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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Programs - Portal for ARS projects on weeds; has search capabilities. From the USDA/ARS. [Western Region]

Alien Plants Ranking System - By National Park Service, Ripon College, University of Minnesota, and the U.S. Geological Survey. A computer system (available for download) to help land managers make difficult decisions about invasive nonnative plants; including comparison of innocuous species with invasive ones, and identification of potentially invasive plants. The system also addresses the feasibility of control of each species, enabling the manager to weigh the costs of control against the level of impact. From the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center/U.S. Geological Survey. [Western Region]

An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds: List of Species - An alphabetical list of common names for weeds in Arizona, with links to descriptions and illustrations. From University of Arizona Press book published in 1972. From the University of Arizona Press. [Arizona]

Aquatic and Riparian Weeds of the West - By Joseph M. DiTomaso and Evelyn A. Healy. Information on purchasing this reference manual that combines photography with complete information for weed identification and biology. Over 550 photos illustrate 170 species of submerged, floating leaf, and emergent aquatic weeds. From the California Invasive Plant Council. [Western Region]

California Ecological Restoration Projects Inventory - A combined private/non-profit/government effort to establish a database, accessible through the Internet, containing information on restoration projects in California. From the Information Center for the Environment: UC Davis. [California]

California Regional Invasive Species Information System - CRISIS - By University of California, Davis - Information Center for the Environment. Part of the California Node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure. Includes a catalog of invasive species resources in California, interactive weed mapping, CalWeeds Database and other useful tools. [California]

Calweed Database - The California Interagency Noxious Weed Coordinating Committee is a group of sixteen State and Federal agencies meeting quarterly, in conjunction with stakeholders, to coordinate activities with respect to noxious weed control. A central project of the group has been to create an Internet accessible database, which acts as a clearing-house for noxious weed control projects in California. The database contains information on who is controlling which noxious weeds in California and what methods they are using. This information is searchable by keywords. Projects which qualify for this database attempt to eradicate or reduce the number of noxious weeds in California. From the Information Center for the Environment: UC Davis. [California]

Control of Invasive Exotic Plants in the Great Plains - By Diane Larson and Kristin Freitag. This annotated bibliography contains references on control of exotic plant species that occur in the Great Plains; may be searched on either the species of interest or on the type of control measure. Complete citations are provided, as well as summaries describing the control technique and whether it was successful. From the USGS/Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. [Western Region]

Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Cookbook - A guide to help organize, develop, and operate successful interagency Cooperative Weed Management Areas. (24 pages). From the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. (pdf, 1678K) [Western Region]

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) - CAST assembles, interprets, and communicates science-based information regionally, nationally, and internationally on food, fiber, agricultural, natural resource, and related societal and environmental issues to our stakeholders--legislators, regulators, policy makers, the media, the private sector, and the public. From the CAST. [Western Region]

Draft Action Plan for the Noxious Weeds Program - Update of the weed plan for APHIS. From the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). (pdf, 70K) [Western Region]

Duchesne County Public Works Weeds Department - General information on weed identification, control, and prevention of spread. From the Duchesne County, Utah. [Western Region]

EncycloWeedia - Notes on identification, biology, and management of plants defined as noxious weeds by California law. Includes links to photos and data sheets. From the California Department of Food and Agriculture. [California]

Executive Order 13112 of February 3, 1999 -- Invasive Species - Text of Executive Order 13112, which established the National Invasive Species Council. Includes link to pdf version. From the National Agricultural Library; Invasive Species Council. [Western Region]

Federal and State Noxious Weeds in GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network ) - Link to state noxious weed documents or regulatory agencies, and database for federal and state noxious weeds. From the USDA-ARS. [Western Region]

Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW) - Represents a partnership between 16 federal agencies with invasive species management and regulatory responsibilites. From the FICMNEW. [Western Region]

Federal Noxoius Weed List as of 9/8/2000 - From the APHIS/USDA. [Western Region]

Frequently Asked Questions about Noxious Weeds - Useful list of questions and answers, some specific to Idaho, some more general, such as How to Press a Plant. From the Idaho State Department of Agriculture Noxious Weeds Program. [Western Region]

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) - The project was initiated by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the United States Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management to develop a scientifically sound and ecosystem-based strategy for management of eastside forests. From the ICBEMP. [Northwest Region]

