Resources Overview
CIPM is committed to serving as an invasive plant information clearinghouse for the western United States. In the pages below, you will find an array of excellent resources useful to all levels of expertise.
- Invasive Plant Information: This section includes a variety of invasive plant resources, including identification, biology, impacts, and more.
- Management: Management resources include planning, inventory and survey, prioritizing, monitoring, prevention, and more.
- Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs): CWMAs are partnerships of federal, state, and local government agencies, tribes, individuals, and various interested groups that manage noxious weeds or invasive plants in a defined area. This section offers resources for new and existing CWMAs, including tips for starting a CWMA, funding ideas, how-to guides, project ideas, and more.
- Agencies and Organizations: This section contains links to relevant invasive plant organizations, state agencies, Extension services, and other websites, as well as key contacts for the western United States and Canada.
- State and Province Noxious Weed Lists: CIPM regularly updates this page as western states and provinces update their noxious weed lists.
- US Federal Noxious Weed List
- Funding Information: This page contains an extensive list of grant programs and other funding opportunities, as well as grant writing tips.
- Job Postings: Looking for a new job? This page contains links to new employment opportunities in natural resources, research, outreach and education, and more.
- Event Calendar: CIPM maintains a comprehensive, up-to-date calendar of invasive species workshops, conferences, trainings, and other related events.
- Invasive Plant Policy Archive
- Research Archive
