Invasive Species Resources

The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is engaged with partners working on this topic at a national and regional level. The Science and Research Liaison is currently working with State agencies to ensure that State needs and interests are voiced to representatives participating in various working groups including:

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Invasive Species Committee

The Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW )

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF)

Invasive Sepcies Advisory Council (ISAC)

National Invasive Species Council

Other interesting links from federal partners:

USGS-Biological Resource Division –Invasive Species Program

US Fish and Wildlife Service Invasive Species Program

National Park Service Invasive Species Management

USDA Forest Service useful link for invasive plant species information

USDA-APHIS: Access to reports on invasive species

BLM Learning Landscapes Program Invasive Species

For further information or if you would like to contribute to this list please contact Dr. Amber Pairis ( apairis@fishwildlife.org ).

Please note that the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies does not intend to provide an exhaustive list of resources but instead offers a few web sites as examples.