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Invasive Plant Education Materials Download a PDF listing Books, Posters, Videos, CDs, Websites and more from around the country.
New learning website on invasive plant management - The Center for Invasive Plant Management is pleased to announce the second of two learning websites developed in collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System and beneficial to other natural resource managers. The website, Managing Invasive Plants: Concepts, Principles, and Practices, provides an overview of invasive plant management and planning supported by case studies, quizzes, scientific literature, and web-based resources. The website is best viewed in Internet Explorer. View website at: http://www.fws.gov/invasives/staffTrainingModule/index.html
Invasive Species Video Clips The links below are for 5 short (~2 min.) videos put together by the USDA on URL: mms://ocbmtcwmp.usda.gov/content/bmtc/vnr/places_part1.wmv
Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr042_6.pdf This state-of-knowledge review of information on
relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants can
assist fire managers and other land managers concerned with prevention,
detection, and eradication or control of nonnative invasive plants. The 16
There are some great articles in the most recent issue of Diversity and Distributions that are available on-line for free from http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/ddi/14/2 . MIPN members may be particularly interested in the paper by Ashton & Lerdau on herbivory and invasive vines and the two papers on giant hogweed (Nielsen et al. and Pysek et al.). Also, there is a special feature on "Fifty years of invasion ecology - the legacy of Charles Elton"
Aquatic Invasive Species Education and Outreach Materials Portland State University's Center for Lakes and Reservoirs has put
together a catalog of Aquatic Invasive Species Education and Outreach
Materials which is accessible at:
The USGS has put out a great new fact sheet on Asian bittersweet that provides a very useful key for distinguishing Celastrus orbiculatus from Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet). Click here for the link.
"The Beginning of a New Invasive Plant: A History of the Ornamental Callery Pear in the United States". Download the PDF.
E-Learning? Engaging Volunteers and the Public in Invasive Plant Issues and ManagementThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Invasive Plant Management announce a new e-learning website aimed at engaging volunteers and the public in invasive plant issues and management. Designed for National Wildlife Refuge volunteers and Friends groups, the website provides science-based, introductory information that is suitable for anyone interested in learning about invasive plants. The five self-study modules address the purpose and history of the Refuge System, how volunteers help in invasive plant management, how refuges manage invasive plants, and tips for community outreach. Each module contains a quiz and web-based resources that enable learners to explore topics more thoroughly. The website is part of a larger program carried out by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in conjunction with partners, such as the National Wildlife Refuge Association, to engage volunteers in managing invasive species on National Wildlife Refuges. This program includes competitive grants and training in how to map invasive plant infestations using hand-held computers and GPS devices. Volunteers and Invasive Plants: Learning and Lending a Hand website: http://www.fws.gov/invasives/volunteersTrainingModule/index.html
The Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program, which is a collaborative effort between Purdue, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service division of Plant Protection and Quarantine, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy, recently launched a new Web site highlighting Indiana's "most unwanted" invasive plant pests, http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/CAPS. The list is determined yearly by the Indiana CAPS state survey committee and identifies exotic species, invasive species and pests regulated by state or federal laws that could affect Indiana . The list is also used by officials to determine how resources for surveys and outreach and educational programs are best spent to protect Indiana . People can search the site by the pest's name, the commodity it attacks or by its habitat. The Web site reports the pest's known distribution and whether it is currently present in Indiana . Visitors also can learn which invasive plant pests are found in specific Indiana counties.
IPAW (Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin) has a library of power point shows available for anyone who would liketo use them. Look at the annotated list at www.ipaw.org/presentations.htm for a description of available materials and how to order them.
"Invasive Plants Established in the United States that are Found in Asia and Their Associated Natural Enemies (vol. 2)" has just been published by the US Forest Service. It contains 41 plant species, most of them with origins in Asia, a list of their associated natural enemies, background info on the biology of each plant species, images, distribution maps, and bibliography. Go to www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/bcpubs.shtml to download a PDF copy or to order a hard copy.
The "Invasive Exotic Plant (IEP) Management Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers: A Comprehensive Tool for Addressing Your IEP Needs" is now available on-line at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasivetutorial/index.htm
A new powerpoint presentation has been developed by the National Park Service to help differentiate between native and non-native Phragmites. Called "Fragmented Phragmites, Overview and Identification of Introduced Exotic and Native Forms of Common Reed (Phragmites australis), it is available for download at: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pdf/phau1-powerpoint.pdf
For those who use the USDA PLANTS Database website, click here for information about some exciting new updates.
"Alien Invasions - Plants on the Move", weed curriculum for grades K-12. Developed by BLM staff and a host of experts, this curriculum has been pilot tested in schools throughout Oregon. Available at: http://www.weedinvasion.org/weeds/weed_home.php
Minnesota has developed some great educational resources for retailers
and consumers on invasive plants sold for water gardens. These materials
are available on the web for anyone who is interested in doing something
similar. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/shorelandmgmt/aquatic_plants_gardeners.pdf For retailers: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/shorelandmgmt/aquatic_plants_seller.pdf sea grant tip card to be handed out at stores: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/downloads/x98.pdf sea grant water garden poster: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/downloads/x103.pdf
New Invasive Plants field guide! "Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species", by Sylvan Kaufman and Wallace Kaufman This easy-to-use, wide ranging guide to invasive plants in North America features full-color photos and descriptions of more than 175 alien species. Introductory chapters give readers the big picture that creates a frame for thinking about particular regions, localities and species. Text for each species describes the plant’s environmental and economic impacts as well as management techniques used to control it. Some of these aquatic and terrestrial plants change the landscape in almostunimaginable ways. All have interesting stories associated with their arrival and impacts on the environment. Sylvan Kaufman is the conservation curator at Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, MD and holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University. Wallace Kaufman is a science writer and author of several popular nature books, including Coming Out ofthe Woods, No Turning Back, and The Beaches are Moving. More information on invasive plants and the authors can be found online at www.invasiveplantguide.com. To order books from Stackpole, visit http://www.stackpolebooks.com/ or call 1-800-732-3669.
Izaak Walton League of America Launches Clean Boats Campaign to Combat Invasive Species Go to: http://www.iwla.org/index.php?id=465 for more information and to learn more about aquatic invasive species.
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