Eastern Region

Management References

We encourage the use of these references for non-native invasive plant management:

• Forest Species Management
  • Chequamegon-Nicolet Invasive Species Control Project
  • Finger Lakes Invasive Plant Control Project
  • Hiawatha National Forst Invasive Plant Management Project
  • Huron-Manistee Plant Control Project - Decision Notice
  • Huron-Manistee Plant Control Project - Environmental Assessment
  • Midewin Tallgrass Prairie - Prairie-wide Habitat Maintenance
  • Monongahela Environmental Assessment
  • Ottawa National Forest Non-native Invasive Plant Management Project
  • Superior National Forest Non-native Invasive Plant Management Project
  • Wayne National Forest Invasive Plant Management Project
  • White Mountain NNIS Plant Management Project
• Guide to Noxious Weed Prevention Practices [PDF]
• Forest Service Timber Sale Equiment Cleaning Clause
• Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Cookbook [PDF, 24 pages, Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN)]
  • Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA) - Eastern Region USFS [updated: Aug 27, 2010]
  • Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA) - River to River
  • Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA) - Southern Indiana
• Invasive Free Zones [PDF]
  • Invasive Free Management Plans
  • Invasive Free Zone Challenge
• Guidelines for Coordinated Management of Noxious Weeds Center for Inviasive Plant Management [HTML]
• TNC Weed Management Template Intro / Template [PDF]
• Guide to Invasive Plant Management Decisions and Environmental Analysis [PDF]
• Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States - Identification and Control
• R9 Herbicide Toolkit (2002)
• Fire Effects Information System

Eastern Region NNIS Success Stories

Allegheny

• Public Lands Day Takes Aim at Invasive Plants - Allegheny NF

Chequamegon Nicolet

• Invasive Species Cooperatives – Pulling Together to Control Invasive Plants
• ATV Power Wash Station Helping to Wash Out Invasive Plants on the NF

Chippewa

• Chippewa NF – Kyungsco Yoo & Crew Search for Earthworm Clues

Hiawatha

• Hiawatha Helps Michigan Battle the Emerald Ash Borer
• Hiawatha Releases Biocontrol Insects to Control Invasive Knapweed Plants
• Certified Weed Management Area Formalized for the Central UP of MI

Hoosier

• Hoosiers “Fired Up” About Starting a CWMA in Southern Indiana
• How Does the Hoosier Spell Success? I-D-I-Q
• Hands on the Lands Students Help Eliminate Invasives on National Public Lands Day

Monongahela

• Diligence is Required to Control Garlic Mustard
• First Annual Garlic Mustard Challenge Removes 11,722.5 Pounds of Material!

Ottawa

• Western UP Cooperative Weed & Pest Management Area Receives Eastern Region Honor Award
• Ottawa Partners with Group to Eradicate Garlic Mustard

Regional Office

• Cooperative Weed Management Areas Growing in the Eastern Region
• Invasive Species Messages Shared with Public at 11th Annual State Fish Art Expo

Shawnee

• Corktree Early Detection & Rapid Response

Superior

• New Field Guide Targets Non-native Invasive Species

Wayne

• War on Invasive Plants Ironton RD – Wayne NF
• Ohio’s First Cooperative Weed Management Area Celebrates First Year
• Faith-based Teen Group Helps with Eradication of Multi-flora Rose
• Wayne NF Partners with Friends of the Lower Muskingum to Educate Citizens about Invasives
• Wayne NF Works with Partners to Train Vendors on Invasive Species Control
• Beetles to Wage War on Noxious Weed
• Wayne NF Partners With Ohio DNR to Inform Sportsmen About Aquatic Invasive Species