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Governor Beshear Proclaims September Invasive Species Awareness Month (Aug 20, 2009)
Nature Conservancy in Kentucky.
Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear issued a proclamation (PDF | 50 KB) declaring September Invasive Species Awareness month. The Garden Club of Kentucky and the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council have a list of activities on their Web sites. The organizations are working together to promote awareness of the impact of invasive weed species to Kentucky's diverse natural areas and parks.

Forest Service Hosting Open House on Invasive Species Suppression (Jul 17, 2009)
USDA. FS. Daniel Boone National Forest.
The Daniel Boone National Forest is hosting an open house on Jul 28 from 2-6 pm for two separate project proposals regarding invasive species suppression and control.

Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Invasive Plants Treatment (Jul 14, 2009)
The Daniel Boone National Forest is seeing public input on the Forestwide Non-native Invasive Plant Species Treatment project that proposes to treat or eradicate non-native invasive plant species on national forest system lands.
Comments due by Aug 14, 2009.

Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Invasive Insect Suppression Efforts (Jun 29, 2009)
Forest Service officials are seeking public comments regarding management proposals to control the hemlock woolly adelgid. Project information is available at Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
Comments due by Jul 27, 2009; Comments will be taken at the meeting on Jul 28.

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed at Two Locations in Kentucky (May 26, 2009)
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture.
Officials with the Office of the State Entomologist in the University of Kentucky Entomology Department on May 22, 2009 announced two confirmed occurrences in Kentucky of emerald ash borer, an invasive insect pest of ash trees. These are the first findings of this destructive insect in the state. See Kentucky's Emerald Ash Borer page for more information.

$3.7 Million Bound for Daniel Boone Forest Upgrades (Jun 19, 2009)
United State Congressman Harold Rogers.
U.S. Congressman Harold Rogers announced that the U.S. Forest Service has awarded $3,696,700 toward numerous improvement projects in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The forest improvement projects are a part of USFS efforts to address deferred maintenance, reduce the threat of wildfire and invasive species, and improve overall forest health.

State Specific Threats:

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species List - Kentucky or Display NAS by Taxonomic Group (select State)
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Includes fact sheets, maps and collection information.

State Noxious Weed List - Kentucky
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center. PLANTS Database.
Designated legally noxious plants.

Status of Invasive Plants - Kentucky / Details by State and Details by County
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.

Pest Tracker - Kentucky
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Kentucky
USDA. FS. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
See what threats (invasive plants, insects and diseases) are in my state.

States Restricting Firewood Movement and/or Advocating Leaving Firewood at Home: Who is Affected?
Don't Move Firewood.

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Government

Noxious Weed Control Program
Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Pest and Weed.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Management

Forest Health Program - Insects, Disease and Invasives
Kentucky Department for Natural Resources. Division of Forestry.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Monitoring

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University/Academic

Kentucky Invasive Species Working Group
University of Kentucky. Agriculture.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Publications; Management

Kentucky IPM
University of Kentucky. Entomology.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Publications; Management

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Organizations

Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Special Note: Invasive Exotic Plant List

Invasive Exotic Species - KET Electronic Field Trips
Kentucky Educational Television.
Species of Concern; Special Note: Photographs

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Last Modified: Aug 24, 2011
 
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