Guide to CIPM's New Website
Can't find what you're looking for? This guide will help you navigate CIPM's newly redesigned website and access new and updated invasive plant information and resources. Please contact our webmaster if you have questions or need help finding something.
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Home
CIPM's new homepage contains links to projects we are currently working on as well as websites we maintain for our partners, including the Missouri River Watershed Coalition, Montana Weed Prevention Areas, and the Western Weed Coordinating Committee.
Services
Click the "Services" tab to learn about the different types of services CIPM provides to our partners, along with examples.
- Project Archive: Visit this page to access completed projects; reports from CIPM's former CWMA and Research Grant Programs; online learning products and materials; past conferences, workshops and trainings; and publications.
Resources
Click the "Resources" tab to access a wide variety of excellent invasive plant resources, divided into the following sub-sections:
- Invasive Plant Information includes the following:
Policy, Biology, and Identification contains links to invasive species news, policy, and general information; identification and biology resources; databases; image galleries; and a comprehensive guide to invasive plant publications and books.
Impacts includes resources on ecological impacts, economic impacts, and general impacts of invasive species.
Troublesome Weeds of the West, formerly "Worst Weeds in the West," includes resources on species identification and characteristics, management, and control for over 80 problematic species in the western US.
Fact Sheets contains links to agencies, organizations, and universities that provide excellent invasive plant fact sheets for the general public.
- Management Resources is divided into eight pages on the following topics: Planning; Inventory and Survey; Prioritizing Weed Threats; Monitoring; Ecologically-based Invasive Plant Management; Control Methods; Invasive Plant Prevention; and Restoration and Revegetation.
- CWMAs includes how-to guides, funding sources, and ideas for Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) and Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs). Reports from CIPM's CWMA Grants Program, which ended in 2006, are available on this page.
- Agencies and Organizations contains links to federal, state, and provincial agencies, and regional, national, and international organizations that are involved with invasive plant policy, outreach, and management.
- State and Province Noxious Weed Lists contains regularly updated noxious weed lists for the western US and Canada.
- US Federal Noxious Weed List contains the most recent US federal noxious weed list.
- Funding Information contains links to numerous funding sources as well as grant writing tips.
- Job Postings is regularly updated with new invasive plant-related job postings across the country, and includes links to several other sources for job announcements.
- Event Calendar is a comprehensive list of upcoming invasive species-related events, including conferences, workshops, and trainings.
- Invasive Species Policy Archive Visit this page to access CIPM's former Policy section, which contains information on invasive species policy and news. Please note that the pages within this section are no longer updated.
- Research Archive Visit this page to access CIPM's former Research section, which contains reports from our discontinued Research Grant Program and past research projects.
Outreach & Education
Click the "Outreach & Education" tab to access a variety of excellent resources for all levels of age and expertise, divided into the following sub-sections:
- K-12 Teacher Resources contains links to activities and lessons, curriculums, websites for teachers, and excellent educational materials for teaching young people about invasive plant ecology, impacts, and prevention.
- Adult Educational Resources contains links to online courses and textbooks, websites, journals, and books for a variety of audiences.
- News and Media is an all-new page that features invasive species-related videos and news stories.
- CIPM Quarterly Newsletter contains links to current and past CIPM newsletters as well as a list of invasive species-related newsletters we recommend.
Store
Our online store offers a variety of outreach products, publications, and educational resources produced by CIPM and our partners.
About
Click the "About" tab to learn more about our mission, objectives, staff, and Steering Committee, and how you can make a donation to help support CIPM.