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The lists below contain links to other websites with information on non-native plants. If you know of additional pertinent websites please contact Helen Cortes-Burns at anhc@uaa.alaska.edu.

Name of website

Pertinent information and URL

Alaska Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts - Invasive Plants

AACD's mission is to assist Alaskans in making sound land use and development decisions that take into consideration traditional knowledge and lifestyles. The invasive plants webpage has information on AACD's Invasive Plants Grants.

http://www.alaskaconservationdistricts.org/invasivePlants.htm
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Invasive Species

Information on plant species considered 'high priority threats' by ADF&G.

http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/special/invasive/invasive.php
California State Parks - Inventory Protocol

IMAP's Invasive Alien Plants Inventory protocol

link to pdf
CNIPM - Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management

Its goal is to heighten the awareness of the problems associated with non-native invasive plants and to bring about greater statewide coordination, cooperation and action to halt the introduction and spread of undesirable plants. See website for ways to participate.

http://www.uaf.edu/ces/cnipm/
EDDMapS Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia) AKEPIC data will be served through EDDMapS.
http://www.eddmaps.org/
Homer Soil and Water Conservation District (HSWC) - Homepage Coordinating to meet the needs of the local land users for conservation and wise use of soil, water, and related natural resources.
http://www.homerswcd.org/
Homer Soil and Water Conservation District (HSWC) - Invasive plants  Links to the Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area, its strategic plan, information on the biology and management of Kenai Peninsula's non-native plants, and the Invasive plants Taking Root in Alaska Curriculum (grades 9-12).
http://www.homerswcd.org/invasives/invasivepg.htm

Homer Soil and Water Conservation District (HSWC) - Kenai AKEPIC Inventory

Results (pdf) of the invasive plant inventory conducted across the Kenai Peninsula to determine the extent and pattern on non-native plant invasions in the area.

http://www.homerswcd.org/invasives/prgms/inventory.htm
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Provides authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

http://www.itis.gov/
Invasive.org

A source for information and images of invasive & exotic species.

www.invasive.org
Montana State University Center for Invasive Plant Management - Information on MT's Invasive Plants

Invasive Plant Definitions, Identification, and Biology.


http://www.weedcenter.org/management/weed_id.html
Montana State University Center for Invasive Plant Management - Inventory Protocol

Weed Survey and Mapping guidelines.

Link to pdf
Plant Materials Center - State of Alaska Division of Agriculture

Provides testing, production, development, and distribution of materials to resource industries to meet environmental requirements, and includes development of a native seed industry. Links to the the State of Alaska's prohibited and restricted noxious weeds list and to a directory of native plant sources in Alaska.

http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/ag_pmc.htm
University of Alaska Herbarium checklist

Preliminary Checklist to Alaskan Exotic Plants (Asteraceae).

http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/herb/projects/exoticplants/exoticchecklist/
University of Alaska Herbarium database

Online queriable database for most of UAF's ALA herbarium specimens (includes native and non-native species).

http://arctos.database.museum/home.cfm
Upper Susitna Soil and Water Conversation District - Noxious and Invasive Plants

Information on Upper Susitna's SWCD Noxious and Invasive Plants Program.

http://www.alaskaconservationdistricts.org/UpSu/noxious_and_invasive_plants.htm
USDA Alaska Laws and Regulations 

List and links to Alaska's laws and regulations regarding invasive species.

http://invasivespecies.gov/laws/state/ak.shtml
USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection - Invasive Plants program url

Working to protect Alaska’s forest and tree resources from damaging outbreaks of insects, diseases, and invasive plants.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/spf/fhp/

USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection - invasive plants leaflets

Informational pamphlets on some of Alaska's top invasive plants species (thistles, hawkweeds, knapweed, sowthistles, knotweed)

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/spf/fhp/leaflets/index.htm

USDA PLANTS 

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories (includes scientific and common names, synonyms, distribution, native status, images, and USDA PLANTS code).

http://plants.usda.gov/
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Online identification guide to some of WA's noxious plants (searcheable by flower color or habitat).

http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_ID/weed_id_1.htm
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WI's Invasive Plants list with literature reviews, factsheets, and photo galleries for most species.
http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/plants.asp

A cooperative project between the USFS State and Private Forestry, the National Park Service, Alaska Natural Heritage Program and the USGS Alaska Science Center in support of the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management (CNIPM) and the Strategic Plan for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. The Alaska Natural Heritage Program adminsiters the database and website for the project.

Alaska Natural Heritage Program
University of Alaska Anchorage
707 A Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone (907) 257-2780 Fax (907) 257-2789


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