**Informational Resources on**

**Invasive Plants**

**with a focus on New England**

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**Compiled by**

**the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge**

**for the New England Invasive Plant Group (NIPGro)**

**52 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376**

**413-863-0209**

**April 20,, 2006**

**Table of Contents**

**Regional and State Invasive Plant Initiatives 3**

> Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) 3
>
> New England Invasive Plant Group (NIPGro) 3
>
> New England Wildflower Society (NEWFS) 3
>
> Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge 3
>
> USDA Forest Service -- Northeast Area 4
>
> New England State Lists and Points of Contact 4,5
>
> Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species (NEANS) Panel 5
>
> Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CMWA\'s) 5
>
> National Invasive Species Council 5

**Identification, Biology and Management 6**

Identification Aids 6

*Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) 6*

*New England Wild Flower Society 6*

*USDA Forest Service -- Northeast Region 6*

> The Nature Conservancy\'s Online Resources 6
>
> Invasive Exotic Plant (IEP) Management Tutorial for Natural Lands
> Managers: A Comprehensive Tool for Addressing Your IEP Needs 6

Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control
6

> Native Plant Conservation Initiative's Alien Plant Working Group Fact
> Sheets 6
>
> \"Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System-PMIS\" 6
>
> Center for Invasive Plant Management: \"Invasive Plant Resource
> Guide\" 7
>
> [Guide to Aquatic Plants in Massachusetts 7]{.underline}
>
> Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group website 7
>
> Invasive Plant Council of New York 7
>
> [Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive
> Plants 7]{.underline}

[Measures to Prevent the Spread of Noxious and Invasive Weeds During
Construction Activities]{.underline} 7

> Pesticide Programs by State 7, 8

**Planning and Assessment Tools 8**

> [Creating an Integrated Weed Management Plan: A Handbook for Owners
> and Managers of Lands]{.underline}
>
> [with Natural Values]{.underline} 8
>
> The Nature Conservancy\'s template and protocol for adaptive
> management plans 8
>
> Handbook for Ranking Exotic Plants for Management and Control 8
>
> The Alien Plant Ranking System (APRS) 8
>
> [An Invasive Species Assessment Protocol: Evaluating Non-Native Plants
> for Their Impact on]{.underline}
>
> [Biodiversity]{.underline} 8
>
> New Zealand assessment system 9

**Inventorying and Monitoring Invasive Plants 9**

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) 9

Weed Information Management System (WIMS) 9

**Alternatives to Invasive Plants 9**

> [Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species]{.underline} 9
>
> [Alternatives to Invasive Species (list by NEWFS)
> 9](http://www.newfs.org/conserve/docs/invalt2.pdf)

**Journals / Societies 9**

> Society for Ecological Restoration 9
>
> Natural Areas Journal 9
>
> Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 10
>
> Society for Conservation Biology 10

**Regional and State Invasive Plant Initiatives**

**Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)**

> The Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE), based at the
> University of Connecticut, is a web-based informational resource,
> including a regional atlas, of up to 100 species known or suspected to
> be invasive in New England. The atlas supports an early detection and
> alert system for new invaders. The IPANE website includes images and
> descriptive data, identification tips, management links and a database
> documenting the existence and spread of species in New England. Maps
> can be generated. Data will be used to detect new invaders; understand
> the habitat requirements of each species; ascertain patterns of
> spread, and model the likely "potential distribution" of various
> species. Current field data is collected and submitted by volunteers
> trained by the New England Wild Flower Society (see below) and trained
> professionals. The website includes a wide range of other information
> about invasive plants in New England.

[www.ipane.org](http://www.ipane.org/)

**New England Invasive Plant Group (NIPGro),** spearheaded by and
headquartered at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge,
networks agencies, organizations and individuals concerned about
invasive plant issues in the region. NIPGro promotes the sharing of
information among network members, research into plant biology and
management techniques, alternatives to invasive species still in use,
and provides a clearinghouse and referral system for information.
Abstracts from the September 2003 and 2005 New England Invasive Plant
Summits, hosted by IPANE and NIPGro, are posted on the IPANE website:
[www.ipane.org]{.underline}

Electronic newsbriefs give updates about new invaders, projects being
undertaken by members, upcoming events, new research, and more. Sign up
for the network, request an introductory issue of the NIPGro newsletter
or updated list of informational resources by contacting Coordinator
Cynthia Boettner at 413-863-0209 ext. 6, or <cynthia_boettner@fws.gov>.
NIPGro and its sister organization, IPANE, are funded through a grant
from the USDA.

**New England Wildflower Society (NEWFS) (www.newfs.org)** the oldest
plant conservation organization in the United States, promotes
conservation of temperate North American plants through programs in
conservation, education, research and horticulture. NEWFS has been very
active in controlling invasive species and educating people about the
issue. NEWFS staff leads the volunteer component of IPANE (above),
providing training sessions on the identification of invasive plants and
how to submit data to IPANE. New volunteers are being recruited for 2006
(http://www.newfs.org/conserve/IPANE.htm).

> A black and white identification field guide for 26 species is
> available on the website. An informative special edition of their
> magazine is devoted to the subject of invasive plants in New England.
> Hardcopies of this "Invaders"issue are no longer available, but it can
> be viewed at: [www.newfs.org/conserve/docs/wfn98.pdf]{.underline}.
> NEWFS staff also leads volunteer events to control new populations of
> invasive plants and those threatening rare species. For IPANE training
> sessions or learning more about volunteer control events contact
> Ailene Kane at 508/877-7630, ext. 3204 or
> [[akane@newfs.org]{.underline}](mailto:akane@newfs.org).

**Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge\'s** mission is to
help conserve the diversity of plant and animal life in the Connecticut
River watershed and thus the refige is very active in invasive plant
issues. Refuge staff coordinates the activities of the New England
Invasive Plant Group and leads efforts to control the invasive water
chestnut in the Connecticut River watershed. Contact:
<cynthia_boettner@fws.gov>, 413-863-0209 x6.

**The USDA Forest Service -- Northeast Area** website contains a variety
of resources about non-native invasive species:

> The \"Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological
> Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands" is also
> available for downloading. This 88-page guide offers descriptive
> narratives accompanied by color photos of important identifying
> features for 15 invasive terrestrial plants.
> [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wildlife/nnis/invasive-species-field-guide.pdf]{.underline}
>
> "*Analysis of top invasive plant species for 20 Northeastern states
> based on 2005 Questionnaire data*", a "*Weed of the Week*" fact sheet
> project, a *Playbook* that provides information and key contacts for
> invasive and exotic species programs in 20 Northeastern Area states,
> and the *Eastern Native Resource Directory* that helps users locate
> native plant materials.
>
> \<http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/index.shtm\>
>
> The Non-Native Invasive Species (NNIS) Communication Tools web page
> provides instructions on how to use templates (provided) to create
> brochures, signs and field guides. Users are encouraged to modify
> materials for their own needs.
>
> [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wildlife/nnis/r9-nnis-commtools-templates.shtml#pamphlet]{.underline}

