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Best Management Practices

Provides best management practices to prevent or mitigate invasive species establishment or movement. See Manager's Tool Kit - Prevention and Manager's Tool Kit - Early Detection and Rapid Response for additional resources.

Note: Supports the following objectives from the National Invasive Species Management Plan (2008-2012; PDF | 254 KB):

  • Implementation Task P.3.6: Share BMPs among NISC members to prevent or mitigate invasive species establishment or movement.

    Performance Element P.3.6.1: Distribute any new BMPs that NISC Staff are made aware of to all relevant NISC members and other interested parties.

Federal

Backcountry Road Maintenance and Weed Management (Jul 2003; PDF | 1.5 MB)
USDA. FS. Technology & Development Program.
0371–2811–MTDC

Invasive Species Program: Prevention
USDA. FS. Invasive Species Program.
Includes various videos and publication resources for prevention through education.

Inspection and Cleaning Manual for Equipment and Vehicles to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species (May 2010; PDF | 13 MB)
DOI. Bureau of Reclamation. Policy and Program Services.
Technical Memorandum No. 86-68220-07-05
This manual provides recommendations for inspection and cleaning of vehicles and equipment as a prevention tool to limit the spread of invasive species. The manual will help equipment operators gain a better understanding of how invasive plants and animals are spread by contaminated equipment into new locations and has broad applications for many organizations and agencies.

Guide to Noxious Weed Prevention Practices - Version 1 (Jul 5, 2001; PDF | 768 KB)
USDA. Forest Service.

Prototype Weed Prevention Measures
DOI. BLM. Colorado.

Recommended Best Management Practices for Non-native Invasive Species: Eastern Region U.S. FS and Midwest Region NPS (Jan 9, 2008; PDF | 89 KB)
Midwest Natural Resources Group.

Weed Prevention and Management Guidelines for Public Lands
DOI. BLM. California.

Non-Federal

2008-20 Best Practices Handbook for Roadside Vegetation Management (Jul 2008; PDF | 4.8 MB)
Minnesota Local Road Research Board.

Best Management Practices (Sudden Oak Death) and Nursery Management Best Practices
California Oak Mortality Task Force.

Best Management Practices for Controlling Invasive Plants in the Adirondack (New York) (DOC | 99 KB)
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.

Best Management Practices for Land Managers: What Every Land Manager Needs to Know About Invasive Plants (PDF | 678 KB)
Invasive.org.
Archive from the Nature Conservancy, Global Invasive Species Team.
Published by: Long Island Weed Management Area.

Best Management Practices for Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species: Presentation (PDF | 2.3 MB)
Midwest Invasive Plant Network.
Presentation by Kelly Kearns; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Carmen Chapin, National Park Service

Best Management Practices for Roadside Invasive Plants (2008; PDF | 1.3 MB)
New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Guidelines, Toolkits and Best Practices
Global Invasive Species Programme.

Introductions of Invasive Species Through Construction and Development Activities: The Role of Local Agents in Stopping the Spread (Jul 2006; DOC | 47 KB)
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions.
Produced by: Massachusetts Aquatic Invasive Species Working Group and the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions.

Invasive Species Best Management Practices / Best Management Practices for Invasive Species & NR40: Presentation (PDF | 1.3 MB)
Wisconsin Council on Forestry.
Includes: 1) Forestry Best Management Practices for Invasive Species; 2) Best Management Practices for Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species by Outdoor Recreation Activities in Wisconsin; 3) Urban Forestry Best Management Practices for Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species, and 4) Transportation and Utility Rights-of-way Best Management Practices for Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species.

Invasive Species, Control Methods, and Best Management Practices
Invasive.org.
Archive from the Nature Conservancy, Global Invasive Species Team.

Measures to Prevent the Spread of Noxious and Invasive Weeds During Construction Activities (PDF | 43 KB)
University of Nevada. Cooperative Extension.
Fact Sheet FS-03-59

Preventing the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species – Best Management Practices for Boaters (Jul 2009; PDF | 70 KB)
California Coastal Commission. California Clean Boating Network.

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