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Invasivespeciesinfo.gov

**National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC**): Gateway to
invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local, and
international sources.

The National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) was established
in 2005 at the National Agricultural Library to meet the information
needs of users including the National Invasive Species Council
(Council). NISIC develops and manages the
[**www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov**](http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/index.shtml)
Web site. The Web site serves as a reference gateway to information,
organizations, and services about invasive species. The Center grew out
of NAL\'s leadership in the development of the Invasivespecies.gov Web
site for the Council.

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**Photos:** Southern Bacterial Wilt, Nutria, Yellow Star Thistle, Zebra
Mussel, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Brown Tree Snake

**[Species Information -- Aquatic Species, Plants, Animals, and
Microbes]{.underline}**

-   ***Species Profiles*** -- Provides resources for selected species
    including: scientific name, common names, taxonomy,
    identification/description, photographs, illustrations, introduction
    history, impacts, life cycle, habitat, distribution, dispersion,
    controls, research, and legal aspects.

-   ***Species Resources*** -- Provides cross-referenced resources for
    databases, discussion groups, economic impacts, educational
    resources, image galleries, frequently asked questions, management,
    publications and what you can do.

**[Economic Impacts]{.underline}**

-   ***National Impacts*** -- Provides links to the economic impacts of
    invasive species at the National level, by species type.

-   ***State and Local Impacts*** -- Provides links to the economic
    impacts of invasive species for States, Regions, and U.S.
    Territories.

-   ***International Impacts*** -- Provides links to the economic
    impacts of invasive species at the International level, by species
    type.

**[Laws and Regulations]{.underline}**

-   ***Federal Laws and Regulations*** -- Covers congressional bills,
    executive orders, congressional hearings and testimonies, and other
    Federal legislative information.

-   ***State Laws and Regulations*** -- Lists laws and regulations
    relating to invasive species for each state, as well as links to
    other sites with state legal information.

-   ***International Laws and Regulations*** -- Describes international
    guidelines, agreements, treaties, and legal organizations on the
    global and regional level.

-   ***Declarations and Reports*** -- Contains links to official
    declarations from organizations regarding invasive species, as well
    as related reports.

**[Manager's Tool Kit]{.underline}**

-   ***Control*** -- Contains invasive species management plans, control
    mechanisms, decision support tools, and policy development tools.

-   ***Early Detection and Rapid Response*** -- Describes detection
    methods for invasive species and coordinated responses to these
    threats.

-   ***Education for Professiona*l** -- Explores opportunities related
    to continuing education for invasive species management
    professionals. Includes educational materials and coursework
    information.

-   ***Expertise Databases*** -- Provides a list of resources that
    contain contact information for experts in various disciplines
    related to invasive species.

-   ***Grants and Funding*** -- Contains grants information, requests
    for proposals, and other funding sources for invasive species
    management.

-   ***Monitoring*** -- Describes research, methodology, and results
    from the monitoring of current invasive species problems.

-   ***Outreach Tools*** -- Provides links for resources created to
    assist in increasing awareness of invasive species issues.

-   ***Prevention*** -- Contains information on the prevention of
    invasive species.

-   ***Research Projects*** -- Describes current and past research done
    on invasive species, biodiversity, biological control, and
    integrated pest management.

-   ***Restoration*** -- Covers the restoration of habitats, ecosystems,
    and biodiversity.

-   ***Vectors and Pathways*** -- Discusses the movement of invasive
    species, including both natural and man-made pathways.

**[Resource Library]{.underline}**

-   ***Agencies and Organizations*** -- Covers federal, state,
    international, professional, and non-profit organizations and
    agencies with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication
    of invasive species.

-   ***Databases*** -- Describes databases available online related to
    invasive species as well as general biodiversity.

-   ***Discussion Groups*** -- Provides information about electronic
    mailing lists that discuss issues related to invasive species.

-   ***Educational Resources*** -- Covers K-12 teaching materials,
    information about graduate programs, and professional development
    resources.

-   ***Frequently Asked Questions*** -- Contains links to FAQs about a
    variety of invasive species.

-   ***Image Galleries*** -- Contains links to images and photographs of
    invasive species.

-   ***Invasive Species Lists*** -- Provides official lists of species
    declared invasive, noxious, prohibited, or otherwise harmful. Most
    are geographically focused.

-   ***Publications*** -- Provides citations or links to books,
    scientific journal articles, CD-ROMs, fact sheets, newsletters, and
    bibliographies related to invasive species.

**[News and Events]{.underline}**

-   ***What's New*** -- Find out what's new on the NISIC Web site. Also
    provides access to hot issues and What's New archives.

-   ***Community Action*** -- Covers success stories, local
    organizations, and ways you can help control invasive species.

-   ***Conferences and Workshops*** -- Provides a searchable database of
    upcoming conferences, as well as past conference proceedings and
    links to conference calendars on other Web sites.

-   ***Emerging Issues*** -- Contains information and alerts on newly
    discovered invasive species.

-   ***Federal Register Notices*** -- Office daily publication for
    rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies, as well as
    Executive Orders and other Presidential documents related to
    invasive species.

-   ***Newsmedia*** -- Current news feeds and news archives related to
    invasive species.

-   ***Press Releases*** -- Contains federal, state, international, and
    organizational press releases related to invasive species.

**[Geographic Information]{.underline}**

-   ***United States*** -- Provides links to state-specific resources
    with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of
    invasive species. States include cross-referenced resources for
    agencies and organizations, councils and task forces, graduate
    programs, laws and regulations, management plans, and press
    releases.

-   ***International*** -- Provides links to country specific resources
    with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of
    invasive species. Includes resources for Africa, Asia, Europe, North
    America, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America, Oceania,
    Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and South America.

E-mail: <invasive@nal.usda.gov>\
March 7, 2006