Agencies and Organizations
Federal Agencies


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U.S. Department of Interior

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

National Park Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey





U.S. Department of Agriculture

PLANTS Database - A single source of standardized plant information

APHIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, protecting America's agricultural and natural resources

E-answers is a searchable Web site that offers more than 250,000 pages of university information and education. The practical, current, and unbiased information in this site represents the work of Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station professionals at more than 50 Land Grant universities throughout the United States.

IPM Centers. The Western IPM Center is one of four IPM centers funded by USDA/CSREES. The four centers operate independently to address the unique IPM needs within their region.

  • The 2007 editions of PNW (Pacific NorthWest) Insect Handbook; PNW Weed Mgmt Handbook, and PNW Plant Disease Mgmt Handbook are online at: http://ipmnet.org/IPM_Handbooks.htm.

National Invasive Species Information Center (NISC): Gateway to invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local, and international sources.

National Plant Board The National Plant Board is an organization of the plant pest regulatory agencies of each of the states and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  Includes contact information for Plant Regulatory Officials for each state and commonwealth.

USDA Forest Service -
Forest Service noxious weed strategies, regulations, and policies.





U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Beware of Invasive Species-adapted from several DOT sources, primarily Roadside Use of Native Plants.

Eco-logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects Considering terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and the restoration and recovery of declining ecosystems and the species that depend on them, while developing facilities, services, forest products, and recreation opportunities.

Greener Roadsides quarterly newsletter. Fall 2001 issue devoted to invasive species.

Roadside Use of Native Plants-a reference handbook for those who restore, design, or manage native plants, with information aimed at preserving the native remnants that still exist and restoring natural heritage where necessary. Organized by state. Parts I and III now available online.

Roadside vegetation management

  • Roadside Weed Management (FHA, EPA, NRCS)-sequel reference to 1999 Roadside Use of Native Plants. Features a state-by-state analysis of noxious weed law for all land managers. Copies may be ordered directly from FHWA warehouse by faxing request for Pub. No. FHWA-HEP-07-017 to: (301) 386-5394, attention Johnny Booze. Books shipped directly to address supplied.




Multi-Agency Organizations

The National Invasive Species Council is an interdepartmental council organized to ensure complementary, cost-efficient and effective Federal activities regarding invasive species, in partnership with the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. ISAC has developed a white paper that defines "invasive species" to provide a non-regulatory policy interpretation by identifying what is/is not meant by the term.

The Federal Interdepartmental Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, FICMNEW, is a partnership of 17 federal natural resource management agencies organized to address research and management of noxious, exotic, invasive and poisonous weeds on Native American and Federal natural resource lands.



FICMNEW List of Selected Websites
with Invasive Alien Species International Activity Listings
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation http://www.apec.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA) http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english
Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.cbd.int/
Global Invasive Species Programme http://www.gisp.org
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) http://iabin.net
International Civil Aviation Organization http://www.icao.int/
International Maritime Organization http://www.imo.org/index.htm
International Plant Protection Convention http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm
Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Center http://www.invasiveanimals.com
National Invasive Species Council http://www.invasivespecies.gov/
National Invasive Species Information Center (USDA) http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/news/calendar.php
National Plant Board (U.S.A) http://nationalplantboard.org/
North American Plant Protection Organization http://www.nappo.org/
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) http://www.pices.int
Pacific Region Environmental Programme http://www.sprep.org
The World Conservation Union http://www.issg.org/
Trilateral Committee for Wildlife & Ecosystem Conservation and Management http://www.trilat.org/
World Aquaculture Society http://www.was.org/main/Default.asp
World Organization for Animal Health http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm



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