US Forest Service
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington DC 20250-0003

Invasive Species Management Planning and NEPA

Many of the invasive species control and management activities are accomplished with partners across jurisdictional boundaries. We identify and prioritize which invasive species will be controlled and managed and we strive to effectively implement management plans to do so. When invasive species become established as free-living populations in an ecosystem, a strategic approach for control is required to minimize their impacts or reduce their spread.

Disease

Picture of an oak twig affected by sudden oak death.

Sudden Oak Death

Phycomycota > Peronosporales > Pythiaceae
Phytophthora ramorum S. Werres, A.W.A.M. de Cock

photo courtesy of »

Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service

Insects

Picture of a Sirex woodwasp.

Sirex Woodwasp

Insecta >Hymenoptera > Siricidae
Sirex noctilio Fabricus

photo courtesy of »

William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, www.forestryimages.org

Plants

Picture of a tree-of-heaven.

Tree of Heaven

Magnoliopsida > Sapindales > Simaroubaceae > Ailanthusaltissima (P. Mill.) Swingle
Synonym(s): ailanthus, copal tree, tree-of-heaven

photo courtesy of »

Chuck Bargeron, The University of Georgia.

Aquatic

Picture of a New Zealand mud snail.

New Zealand Mudsnail

Potamopyrgus > Antipodarum

photo courtesy of »

D.L. Gustafson

Last modified: Friday, 24-Mar-2006 13:34:19 EDT