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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 (alphabetically), 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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AIM - Outreach Resources

Aquatic Invaders in the Marketplace.

A variety of organizations have developed educational materials on AIM. They can be used to learn more and teach others about these harmful plants and animals.

APHIS Campaign: Asian Longhorned Beetle

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Public outreach and educational site (former Asianlonghornedbeetle.com site).

APHIS Campaign: Feral Swine - Managing an Invasive Species

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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.
Education and Outreach

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Task Force members, ex-officio members, Regional Panels, States, and other entities such as Sea Grant have conducted workshops, created traveling information displays, exhibits, pamphlets, information sheets, wallet identification cards, videos, websites and innumerable other public education venues for distribution across the country./p>

First Detector Program - Empowering Educators

National Plant Diagnostic Network.

As an Educator, you can play a unique role in protecting U.S. plant resources. Educators are trained First Detectors who recruit and train other individuals to notice and report exotic plant pest and pathogen activity.

Hungry Pests: Partner Tools

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Provides partner tools to get the word out about how to help stop the spread of harmful invasive plant pests. Please download, print, and use these materials in your state outreach efforts. Includes promotional materials, featured articles, pest cards, state-specific brochures, infographics, print and online ads, and other materials.

Invasive Lionfish Web Portal
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
The Invasive Lionfish Web Portal, developed by the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute in partnership with NOAA, supports the management and control of lionfish in conservation areas along the Southeast coast of the U.S. and Caribbean.
Stop Giant Salvinia: Clean, Drain, Dry

TexasInvasives.org.

TAME Brazilian Pepper Tree

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. TAME Invasives Portal.

TAME Invasives Portal

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.

TAME Lygodium (Old World Climbing Fern)

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. TAME Invasives Portal.

TAME Tropical Soda Apple

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. TAME Invasives Portal.