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"Least Wanted" Aquatic Invasive Species List (PDF | 1.46 MB)

Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers have identified the "least wanted" aquatic invasive species (AIS) that present an imminent threat to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region. In 2013, the Governors and Premiers committed to take priority action on the transfer of these species to and within the region. Since then, the states and provinces have taken more than 50 separate actions to restrict these high-risk AIS, and the US federal government has similarly restricted four of the species. See also: Aquatic Invasive Species for more resources.

A Guide to Integrated Fish Health Management in the Great Lakes Basin: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia - Chapter 19 (Jun 2002) (PDF | 26 KB)
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
See also: Table of Contents for complete document.
Africanized Honey Bees: Where Are They Now, and When Will They Arrive in North Carolina? (Feb 2015)
North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Non-Native Plant Species List
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Canada Thistle (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 142 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Cheatgrass (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 164 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Common Reed (Feb 17, 2011) (PDF | 262 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives).
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Common St. Johnswort (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 128 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Dalmatian Toadflax (Mar 19, 2012) (PDF | 455 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Eurasian Watermilfoil (Feb 8, 2011) (PDF | 92 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives).
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Garlic Mustard (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 118 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Giant Hogweed (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 235 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Hydrilla (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 113 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives).
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Bohemian Knotweed (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 304 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Leafy Spurge (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 146 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Musk Thistle and Related Thistle Species (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 170 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Purple Loosestrife and European Wand Loosestrife (Feb 8, 2011) (PDF | 168 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives).
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Quackgrass (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 141 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Scotch Broom (Feb 7, 2011) (PDF | 172 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)