**Invasive Plant Lists/ Points of Contact for New England States**

> *Each state in New England has statewide group that works on invasive
> plant issues and some states have rules, quarantines or legislation.
> The listed contacts can inform you of the current classification of
> plants suspected to be invasive in each state and how these
> determinations were made. As of Feb., 2004, these were the contacts:*
>
> **Connecticut:**
>
> *Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group:*
> <http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg> , Donna Ellis
> (<donna.ellis@uconn.edu>, 860-486-6448). Website includes list of
> invasive plants of CT and their control, as well as announcements of
> conferences and other events.
>
> *Connecticut Invasive Plants Council:* State legislation and official
> list: http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/ctcouncil/CT_invasive.htm.
>
> **Massachusetts:**
>
> *Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group*: Cynthia Boettner
> (Cynthia_Boettner@fws.gov, 413-863-0209 x6), Rena Sumner
> (mnlaoffice@aol.com, 413-369-4731). \"The Evaluation of Non-Native
> plant Species for Invasiveness in Massachusetts (with annotated
> list)\" provides a list of invasive plants and how it was derived and
> can be found at [www.mnla.com]{.underline} and
> [www.newfs.org]{.underline}*.* See press release about group and its
> work at:
> [http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/massachusetts/press/press1917.html]{.underline}
>
> *Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources*: Brad Mitchell
> (brad.mitchell@state.ma.us) List of 140 banned invasive and noxious
> plant species:
> \<http://www.mass.gov/agr/farmproducts/Prohibited_Plant_Index2.htm \>
>
> **Rhode Island Invasive Species Council**: Contact: Lisa Gould
> (rinhs@etal.uri.edu, 401-874-5822)
>
> For unofficial list, the criteria used to develop the list and other
> council information, see:
> [http://www.uri.edu/ce/rinhs/invasives/index.htm]{.underline}
>
> **New Hampshire:** Regulated plants:
> \<[http://agriculture.nh.gov/topics/plants_insects.htm]{.underline}\>
>
> Aquatics:
> \<http://www.des.state.nh.us/wmb/exoticspecies/committee_plantlists.htm\>
>
> *New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee***:** Doug Cygan
> ([dcygan@agr.state.nh.us]{.underline}, 603-271-3488)**;** Aquatics:
> Amy Smagula ([asmagula@des.state.nh.us]{.underline}, 603-271-2248)
>
> **Maine (no statewide group):** for terrestrials, Don Cameron
> ([don.s.cameron@]{.underline}maine.gov, 207-287-8041), Ann Gibbs
> ([ann.gibbs@]{.underline}maine.gov, 207-287-3891); for aquatics, John
> McPhedran ([john.mcphedran@]{.underline}maine.gov, 207-287-6110),
> [http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/topic/invasives/index.htm]{.underline}
>
> **Vermont:** Plants quarantined by the VT Dept. of Agriculture:
> [www.state.vt.us/agric/invasive.htm]{.underline}
>
> (see \"rule\" for entire list)
>
> *Vermont Invasive Exotic Plant Committee*: Ann Bove
> (ann.bove@state.vt.us, 802-241-3782) and Kathy Decker
> (Kathy.decker@state.vt.us, 802-241-1449)

**Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species (NEANS) Panel**

> The Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species (NEANS) Panel established in
> 2001, is the fourth regional panel created under the auspices of the
> Federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF), joining the Great
> Lakes, Western Regional, and Gulf of Mexico panels. The mission of the
> panel is to \"protect the marine and freshwater resources of the
> Northeast from invasive aquatic nuisance species through commitment
> and cohesive coordinated action\".
>
> The NEANS Panel addresses issues and concerns about the freshwater and
> marine resources of ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, and the Canadian
> provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The panel\'s
> members represent state, federal, and provincial governments,
> academia, commercial and recreational fishing interests, recreational
> boaters, commercial shipping, power and water utilities, environmental
> organizations, aquaculture, nursery and aquarium trades, tribal
> concerns, lake associations, and the bait industry, among others. The
> panel, headed by freshwater and marine co-chairs, has three working
> committees: policy and legislation, science and technology, and
> communications, education, and outreach:
> [http://www.northeastans.org/missiongoalsobjectives.htm]{.underline}
>
> Visit their website to look up new and archived (NEANS) Panel Resource
> Digests.

**Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CMWA\'s)**

> A Cooperative Weed Management Area is a defined area where a
> partnership has officially formed of federal, state, and local
> government agencies; tribes, individuals and various interest groups
> that manage invasive plants or noxious weeds. The Center for Invasive
> Plant Management\'s website describes CWMA\'s and give examples from
> the Western U.S. where the concept originated.
> [http://www.weedcenter.org/weed_mgmt_areas/wma_overview.html]{.underline}
>
> A \"Cookbook\" for forming a CWMA can be found at
> [http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/documents/cookbook.pdf]{.underline}
>
> For a description of CWMA\'s and how NY is implementing them, see the
> website of the Invasive Plant Council of New York.
> [http://www.ipcnys.org/sections/resources/weed_management.htm]{.underline}

**National Invasive Information Center.** Website provides links to
agencies and organizations involved with invasive species concerns in
the U.S, including the National Invasive Species Council. Includes a
multitude of links to resources on invasive species.
[www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov](http://www.invasivespecies.gov/)

**Identification, Biology and Management**

***Identification Aids:** For specific identification tools, see
descriptions in the \"Regional and State Invasive Plant Initiatives\"
under **Invasive** **Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE), New England
Wild Flower Society, and the USDA Forest Service -- Northeast Region***

