Invasive Species Resources for Alaska

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Invasive Species Watch Lists

• Priority Threat List for Alaska (Pacific Northwest Economic Region Regional Invasive Species Task Force)

Read the Nature Conservancy's success story about Juneau microcomputer specialist and naturalist, Phil Johnson, keeping a sharp eye on invasive plants in Alaska - especially on a non-native forget-me-not that has become established in the wild and may be displacing Alaska's state flower - the alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris).

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Invasive Species Lists
Maps
Other State Resources

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Invasive Species Lists

• Invasive Species in Alaska (Global Invasive Species Database)
• Noxious Weeds by state including Alaska (University of Montana - Missoula Invaders Database System)
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) in Alaska (USGS NAS)
• Invasive Marine and Estuarine Animals of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program - ANSRP, September 2005)
• Alaska State-Listed Noxious Weeds (USDA Plants Database)
• Invasive Species in Alaska (Department of Fish and Game)
• USDA State Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal Seed Act PDF (2006)

Invasive Species Maps

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• Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearing House (AKEPIC) Mapping Project. This site hosted by the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management provides information on three critical components of field collection, compiling data and using regional databases, and maps, and provides access to the Collaborator's Manual Contact information for the developer can be found at the AKEPIC site.

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Additional Alaska Invasive Species Resources

• NEW in 2007! Invasive Plants Taking Root in Alaska Curriculum
  The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District has completed the "Invasive Plants: Taking Root in Alaska" curriculum for grades 9-12. The curriculum includes a variety of modules including labs and an online mapping exercise where students can check out local maps of invasive ornamental plants in Alaska.

• Alaska Noxious Weed Identification and Prevention (Bureau of Land Management)
• Alaska National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Survey (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
• What's in My Neighborhood Alaska page (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Alaska Invasive Species Agencies and Organizations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Alaska Regulatory News and Pest Survey Information (NAPIS)
• Alaska Invasive Species page (The Biodiversity Partnership)
• Alaska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan. 2002. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

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Laws and Legislation

• Alaska Laws and Regulations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Alaska Invasive Species State Laws (Northeast Midwest Institute)
• Stopping the Spread of Invasive Species Policy Issues Package (State Environmental Resource Center) - includes Sample Executive Order and Sample Legislation text for writing an invasive species Bill.

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