Links
Invasives
Identification
- Invasives Focus Area, Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative
http://samab.org/Focus/Invasive/about.html - Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control (available in print or as downloadable PDF's)
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs062/ - Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Fact Sheets
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm - The Weed Index
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm - Invasive and Exotic Species
http://www.invasive.org/ - Plants Database (searchable by invasive status)
http://plants.usda.gov/ - NatureServe Explorer (searchable by invasive status)
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ (needs javascript)
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Programs & Resources
- NC Botanical Gardens, Invasive Exotic Plants: Publications and Resources
http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/12/ - North Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council
http://www.se-eppc.org/northcarolina/ - NC Native Plant Alternatives to NC Invasives, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://wildflower.org/alternatives/?distribution=NC&alt_submit=true (cookies) - NC Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration
http://www.nceep.net/news/reports/buffers.pdf (PDF*) - Being a Weed Warrior: controlling invasive plants in Montgomery County, MD
http://www.mc-mncppc.org/Parks/PPSD/Natural_Resources_Stewardship/Veg_Management/weed_warriors/index.shtm - Weed Warriors Battle "Dirty Dozen" in National Parks
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/press/press2025.html - Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council
PO Box 40692
Nashville, TN 37204
http://www.tneppc.org/ - National Invasive Species Information Center, USDA National Agricultural Library
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/main.shtml (needs javascript) - Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program
http://www.invasiveplants.net/ (javascript) - Center for Invasive Plant Management
http://www.weedcenter.org/ - Read about Japanese knotweed:
http://www.cabi.org/japaneseknotweedalliance/
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