**The Nature Conservancy\'s Online Resources:**

> **Species Management Summaries** or **Element Stewardship Abstracts
> (ESA\'s),** summarize the existing literature on a given plant
> providing detailed information on life history, control methods and
> research needs**.** <http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs.html>
>
> The **[Weed Control Methods Handbook]{.underline},** TNC\'s Wildland
> Invasive Species Program online publication, contains \"what every
> natural areas manager should know about weed control methods.\"
> Consisting of seven chapters and six appendices, it reviews manual,
> grazing, fire, biocontrol, and herbicide techniques. There are
> in-depth discussions of eleven different herbicides, plus a great deal
> of supporting information on herbicide use. 200 pages. Available free
> online: [http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu](http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/)
>
> **Other TNC online resources**: The website also gives instructions on
> developing management plans, reviews tools available for invasive
> plant removal, and more. TNC also has an email listserve with regular
> notices about invasive plant issues nation-wide. Write Barry
> Meyers-Rice at bazza@ucdavis.edu

**Invasive Exotic Plant (IEP) Management Tutorial for Natural Lands
Managers: A Comprehensive Tool for Addressing Your IEP Needs** is
designed as a \"one-stop-shop\" for users and includes information
available on the world-wide web and other forms of media. The tutorial
was developed with support from the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant
Council and the DCNR-Wild Resource Conservation Fund and can be found
on-line at the website of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources:
[http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasivetutorial/index.htm]{.underline}
or [www.ma-eppc.org]{.underline}

**Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and
Control** includes pdf files and internet links to publications by the
USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, USDA APHIS PPQ and the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
This website and CD-ROM covers identification characteristics,
distribution, and control options for 97 tree, shrub, vine, grass, fern,
forb, and aquatic plant species that are invading the eastern United
States, many of which are problematic in New England. For each species,
a menu of control options is presented, including mechanical treatments,
specific herbicide prescriptions, and, for selected species, recent
advances in biological control. Requests for free CD-ROM should be sent
to Lisa Cress (lcress@fs.fed.us). All of this information is also
available on the website: [http://www.invasive.org/eastern/]{.underline}

**Invasive Species Identification Sheets** assist with the
identification of 31 species invasive to Connecticut. Developed by the
Natural Resources Conservation Service -- Connecticut:
[http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/invas-factsheets.htm**l**]{.underline}

**Native Plant Conservation Initiative's Alien Plant Working Group**
provides a centralized source of fact sheets on the website.
[www.nps.gov/plants/alien/](http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/)

**\"Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System-PMIS\"**
(Update: Version 5.3) on CD-ROM from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
**.** This computer-based information/expert system provides access to
information on over 100 terrestrial, aquatic, and wetland plant species
(not all of which are found in New England). Information includes plant
biology, ecology, introduction history, distribution, identification,
basic management concepts, and specific management strategies. These
systems are linked to specific web pages, allowing for quick updates as
information content evolves and changes. The updated PMIS is now in its
6th printing.

> Request copies from Michael Grodowitz (<rodowm@wes.army.mi>l)
>
> Request free copy online:
> <http://www.wes.army.mil/el/pmis/pmishelp.htm>

**Center for Invasive Plant Management** has a multitude of resources,
many with a focus on western states, but very often applicable to our
region. [http://www.weedcenter.org/]{.underline}

> The Center\'s online \"Invasive Plant Resource Guide\" is a reference
> for materials (fact sheets, handbooks, booklets, etc.) that support
> invasive plant management and education. The materials cover a wide
> array of topics ranging from weed management strategies to natural
> resources to \"working with people\" skills. For each item, a
> description is provided as well as a link to the source. Most items
> are available for download or in hard copy at no cost. Find the
> Resource Guide at
> [http://www.weedcenter.org/resource_guide/rg_cover.html]{.underline}.

**[Guide to Aquatic Plants in Massachusetts]{.underline}** by Wanda
Kelly, published by the New England Aquarium and Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Management Lake and Ponds Program. This
booklet serves as an easy-to-use key to identifying local native and
exotic aquatic plants. 33pp. \$2.95 plus shipping and handling. Phone
617-973-5266 or check website: <http://www.neaq.org/visit/gift.html>

**Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group** maintains a website on
invasive plants and their control, as well as announcements of
conferences and other events. <http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg> .

**Invasive Plant Council of New York** has a website with information on
invasive plant species, their control, and their alternatives, as well
as a database of resource people experienced with managing them.
[http://www.ipcnys.org](http://www.ipcnys.org/)

**[Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive
Plants]{.underline}**, edited by Hoffman and Kearns, published by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Copies are available by
sending \$3 to the Endangered Resources Fund, Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921.