INVADERS Database System - A comprehensive database of exotic plant names and weed distribution records for five states in the northwestern United States. From the University of Montana. [Western Region]

Invasive Plant Prevention Guidelines - By Janet Clark. This introduction to the ecological basis of invasive plant management provides guidelines for prevention and for developing weed management areas. From the Center for Invasive Plant Management, Montana State University. [Western Region]

National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) - Homepage of NACD, the national voice of Amercia's conservation districts. From the NACD. [Western Region]

National Institute of Invasive Species Science - Consortium of government and non-government organizations formed to develop cooperative approaches for invasive species science that meet the urgent needs of land managers and the public. [Western Region]

North American Weed Management Association - Association that provides education, regulatory direction, professional improvement, and environmental awareness to preserve and protect natural resources from the degrading impacts of exotic, invasive noxious weeds. From the NAWMA. [Western Region]

North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS) - Home page of the society covering an area from Ontario to Colorado to Ohio. From the NCWSS. [Western Region]

Northwest Weeds - Reference book divided as follows: Introduction, Organization (of the book), tenacity of weeds, representative weeds, illustrations, references, glossary, cross reference of common and scientific family names and indices of common names and scientific names. Excellent color photos. From the Washington State University Extension. [Northwest Region]

Noxious Times - Newsletter published quarterly by staff of the Integrated Pest Control Branch at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. From the California Department of Food and Agriculture. [Western Region]

Noxious Weed Inspection System Glossary - List of descriptive botanical terms with definitions. From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [Western Region]

Pest Detection and Management Programs: Noxious Weeds - Description of the APHIS weed program, which was developed to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous invasive plants and to contain the spread of newly introduced invasive plants within the United States. From the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): USDA. [Western Region]

Plants Database - Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories, including includes names, plant symbols, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools. From the USDA. [Western Region]

Reference Guide for Texas Ranchers - By Dr. Allan McGinty. Effective ranch management requires a tremendous amount of information. The purpose of this reference guide is to consolidate some of the basic information ranch managers need for proper decision making. From the Texas Cooperative Extension Service. [Western Region]

Seeking Common Ground for Conservation - A summary of provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 2, 2002 and by the U.S. Senate on May 9, 2002. President Bush signed the bill into law (Public Law 107-171) on May 13, 2002. From the Soil and Water Conservation Society. (pdf, 75K) [Western Region]

Society for Range Management - Rangelands are the most prevalent landform in the world, offering a myriad of ecological services, economic outputs, and career opportunities. From cold high deserts of Asia and North American to temperate African and South American grasslands, the issues facing rangeland managers are often the same. The Society for Range Management is committed to learning about these vast ecosystems, managing them in a manner that will sustain them for generations to come, and sharing both our failures and successes. From the Society for Range Management. [Western Region]

Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (SWEPIC) - A cooperative effort among the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service and Northern Arizona University to organize comprehensive information on exotic plant species in the Southwest. From the US Geological Survey and Northern Arizona University. [Southwest Region]

The Growers Weed Identification Handbook - One of the University of California's most popular reference manuals for farmers and pest control advisors. From the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau. [Western Region]

UC Davis Herbarium - Herbarium home page. From the UC Davis. [California]

University of Arizona Herbarium Home Page - An introduction to the herbarium, its staff and activities, and links to other resources that will be of interest to plant lovers. From the University of Arizona. [Western Region]

Watershed Projects Inventory (WPI) - WPI chronicles past, current and future resource-based restoration, mitigation and conservation projects in or bordering California, and focuses on projects that handle multiple resource issues involving several cooperators. From the Information Center for the Environment: UC Davis. [Western Region]

Web Addresses and Other Stuff - Home page for weed information in Australia. From the (Australian) National Weeds Strategy. [Western Region]

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) - Established to encourage and promote the development of knowledge concerning weeds and their impact on the environment. From the WSSA. [Western Region]

Weed-Initiated Pest Risk Assessment Guidelines for Qualitative Assessments - Guidelines used by APHIS for determining whether or not a weed species should be listed in the noxious weed regulations. From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine. (pdf, 26K) [Western Region]

Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - A web-based project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, that provides information for the general public, land managers, researchers, and others on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States. From the Plant Conservation Alliance, Bureau of Land Management. [Western Region]

Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) - Society of weed professionals from all western states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and Alberta and Saskatchewan. From the WSWS. [Western Region]

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