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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

Provides access to all site resources, with the option to search by species common and scientific names. Resources can be filtered by Subject, Resource Type, Location, or Source.

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GLANSIS - Purple Lythrum

DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

GLANSIS - Rock Snot

DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

GLANSIS - Salmonid Whirling Disease
DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
GLANSIS - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV-IVb)
DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species and Climate Change K-12 Curriculum
Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
Pennsylvania and New York Sea Grants worked together with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to compile 10 lesson plans focusing on the potential interactions between aquatic invasive species and the changing climate.
Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS)
DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
The present database targets nonindigenous aquatic species that are not considered to have been native to any part of the Great Lakes basin. GLANSIS functions as a Great Lakes specific node of the USGS NAS national database.
Great Lakes Calendar

Great Lakes Commission.

The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission - Applying for Funding

Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

The commission funds projects submitted to the Fishery Research and Sea Lamprey Research Programs ranging from U.S.$20,000 to U.S.$100,000 per year (average approximately U.S.$55,000) that generally run for 3-4 years. For more information, review the current call for proposals. Projects that meet particular criteria can also be funded as pilot projects or through the Technical Assistance Program or Technical Assistance for Fisheries Research.

Great Lakes Law: Aquatic Invasive Species and Ballast Water Pollution
Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.
Great Lakes Law is an independent online resource (blog) by by Professor Noah Hall, which provides news, analysis, and commentary on all things wet and legal in the Great Lakes region. Includes various categories related to aquatic invasive species.
Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Releases Comprehensive Report on Asian Carp (Nov 2, 2017)

Ohio State University. Ohio Sea Grant College Program.

The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network has released a comprehensive and coordinated outreach and education report on Asian carp in the region. The document includes information on carp life history, movement and behavior, monitoring, control, ecosystem impacts and gaps in current knowledge that need to be addressed further. The plan’s development was funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. The final report can be downloaded here (PDF | 5.6 MB).

Gypsy Moth Digest

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

The Gypsy Moth Digest is a database containing information about gypsy moth defoliation and treatments at the national level. Treatments include those funded by the gypsy moth Suppression, Eradication, and Slow The Spread (STS) programs.

Gypsy Moth in the Southeastern U.S.: Biology, Ecology, and Forest Management Strategies (2017)

USDA. Forest Service; Southern Regional Extension Forestry. Forest Health Program.

See also: Gypsy Moth for more resources

Halting the Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Introduction through Regional Cooperation (Dec 2007)
Environmental Law Institute.
A report by attorney Read D. Porter that examines coordination on aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention among the Chesapeake Bay states. The report focuses on prevention-related legal authorities in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in particular, and recommends actions to improve regional cooperation both within the existing regulatory frameworks and through potential amendments to state laws and regulations to enhance prevention.
Help Us Slow the Spread of White-nose Syndrome (PDF | 856 KB)
USDA. FS. Eastern Region.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - Map Resources
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.
Provides distribution maps and predicted future range expansion.
Hoary Cress Consortium
University of Idaho.
How to Identify and Control Dogwood Anthracnose

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

How to Identify and Manage Dutch Elm Disease

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

How to Identify, Prevent and Control Oak Wilt (Mar 2017)

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

Idaho Invasive Species Council

Idaho State Department of Agriculture. Invasive Species/Noxious Weeds Program.