different funding sources from private to federal funds, and also talks about other funding opportunities that will apply to weed programs, but do not specifically deal with weeds. There is also a pdf guide to sources for weed management grant programs. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedmgtareas/Funding/funding_hp.htm
The Center for Invasive Plant Management has compiled links to grants available for restoration, research, establishing weed management areas, and citizen involvement projects. http://www.weedcenter.org/grants/overview.html
From any page go to the news section and there you will find a funding opportunities section. Going to this section provides a list of grants offered through the National Integrated Pest Management Network both nationally and regionally also contains links to other related funding programs. http://www.reeusda.gov/nipmn
Montana State University publication about mowing to manage weeds (also available in pdf format at the site). The purpose of this document is to provide principles to consider when developing a mowing program as part of an integrated weed management plan. http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt200104.html

Organizations

The National Plant Board is an organization of the plant pest regulatory agencies of each of the states and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Member agencies must be members in good standing of the regional plant board in which their state or commonwealth is located. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/npb/
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas—is the national sustainable farming information center operated by the private nonprofit National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). ATTRA provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states. Topics addressed by ATTRA can be categorized into three broad areas: sustainable farming production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, and innovative marketing. http://www.attra.org
The Nature Conservancy, Wildland Species Team working to protect the native biodiversity of our wild lands from harmful invaders. Their primary mission is to provide field staff of The Nature Conservancy with sound management advice on how to address their invasive weed problems, strategically and at effective scale. We maintain files on more than 500 invasive plant and animal species, and emphasize controlling them in the most environmentally friendly way possible. In addition, we lead workshops on "Adaptive Management Techniques" for staff members, develop Landscape Conservation Networks within The Nature Conservancy, and conduct periodic national weed surveys to keep in touch with the problems facing preserve stewards. http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/
The Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council part of the Washington Native Plant Society. The Washington Native Plant Society is a volunteer organization that provides botanical expertise and opportunities for all to share in the enjoyment of Washington's native flora. The Society serves as an effective and respected voice for the conservation of Washington's native plants and habitats. http://www.wnps.org/index.html
Montana War on Weeds website is created, built and maintained by a high school in Whitehall, Montana through a grant from the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund. This site contains species information, education material, control information, weed alerts, links to weed management area sites, and much more. http://mtwow.org
Montana Weed Control Association: This site includes a wealth of noxious weed information. One of the projects that MWCA is promoting is The Montana Weed Education and Awareness Campaign. The mission of the campaign is to inform all Montanan’s about noxious weeds and their impact on our environment. http://www.mtweed.org
National Park Service Weeds Gone Wild website 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 plants. This site provides a compiled national list of invasive plants infesting natural areas throughout the U.S., background information on the problem of invasive species, illustrated fact sheets, and selected links to relevant people and organizations. http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm
The Ivy Removal Project (also known as the No Ivy League) is a partnership between Portland Parks & Recreation and Friends of Forest Park. Headquartered in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, its focus is reducing the adverse consequences from invasive English Ivy in the ecosystem while promoting youth development opportunities, environmental education, and community involvement. Learn about the organization, the problems with English Ivy and the ways that you can be involved in invasive plant control. http://www.noivyleague.com
Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Control Webpage. This site includes the Oregon noxious weed list, weed alerts in OR, quarantines, control methods, and grants. It also includes information on their action plan. http://www.oda.state.or.us/Plant/weed_control/index.html
At the request of industry and land management cooperators, Oregon Department of Agriculture has developed procedures for a pilot weed-free forage certification program. www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/WEEDS/weedfreeforageprogram.shtml. This is a voluntary pilot program with the intent of certifying weed forage as a part of the overall weed prevention effort. Procedures will meet or exceed NAWMA standards. Prohibited noxious weeds include those found on either NAWMA or the Oregon state noxious weed list.
Plant Conservation Alliance's Restoration Working Group (RWG). The RWG mission is facilitate the implementation of numerous successful restoration projects throughout the country. RWG has developed action items in the areas of Federal Policies and Guidelines, Funding, Research, Resources, Prevention, and Public Outreach. Membership in the Restoration Working Group is open to all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies. http://www.nps.gov/plants/restore/

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