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National Invasive Species Information Center
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2020 7th New York Invasive Species Awareness Week -- June 7-13, 2020

New York Invasive Species Awareness Week.

The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is to promote knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the harm they can cause by engaging citizens in a wide range of activities across the state, and empowering them to take action to help stop the spread. This annual education campaign is comprised of various outreach initiatives and events led by partner organizations statewide. Activities include interpretive hikes, invasive plant removal, and restoration projects, displays, webinars, radio and television programming, and more.

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.
AIS Species and Identification
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
All About Birds - European Starling
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Note: Nesting Behavior
Animal Diseases - Exotic Newcastle Disease
Montana Department of Livestock. Animal Health Division.
Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Nuisance and Invasive Species
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Annual Plum Pox Virus Survey
Cornell University (New York). New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
Anthracnose of Flowering Dogwood (PDF | 424 KB)
Cornell University. Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. Horticulture Diagnostic Laboratory.
See also: Tree and Shrub Disease for more fact sheets.
Aquatic Nuisance Species in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Click on "NH Laws and Rules Related to Aquatic Invasive Wildlife" to view list of prohibited wildlife.
Archives of the Center for Invasive Species Management
Montana State University.
The Center for Invasive Species Management closed in 2015. Archives of relevant materials are available here.
Asian Clams - Lake George Fact Sheet No. 53 (Feb 2014) (PDF | 143 KB)
Fund for Lake George (New York).
Asian Giant Hornet Fact Guide

Virginia Tech. Department of Entomology.

Asian Soybean Rust (May 2005)
South Dakota State University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Cooperative Extension Service.
Biodiversity - Invasive Species
Lake Champlain Land Trust.
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Cornell University. Agriculture and Life Sciences.
This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease, and weed pests in North America. It is also a tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and integrated pest management (IPM). Whether you are an educator, a commercial grower, a student, a researcher, a land manager, or an extension or regulatory agent, we hope you will find this information useful.
Biology and Silvicultural Management of Sirex Woodwasp (2009) (PDF | 207 KB)
Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Department of Natural Resources.
See also: ForestConnect Fact Sheet Series for more factsheets.
Biology, Ecology, and Management of Scotch Broom (2010)
Montana State University Extension.
Biology, Ecology, and Management of Whitetop (Cardaria spp.) (2011)
Montana State University Extension.
Black Hills National Forest - Invasive Species, Noxious Weeds & Aquatic Nuisance
USDA. Forest Service.
There are 21 major species of noxious weeds (invasive) on the Black Hills National Forest in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. 
Boating - Permits & Inspections
DOI. NPS. Yellowstone National Park.
If you plan to use your own boat or angler float tube, you’ll need a permit and a free Yellowstone aquatic invasive species inspection. You can speed up the inspection process by arriving with a boat that is clean, drained, and dry. Watercraft that arrive dirty or with standing water will be subject to decontamination. Watercraft that cannot be properly decontaminated will be prohibited from launching.