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CONTACT the Invasive Species Information Node (ISIN)

This page provides contact information for staff of the Invasive Species Information Node, the National Biological Information Infrastructure, the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Discipline Invasive Species staff, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contacts for invasive species issues.

Hint! Go to our Expertise page if you are looking for an invasive species expert.

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Invasive Species Information Node
National Biological Information Infrastructure
National Program Office - USGS
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302
Reston, VA 20192
USA

Phone: 703.648.4281
Fax: 703.648.4224

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Invasive Species Information Node Manager

Annie Simpson. Phone: 703.648.4281 Email: asimpson@usgs.gov

Annie Simpson (M.A. Entomology), came to the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) in May 2000 after living in Costa Rica for 20 years, where she worked in natural history tourism. Her bilingual abilities have been helpful in her role as the United States lead in the Invasives Information Network (I3N) of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), and as the chair person of the Global Invasive Species Information Network interim Steering Committee. She also coordinates the invasive species efforts of the NBII regional and thematic nodes or working groups. She has experience in Web development, project management, and tropical field ecology, and is currently studying for a second master's degree in information science.

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Assistant Invasive Species Theme Coordinator

Elizabeth Sellers. Phone: 703.648.4385 Email: esellers@usgs.gov

 

Elizabeth Sellers (B.Sc. Botany & Geomorphology), came to the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) in December 2003 after working as a Naturalist at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education Centerm, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In 2003 she was a Volunteer for Science for the Invasive Species Program of the USGS Biological Resources Discipline. She completed her undergraduate studies in Tropical Botany and Geomorphology at James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia in 1995 and studied the invasive 'woody weed' - Zizyphus mauritiana for Honours in 1996. Now living in Virginia, USA Elizabeth's experience in software quality assurance, Web design, technical writing, and a variety of ecological field work helps her support the continued development of the ISIN and the GISIN. She spends her spare time volunteering in Virginia as a trained and licensed bird-bander and mist net operator.

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For enquiries from members of the Media:

The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Invasive Species Information Node is coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey. The ISIN is one of several NBII Thematic Nodes. To learn more about the NBII, go to http://www.nbii.gov. To learn more about ISIN, go to http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov. You may also wish to refer to the ISIN Fact Sheet. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) icon indicates PDF document available for download. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

For additional information or questions about the NBII or ISIN, please contact the NBII Information Liaison - Ron Sepic Phone: 703.648.4218 Email: ron_sepic@usgs.gov .

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Invasive Species Contacts in other NBII Nodes

 

International
 Andrea Grosse		 Pacific Basin
 Rhyn Davies
California
 Diane De Pietro		 S. Appalachians
 PJ Nabors
Central Southwest
/ Gulf Coast
 Lisa Gonzalez		 Southwest
 Katherine Thomas
Mid-Atlantic
 Lila Borge		 Bird Conservation
 Bruce Peterjohn
Northeast
 John Mickleson		 Wildlife Diseases
 Chris Marsh

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USGS Science for a changing world (logo). Link to the USGS Web site.Find an invasive species contacts in your region through the USGS Invasive Species Program. Online at http://biology.usgs.gov/invasive/expertise.htm.

 


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