Available online:
[www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/invasive/manual_toc.html](http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/invasive/manual_toc.html)

**Fact Sheet: [Measures to Prevent the Spread of Noxious and Invasive
Weeds During Construction Activities]{.underline}.** University of
Nevada Cooperative Extension.

\<http://www.weedcenter.org/prevention/nv_prev_fact_sheet1.pdf\>

**Pesticide Programs by State**

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Pesticide Management
Program

<http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/pesticides/index.htm>

Maine Board of Pesticides Control

<http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/>

> Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Massachusetts
> Pesticide Board
>
> <http://www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides/index.htm>

# 

# New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Pesticides Control

> <http://agriculture.nh.gov/about/pesticide_control.htm>

# 

# New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Pesticide Program

> [http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/pesticid/pesticid.htm]{.underline}

# 

# Rhode Island cooperative Extension Service, Pesticide applicators information 

# [**http://www.uri.edu/ce/pestapp/**](http://www.uri.edu/ce/pestapp/) 

# 

# Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets, Pesticide Control

> <http://www.vermontagriculture.com/Pesticidecontrol.htm>

**Planning and Assessment Tools**

**[Creating an Integrated Weed Management Plan: A Handbook for Owners
and Managers of Lands with Natural Values]{.underline}***.*  2000.
Colorado Natural Areas Program, Colorado State Parks, Colorado
Department of Natural Resources; and Division of Plant Industry,
Colorado Department of Agriculture.  Denver, C O. 349 pp.

> This handbook provides the tools and information necessary for public
> and private landowners to manage noxious weeds successfully in natural
> areas, wildlands, and rangelands. The handbook presents a series of
> steps for the preparation of an integrated weed management plan: 
> property description and inventory, formulation of management goals
> and objectives, setting weed management priorities, selection of
> management actions, development of an integrated plan, and monitoring
> plan development and implementation.  Download and find directions for
> ordering a hard copy at:
> \<http://parks.state.co.us/cnap/IWM_handbook/IWM_index.htm\>

**The Nature Conservancy\'s template and protocol for adaptive
management plans**:

Staff of The Nature Conservancy use this template for creating
management plans. Examples are available.
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/products.html (see especially the Weed
Control Template).

**[Handbook for Ranking Exotic Plants for Management and
Control]{.underline}** published by the National Park Service and
developed by Ronald D. Heibert and James Stubbendieck. This system helps
landowners prioritize invasive plant control activities by ranking
species based on each plant\'s biological potential to be disruptive to
native habitats and the likelihood that they can be controlled.
<http://www2.nature.nps.gov/pubs/ranking/index.htm>[.]{.underline}

**The Alien Plant Ranking System (APRS)** is a computer-implemented
system based on the above ranking system. Is has been developed and
tested primarily in grassland and prairie parks in the central U.S.
Using the system in other ecoregions may require modification. Comments
or suggestions regarding any aspect of this ranking system can be
directed to Dr. Ron Hiebert (ron.hiebert@nau.edu) Version 5.1:
[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/aprs/aprs.htm]{.underline}

> Version 7.0:
> [http://www.usgs.nau.edu/SWEPIC/aprs/ranking.asp]{.underline}

**[An Invasive Species Assessment Protocol: Evaluating Non-Native Plants
for Their Impact on Biodiversity]{.underline}** (Morse, et. al.,
NatureServe, 2004**)** The Nature Conservancy and the National Park
Service developed a scientific methodology for evaluating the impacts of
non-native plants on native species and conservation areas. The
protocol, Invasive Species Impact Ranks (I-Ranks), is designed to make
the process of assessing and listing invasive plants objective,
systematic, and transparent and will help set priorities focusing scarce
management resources on the very worst invaders. NatureServe has
implemented the protocol at a national level in the U.S. and has
assessed over 350 of the more than 3,500 non-native plants that have
escaped cultivation in the U.S. The protocol, subranks for those species
already assessed, and supporting documentation are available on the
NatureServe website at:
[www.natureserve.org/getData/plantData.jsp]{.underline}

A **New Zealand assessment system**

\"Scary species, superlative sites: assessing weed risk in New Zealand's
protected natural areas.\" Susan Timmin, and Susan-Jane Owen. 2001. In
*Weed Risk Assessment*, R.H. Grove, F.D. Panetta, and J.G. Virtue, Eds.
CSIRO: Collingwood, Australia. Pp. 217-227. Helps land managers
prioritize invasive species and control on multiple sites.

