Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (SWEPIC)
SWEPIC Team
USGS
- The USGS, Biological Resources Division, Southwest Biological Science Center manages and maintains the SWEPIC and SWEMP website and regional database.
- Current Staff
- Kathryn Thomas, Ph.D. - Program Director
- Terry Arundel - GIS Specialist
- Patty Guertin - Database Manager
- Past Staff:
- Kevin Bach, Janice Busco, Julie Crawford, Hilary Davis, Kris Estes, Heather Folger, Danny Gallegos, Monica Hansen, Andy Miller, Marcia Ostrowski, Shannon Ruckauf, Ryan Stevens, Shawn Tousley, Patty West, Karen Wright, and J.J. Wynne.
Current Partners
- USDA and University of Arizona - CSREES Community Readiness Project
Past Partners
- Bureau of Land Management
- Department of Defense, Legacy Resource Management Program
- National Park Service
- The Nature Conservancy
- Northern Arizona University
- USDA & University of Arizona - Southwest Rangeland Invasive Plants Project
- USDA Forest Service - Coconino National Forest
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Information Infrastructure
Please contact Kathryn Thomas regarding any questions.