National Invasive Species Council website, currently housed within the USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center at: http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov

TNC Invasive Species Initiative: http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/
Has links to the weed control handbook, a management library with information on individual species, and many other resources.

The "Invasive Exotic Plant (IEP) Management Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers: A Comprehensive Tool for Addressing Your IEP Needs" is now available on-line at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasivetutorial/index.htm

Aquatic Invasive Plant Management: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/WS/WS_21.pdf (PDF file) A nice reference on aquatic invasive plant identification and control.

Minnesota has developed some great educational resources for retailers and consumers on invasive plants sold for water gardens. These materials are available on the web for anyone who is interested in doing something similar.

For the general public:

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/shorelandmgmt/aquatic_plants_gardeners.pdf

For retailers:

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/shorelandmgmt/aquatic_plants_seller.pdf

sea grant tip card to be handed out at stores: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/downloads/x98.pdf

sea grant water garden poster: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/downloads/x103.pdf

Guide for identifying and controlling garlic mustard:

http://www.for-wild.org/download/garlicmustard.pdf

Northwest Indiana Invasive Plant Network (NIIPN) is introducing a new blog featuring discussions about many aspects of invasive plant identification, monitoring, and control. To review discussions and to sign up, go to: http://niiipn.blogspot.com

Be on the lookout for an aggressive mustard that has just been found in Indiana for the
first time, and is known from one county in Michigan - Cardamine impatiens (Narrow-leaved bitter-cress). Click here for information and photos.

A new powerpoint presentation has been developed by the National Park Service to help differentiate between native and non-native Phragmites. Called "Fragmented Phragmites, Overview and Identification of Introduced Exotic and Native Forms of Common Reed (Phragmites australis), it is available for download at:

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pdf/phau1-powerpoint.pdf

Eurasion water milfoil Treatment - PowerPoint poster

Roadside Invasive Control Video - the first video of a series on Invasive Species Prevention Best Management Practices from the USDA Forest Service. Available on DVD or Internet. http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/news.shtml

Stewardship Network Webcast Archives - topics on control and management.

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) Vegetation Management Guidelines.

These guidelines are provided to give guidance to landowners, managers, custodians and stewards of sites in the Illinois Nature Preserve Programs. They are an important resource methods of controlling invasive species in natural areas and in other places on the landscape.

INPC have recently placed the updated documents on their Stewardship program web site.

http://dnr.state.il.us/INPC/stewardship.htm

New Handbook on Targeted Grazing as a Tool for Weed Management Now Available On-line

The application of livestock grazing to suppress unwanted plants has been around for centuries. Today, targeted grazing by livestock is being rediscovered and honed as an amiable and effective tool to address contemporary vegetation management challenges, like controlling invasive exotic weeds, reducing fire risk in the wildland- urban interface, and finding chemical-free ways to control weeds in organic agriculture. A new handbook was released in December that outlines the basics of applying targeted grazing for vegetation management. This handbook includes 18 chapters and represents a compilation of the latest research on harnessing livestock to graze targeted vegetation in ways that improve the function and appearance of a wide variety of landscapes. The handbook was create through funding from the National Sheep Industry Association and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI). The handbook is available on-line at: http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/rx-grazing/Handbook.htm. Printed copies of the handbook will be available through ASI (info@sheepusa.org) for $25 in March 2007.

"Effect of Glypro Herbicide On The Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community In A Recently Burned Phragmites Marsh"

This study in Ohio looked at the impact of Glypro, applied to control Phragmites, on the wetland macroinvertebrate community.

Download the article (Word format)

Indiana ramps up its control efforts against kudzu - read the article at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_indiana_kudzu

Review on Fire and Invasive Plants - http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr042_6.pdf

This state-of-knowledge review of information on relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants can assist fire managers and other land managers concerned with prevention, detection, and eradication or control of nonnative invasive plants. The 16 chapters in this volume synthesize ecological and botanical principles regarding relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants, identify the nonnative invasive species currently of greatest concern in major bioregions of the United States, and describe emerging fire-invasive issues in each bioregion and throughout the nation. This volume can help increase understanding of plant invasions and fire and can be used in fire management and ecosystem-based management planning.