Provides a list of resources that contain contact information for experts in various disciplines related to invasive species, organized by type of organization. See Resource Library - Databases for general resources, other species, and geographic based information.

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Federal Government

Fish & Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinators
DOI. FWS. Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.
Note: Includes contacts for U.S. regions

Invasive Species Expertise
DOI. USGS. National Biological Information Infrastructure.

Invasive Species Experts Database
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
This database was designed to direct users to invasive species experts. It has been set up as a 2-tier system with the first tier accessible to the public. The public portion of the database will guide you to a state contact who acts as a filter for information and identifications. If they can’t answer your question, these state contacts have the ability to log in to the second tier experts.

IPM Coordinator Contact Information for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions
DOI. FWS. Division of Environmental Quality.

National Plant Diagnostic Network | NPDN Public Web site
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extenstion Service.

Pest Tracker: Directories
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

State Fish and Wildlife Department Contacts for Invasive Species Issues (PDF | 136 KB)
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!

Taxonomic Resources and Expertise Directory (TRED)
DOI. National Biological Information Infrastructure.
The Taxonomic Resources and Expertise Directory (TRED) is a directory of taxonomic specialists for the biota of North America (North of Mexico). This directory is developed and maintained through a partnership between the Natural Science Collections Alliance and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Wildlife Services by State
USDA. APHIS. Wildlife Services.

USDA - Ask the Expert
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

State Government

Ask about Oregon Agriculture
Oregon Department of Agriculture.

State Weed Coordinators (Western) (Aug 26, 2003; DOC | 53 KB)
Nevada Department of Agriculture.

University/Academic

Agriculture and Natural Resources - Experts by Category
University of California.

Ask an Expert (requires free registration)
eXtension.org.
eXtension is an educational partnership of more than 70 universities to help you improve your life every day with access to objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. Categories include integrated pest management and fire ants.

Ask Mr. Smarty Plants - Ask the Expert
University of Texas - Austin. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network.
Ask a question or search the extensive database of frequently asked questions - and their answers! Topics include invasive plants, native grasses, plants and trees as well as other topics.

Directory of Water Resources Expertise
University of California - Davis. Center for Water and Wildland Resources.
This Directory of Expertise is a searchable, comprehensive database of specialists, their affiliations, and areas of expertise. It lists scientists conducting research aimed at solving a broad array of scientific and practical problems concerned with managing and conserving water and wildland resources, as well as those experts actually managing these resources. The Directory of Expertise has more than 2,000 listings of faculty and staff from the University of California and California State University systems, and experts from state and federal agencies all of whom are involved with water-related/wildland-related research and resource management in California.

E-Answers: Your Extension Information Source
American Distance Education Consortium.
E-answers is a dynamic, online resource that brings university information and education into your home or office -- when and where you need it. The practical, current, and unbiased information in this site represents the work of Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station professionals at Land Grant universities throughout the United States.

Imported Fire Ants Contacts
Texas A&M University. Texas Imported Fire ant Research and Management Project.

Insect Answers
Texas A&M University. Extension Entomology.

Integrated Pest Management Experts Database (IPMnet)
North Carolina State University. National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management.

Plant Answers
Texas A&M University. Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

Sea Grant's Guide to Coastal Science Experts
National College Sea Grant College Program.

International

Ask FAO
United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Ask FAO lets users pose questions directly to experts in FAO and also includes a searchable "knowledge base" of answers to frequently asked questions covering issues as varied as how to ask FAO for technical assistance to controlling bird flu to finding out national rates of deforestation.

Experts Database of European Research Network on Aquatic Invasive Species
Russian Academy of Sciences. Zoological Institute. Regional Biological Invasions Centre.

IAGLR Expert Directory (includes Aquatic Nuisance Species)
International Association for Great Lakes Research.

Search Experts (Europe)
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE).

Organizations

Ask the (Chesapeake) Bay Experts
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

Ask the Experts - Asian Soybean Rust
Iowa Soybean Rust Team.

Ask the Experts - Asian Soybean Rust
StopSoybeanRust.com.

Ask the Wildlife Damage Management Expert
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management.

CPC Plant Conservation Directory
Center for Plant Conservation.
Directory can be searched by state, name or expertise

Dictory of Herpetologists
North American Herpetology Portal.

Directory of Restoration Expertise
Society for Ecological Restoration; Plant Conservation Alliance.
An integrated and comprehensive database of U.S. ecological restoration expertise - local, regional, national and international individuals, organizations, agencies and companies for the Plant Conservation Alliance's Restoration Directory Project.

State Wildlife Action Plan Implementation Contact List (Nov 5, 2007; PDF | 81 KB)
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. State Wildlife Action Plans.