Online Resources for Crafting A Presentation
A myriad of information sources related to invasive plants is available on the Internet. Listed below is a sampling of several good websites. These websites are divided into two categories: image galleries and invasive plant and outreach information. Many contain both images and information. Also explore the websites listed throughout the learning modules. By perusing online resources, you can generate and incorporate new ideas into the presentation.
Image Galleries
Before downloading images from a website determine if they can be used for free or for educational purposes. Look for "use" or "copyright" information on the website. This information will explain if the image can be used and how it should be credited. If this information is not available, the images can’t be used without contacting the organization or photographer who owns the image and asking for permission to use it. In general, images on government websites (in the public domain and not protected by copyright) can be used without permission but the photo should be properly credited.
- Forestry Images
Images of invasive and native species.
http://www.forestryimages.org - Google Image Search
Searches 880,000,000 images.
http://images.google.com - Invasive.org
Information and images of invasive and exotic weeds.
http://www.invasive.org/weeds.cfm - National Wildlife Refuge Association
An online gallery of over 200 images from more than 70 National Wildlife Refuges.
http://www.refugenet.org/photolibraryterms.htm - The Center For Invasive Plant Management
Links to invasive plant image galleries grouped by color, comprehensive sites, western states and provinces, other US regions, agriculture, aquatic, Australia, native and poisonous.
http://www.weedcenter.org/inv_plant_info/image_galleries.html - USDA Plants Database
Standardized information, range maps, fact sheets, and images of plants.
http://plants.usda.gov - US Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System
Contains a variety of images, from plants to people.
http://images.fws.gov
INVASIVE PLANT AND OUTREACH INFORMATION
In addition to searching the national websites below, explore the websites of local agencies and organizations. And, go beyond the Internet and contact staff at university extension services, federal, state, and county agencies, botanical gardens, and museums. There are many people who know a lot about invasive plants and would be happy to share that information.
- Invasive Species Information Node
Links to websites on identification, education, outreach, and more.
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov - National Invasive Species Information Center
Invasive species impacts and policies, outreach resources, and more.
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov - Protect Your Waters—Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Information about invasive species and how to communicate effectively about aquatic nuisance species issues.
http://www.protectyourwaters.net - Strange Days On Planet Earth—Invaders
In conjunction with the PBS television episode, this website was developed to help the public take action on invasive species.
http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/invaders - The Center For Invasive Plant Management
Links to websites on invasive plants in the garden, alternatives to invasive garden plants, and native plants.
http://www.weedcenter.org/inv_plant_info/gardening.html - The Nature Conservancy—Global Invasive Species Initiative
Resources on invasive plant planning and management, tools, and news.
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu - Weeds Gone Wild
Printable fact sheets on invasive plants of natural areas and other outreach materials.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien