Items of Interest:

Report Shows Tennessee Land In Forests Stable, Yet Changing In Composition (May 27, 2009)
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.
The amount of forest land in Tennessee remains stable, but is changing in terms of species, age and ownership according to a newly released report -- Tennesee's Forests 2004 (see section on Invasive Plant Species on page 42). Among concerns was the fact that 52 percent of all forested plots sampled from 2000 to 2004 contained at least one non-native, invasive plant species. These plants have the potential to severely disrupt the ecological characteristics of a forest, such as altering soil characteristics or outcompeting native species for water, nutrients, sunlight and even space.

State of Tennesse Proclamation by the Governor (Jan 15, 2009; PDF | 1.3 MB)
Tennesee Exotic Plant Pest Council.
Governor Phil Bredesen has issued a state proclamation declaring Feb 22-28, 2009, as Invasive Weed Awareness Week (IWAW) in Tennessee in conjunction with the 10th Annual National Weeds Awareness Week in Washington, D.C. The Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council (TN-EPPC), an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, is working closely with various local, state and federal organizations and agencies to promote public education on the harmful impacts of nonnative, invasive plant species through several "pest plant removal events" around the state. See the press release the Tennessee Invasive Weed Awareness Week (PDF | 258 KB) for more information.

Find Experts and See State Specific Threats:

Invasive Species Experts - Tennessee
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Nonindigenous Species List - Tennessee or Display Species List by Taxonomic Group (select State)
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Includes fact sheets, maps and collection information.

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

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

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