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National Resources U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service - PLANTS Database - http://plants.usda.gov/. Integrated Taxonomic Information System - http://www.itis.usda.gov/ Regional Resources Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council - http://www.ma-eppc.org Northeast Weed Science Society - http://www.newss.org/ Pennsylvania Resources Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership - http://www.paflora.org/DRIPP.html Juniata College/PA Department of Environmental Protection - Invasive Exotic Organisms in Pennsylvania: A Resource Guide - http://projects.juniata.edu/ess300/Invasives/ Penn State University - College of Agricultural Sciences - www.cas.psu.edu Penn State University - Cooperative Extension - http://www.extension.psu.edu/ > Natural Resources > IPM |
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture - http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/ > Bureau of Plant Industry > Animal and Plant Health > Weeds Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ > State Forests > Education and Information > Wild Plant Program > Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Lake Management Society (PALMS) - http://palakes.org/ Pennsylvania Sea Grant Project - http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/seagindex.htm Websites with Lists of Internet (and other) Resources: Center for Invasive Plant Management - Invasive Plant Information - http://www.weedcenter.org Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership - Related Links - http://www.paflora.org/DRIPP.html Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - Related Information - http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/ Invasive.org (The Bugwood Network) - Publications and Links - http://www.invasive.org/ Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council - Resources - http://www.ma-eppc.org/ National Invasive Species Information Center - Resources - http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Invasive Plant Resources - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/invasive.aspx Plant Conservation Alliance, Alien Plant Working Group, Weeds Gone Wild website - Information Links and Publications - http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council - Links - http://www.se-eppc.org/ The Nature Conservancy - Invasive Species Initiative - Links and Internet Resources - http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/links.html Weed Science Society of America - Publication and Weed Control - www.wssa.net Publications Bright, Chris. 1998. Life out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World. W.W. Norton & Co., N.Y., N.Y. 287 pp. Cox, George W. 1999. Alien species in North America and Hawaii: Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington D.C.. 387 pp. Natural Areas Journal. Natural Areas Association. NAA, P.O. Box 1504, Bend, OR 97709. Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Forestry Advisory Services. 1998. "Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania" and "Landscaping with Native Plants" brochures. Harrisburg, PA. Randall, J. and J. Marinelli. 1996. Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbook. No. 149. Rhoads, Ann Fowler and William McKinley Klein. 1993. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas. American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA. Rhoads, Ann Fowler and Timothy A. Block. 2000. The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA. Rhoads, Ann Fowler, T. A. Block and A. Anisko. 2004. Trees of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA. 407 pp. Swearingen, J., K. Reshetiloff, B. Slattery, and S. Zwicker. 2002. Plant Invaders of the Mid- Atlantic Natural Areas. National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 82 pp. Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1997. Tennessee Exotic Plant Management Manual. Friends of Warner Park, 50 Vaughn Rd, Nashville, TN 37221. See SE-EPPC website. U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, INVASIVE SPECIES Cooperation and Coordination Are Important for Effective Management of Invasive Weeds, http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05185.pdf U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Roadside Use of Native Plants. 1999. Publication No. FHWA-EP-99-014. Uva, Richard H., J.C. Neal and J.M DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512, E. State St., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850. 397 pp.. Westbrooks, R.G. 1998. Invasive Plants: Changing the landscape of America. Factbook. Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW). U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402. 109 pp. Photos Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/ The Bugwood Network - http://www.bugwood.org/ The Nature Conservancy - Invasive Species Initiative - http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/links.html Weed Science Society of America - Weed Photos and ID - www.wssa.net Contractors Invasive Plant Control, Inc. - http://www.invasiveplantcontrol.com/ - one of few companies in eastern U.S. dedicated solely to invasive plant management and control. See also Contractors.BL 2003 [hypertext - internal link]and Contractors.db2003 [hypertext - internal link] for lists compiled by Betsy Lyman (National Park Service - betsy_Lyman@nps.gov) and Deb Barber (The Nature Conservancy - Maryland/DC Chapter - dbarber@tnc.org) Resources for funding are available through a variety of sources. Since these opportunities change frequently we have provided the following websites which are updated regularly and provide a "one-stop-shop" for the most comprehensive, up-to-date funding sources and funding opportunities available:
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Listserves provide an efficient way of connecting to current information and to other practitioners. In many cases, one can simply type in a listserve address to an e-mail message, ask the question or solicit the information you seek and within the day you may receive the answer to your question. Many who use listserves find them to be a means to receive the most up-to-date information for managing a species. As mentioned earlier (Species Management and Control - Introduction), the control information included in this tutorial is based on information made available mainly through existing publications, some of which are out-of-date. Listserves, therefore, can be a tool for you to use to keep up-to-date on invasive plant management information. Some of the listserves that focus on invasive plants in PA, the Mid-Atlantic region and the U.S. and serve as a means of accessing information most applicable to PA land managers include:
The following is a list of entities both within Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region who may serve as potential partners in invasive plant management, education, funding efforts, etc.. These entities are involved, in some way, with addressing invasive plant issues in the state. This is by no means an exclusive list and there are likely omissions. Websites for these agencies, organizations, institutions may provide additional information on potential partners and additional resources. For a reference on the importance of collaborations and partnerships, see the following publication: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, INVASIVE SPECIES Cooperation and Coordination Are Important for Effective Management of Invasive Weeds, http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05185.pdf Organizations Alliance for Chesapeake Bay - www.acb-online.org/ Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership (DRIPP) - http://www.paflora.org/DRIPP.html - Joanne Steinhart, Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy - jsteinhart@tnc.org Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council - http://www.ma-eppc.org National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS) - Supported by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) - http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/index.html - or for general information - www.serc.si.edu Natural Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
Pennsylvania Invasive and Noxious Plant Working Group (PINPWG) - formerly Noxious Weed Task Force - Gary.L.Clement@aphis.usda.gov PA Landscape & Nursery Association
Pennypack Ecological Trust - http://www.pennypacktrust.org/ Stroud Water Research Center Vivian Williams The Nature Conservancy - PA Chapter - http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/pennsylvania/ - or - TNC's PA Scient Office - John Kunsman - 717-948-3841. The Patrick Center
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - http://www.paconserve.org/ - Natural Heritage Program - Charles Bier - 412-586-2306. PA State Agencies NRCS - PA Division
PA Department of Agriculture - http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/ PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ PA Department of Environmental Protection - http://www.dep.state.pa.us/ PA Game Commission - http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/ PA Fish and Boat Commission - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/ Federal Agencies in Pennsylvania Natural Resource Conservation Service
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - http://www.usace.army.mil/
USDA - Animal, Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - General info web page with links to other USDA and Federal sites - www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/index.html
USDA - Forest Service - Allegheny National Forest - http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/allegheny/
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