Plans, BMPs, Assessments, Regulations Regarding Invasive Species Links:

These websites provide useful information on invasive species in Alaska. Information may also be found from member/participating organizations.

Invasive Animals

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Invasive Species Program: www.adfg.state.ak.us/special/invasive/invasive.php.
• An Ounce of Prevention: How to Stop Invasive Insects and Diseases from Devastating U.S. Forests: A Report from The Nature Conservancy's Global Forest Partnership, Forest Health Program.
• An Ounce of Prevention (pdf)
  

Marine/Aquatic Invasives

• Aquatic Nuisance Species Watchlist for Washington State (pdf) Final version of the 2007 list. Includes primary, secondary, and regulated species of concern with information on presence, regulatory status, management plans, and pathways of introduction.
• Winter 2007 Environmental Standards Update (pdf) US Coast Guard update. Includes items on Ballast Water rules, reporting, recordkeeping, enforcement, and compliance programs. Visit the Coast Guard on the web: www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/mso/estandards.htm
• Green Crab Monitoring Protocol (pdf) 
  Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve European Green Crab Monitoring Protocol. For more information on Green crab, and for volunteer opportunities, contact Judy Hamilton (judy_hamilton@fishgame.state.ak.us ) from the ADF&G Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, or, Dan Gilson (gilson@pwsrcac.org) from Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council: www.pwsrcac.org
• Biological Invasions in Alaska's Coastal Marine Ecosystems: Establishing a Baseline: 
  Final Report Submitted to Prince William Sound Regional Citizens´ Advisory Council & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Submitted by: Gregory M. Ruiz, Tami Huber, Kristen Larson, Linda McCann, Brian Steves, Paul Fofonoff & Anson H. Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland USA: Bioinvasions in Alaska's Coastal Marine Ecosystems (pdf  3.8 M)
• ADF&G Pike Plan: Management Plan for Invasive Northern Pike in Alaska (pdf)
  

Invasive Plants

• Key to West Coast Spartina Species: VegKeyNew-read and VegKeyNew are 2 versions of the vegetative key to west coast Spartina species ("VegKeyNew.pdf" is intended to be printed double sided on 8.5 x 14" paper, while "VegKeyNew-read.pdf" is for reading on a computer). www.pugetsound.org/ for Spartina resources, Beach Guide, and Handout .pdf documents
• Kenai Peninsula - Cooperative Weed Management Area: www.homerswcd.org/invasives/prgms/cwma.htm
• Responsible Landscaping Pocket Guide provides alternatives to many of Southcentral Alaska's most invasive ornamental plants: www.homerswcd.org/invasives/prgms/outreach.htm
• Don't Plant A Problem: booklet for Gardeners from UAF Cooperative Extension Service
• Invasive Plants of Alaska (Draft Book) at www.fs.fed.us/r10/spf/fhp/ Sections in pdf: 

1. Asteraceae Part 1, pg. 1 to 30 (pdf)
2. Asteraceae Part 2 pg. 31 to 59 (pdf)
3. Brassicaceae (pdf)
4. Fabaceae (pdf)
5. Poaceae (pdf)
6. Polygonaceae (pdf)
7. Other Families (pdf)
8. Trees and Shrubs (pdf)
9. Other Species to Watch (pdf)

• Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management (CNIPM): www.cnipm.org
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture: Directory of Alaska Native plant sources: www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/NEWnative_directory.htm
• Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team: National Park Service EPMT's use coordinated rapid response methods, similar to firefighting, to locate and combat exotic plants: www.nps.gov/akso/NatRes/EPMT/Pages/EPMT_Home.html
• Alaska Natural Heritage Project: List of plant species found in Alaska, and potential invasive plants. Plants are ranked for invasiveness and ecological impact: http://akweeds.uaa.alaska.edu/akweeds_ranking_page.htm
• Control of Invasive Weeds with Prescribed Burning (PDF) in Weed Technology. 2006. Volume 20:535-548
• Forest Health Program: Forest Service Alaska Forest Health Protection Program. Link to Invasive Species program with plant guides and leaflets: www.fs.fed.us/r10/spf/fhp/
• Invasiveness of Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) (PDF)
• National Park Service Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team: The Alaska EPMT has become a model early detection and rapid response program for Alaska and its National Parks: www.nps.gov/akso/NatRes/EPMT/Pages/EPMT_Home.html
• University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service: CES Home, Publications Index

1. Pulling Together: A Volunteer's Guide to Community Weed Pulling Events. FGV-00049 (pdf)
2. Reducing the Spread of Non-Native Invasive Plants in Alaska: Voluntary Codes of Conduct for Gardening Public in Alaska. FGV-00142 (pdf)
3. Noxious Weed Identification and Prevention. FGV-00144 (pdf)
4. Voluntary Codes of Conduct for Nursery Professionals. FGV-00147 (pdf)
   

Invasive All Taxa Resources

• Global Invasive Species Database: "The Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) aims to increase awareness about invasive alien species and to facilitate effective prevention and management activities. The GISD was developed as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP): www.issg.org/database/welcome/
• Nature Serve Explorer: an online encyclopedia of life. Select 'Impact Rankings of Invasive 
  Non-Native Plants' under 'Highlights' for instructions on using Invasive Species Impact Rank 
  (I-RANK) records: www.natureserve.org/explorer/ 
• National Biological Information Initiative:Link goes to the invasive species section of the NBII 
  website. Images, identification guides, maps, links: http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/ Federal Link 
•  National Invasive Species Council (NISC): www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/council/main.shtml
• National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) is a great reference for information on invasive species legislation, state councils and organizations, economic impacts and more: www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/index.shtml
• Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to preventing and controlling aquatic nuisance species, and implementing the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act (NANPCA) of 1990: www.anstaskforce.gov/default.php
• FICMNEW: The Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic 
  Weeds. FICMNEW is a partnership between 16 federal agencies with direct invasive plant 
  management and regulatory responsibilities across the United States and territories: www.fws.gov/ficmnew/ 
• Region 10 (Pacific Northwest) Invasive Species Update #13: April - June 2006 Recent update 
  from the EPA on Pacific Northwest invsive species programs, funding, and upcoming meetings: Regional Invasive Species Update #13: April - June 2006
  

Other State Invasive Species Resources 

• Invasive Species Control: A Comprehensive Model State Law: Provides the statutory framework for a comprehensive state program to detect, control, and manage the threat of invasive species across all taxa. Link to Purchase or Download Document: www.elistore.org/reports_detail.asp?ID=10992