**Inventorying and Monitoring Invasive Plants**

**Invasive** **Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)** -- see description
in the Regional and State Invasive Plant Initiatives section.
[www.ipane.org]{.underline}

**Weed Information Management System (WIMS),** developed by The Nature
Conservancy, is a Microsoft Access-based relational database application
to assist natural resource managers in their efforts to keep track of
weed data (location and management actions) by recording occurrence of
weeds across landscapes regardless of ownership or conservation status.
WIMS can be used to compile and share weed data between multiple users
and can also be used with a GPS unit to facilitate weed mapping and data
capture in the field. Originally developed for use by TNC field staff,
WIMS is now available to all interested users.
[http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/wims.html]{.underline}

**Alternatives to Invasive Plants**

**[Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species]{.underline} (in
Connecticut)** Sept. 2004. Edited by Timothy Abbey of the Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station for the Connecticut Invasive Plant
Working Group. Highlights alternatives to four species considered
widespread and invasive in Connecticut (autumn olive, Japanese barberry,
purple loosestrife, burning bush) and one potentially invasive species
in Connecticut (Norway maple). 14pp. Available on websites:
[www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/](http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/) and
[www.caes.state.ct.us](http://www.caes.state.ct.us/). Order single or
multiple copies from <timothy.abbey@po.state.ct.us>, 860-687-4763 and
<Cynthia_Boettner@fws.gov>, 413-863-0209 x6.

[**Alternatives to Invasive
Species**](http://www.newfs.org/conserve/docs/invalt2.pdf) , New England
Wild Flower Society list of native plant alternatives to invasive or
potentially invasive non-native plants in the landscape.
[http://www.newfs.org/conserve/docs/invalt2.pdf]{.underline}

**Journals**

***Society for Ecological Restoration***. The Society is an
international membership organization "committed to ecologically
sensitive repair and management of ecosystems. Techniques for invasive
control are discussed in their publications *Ecological Management and
Restoration* and *Ecological Restoration* (available at a discount to
members) and at their annual conference.

> Contacts: David Robertson, NE Chapter contact (215) 657-0830,
> <djrpennypack@cs.com>.
>
> [www.ser.org](http://www.ser.org/)

The ***Natural Areas Journal*** includes extensive invasive species
management information. It is published Published in the journal through
the years are compiled in the "Compendium on Exotic Species" and can be
purchased on CD-Rom. Contact: Natural Areas Association, P.O. Box 1504,
Bend, OR 97709, 541-317-0199.
[www.naturalarea.org](http://www.naturalarea.org/)

> The ***Journal of Aquatic Plant Management*** is a publication of the
> Aquatic Plant Management Society, an international organization of
> scientists, educators, commercial pesticide applicators,
> administrators and concerned citizens interested in the management and
> study of aquatic plants. It contains peer reviewed, scientific
> publications on aquatic plant ecology, physiology and management.
>
> Contact: Dr. David L. Sutton, JAPM, University of Florida -- IFAS,
> Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, d33314,
> 954-577-6317**,** <dlsutton@ufl.edu>;
> [www.apms.org](http://www.apms.org/)
>
> The ***Society for Conservation Biology*** offers the journals
> *Conservation Biology* and *Conservation Biology in Practice*.
> *Conservation Biology* (SCB\'s journal), provides a global voice on
> biological diversity, including scientific papers on topics such as
> population ecology and genetics, ecosystem management, freshwater and
> marine conservation, landscape ecology, and the many human dimensions
> of conservation and is the most frequently cited conservation journal
> in the world.
> ([http://www.conbio.org/Publications/ConsBio/).]{.underline} Designed
> to complement *Conservation Biology*, *Conservation Biology in
> Practice* makes current conservation biology tools, techniques, and
> case studies more accessible to practitioners, policy makers, and
> others who do not have the time for, access to, or interest in reading
> the original literature.
> [http://www.conbio.org/Publications/]{.underline} and
> [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1539-6827]{.underline}

*Cover Illustration: Asiatic bittersweet by Annie Chappell*