Items of Interest:

National Forests in North Carolina Approves Non-Native Invasive Species Control Project (Mar 4, 2009; PDF | 21 KB)
USDA. FS. National Forests in North Carolina.
Forest Supervisor, Marisue Hilliard, has approved a strategy (PDF | 1.7 MB) to control non-native invasive plants on the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. The project will annually treat up to 1,100 acres of non-native invasive plants using a variety of methods.

State Offically Bans Vitex, 'Kudzu of the Coast' (Jan 22, 2009)
Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina.
Rules to ban the sale, transport and possession of beach vitex by nurseries, garden shops and private property owners passed their final regulatory hurdle. The plant will be officially added to the state's "noxious weed" list on Feb 1, 2009.

Find Experts and See State Specific Threats:

Invasive Species Experts - North Carolina
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

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

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

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

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

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