Invasive Species Resources for Connecticut

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Invasive Species Watch Lists

• Potentially Invasive Plants List (Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group) - This is a list of species whose intentional introduction into minimally managed habitats (preserves, sanctuaries, parks, wildlife management areas and other natural areas) should be discouraged.
• New, Non-Native Insects and Pests that May Affect Connecticut's Trees (Connecticut Tree Protective Association)

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Invasive Species Lists

• Invasive Species in Connecticut (Global Invasive Species Database)
• Invasive Plant List (Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG))
• DRAFT List of Non-native Invasive Vascular Plants in Connecticut. 16 MAR 1999. Leslie J. Mehrhoff. George Safford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut.
• Noxious Weeds by state including Connecticut (University of Montana - Missoula Invaders Database System)
• Connecticut Invasive Plants List (2004) (Connecticut Invasive Plants Council, Connecticut Public Act No. 03-136)
• Non-native Invasive and Potentially Invasive Vascular Plants in Connecticut Jan 2003 (Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group - PDF)
• Invasive Species Threatening the Connecticut River Watershed (Connecticut River Watershed Council)
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) in Connecticut (USGS NAS)
• Connecticut State-Listed Noxious Weeds (USDA Plants Database)
• USDA State Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal Seed Act PDF (2006)

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Invasive Species Maps

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• State survey maps for Invasive Species (PestTracker, National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS))

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Additional Connecticut Invasive Species Resources

• Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
• Connecticut National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Survey (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
• What's in My Neighborhood Connecticut page (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Connecticut Invasive Species Agencies and Organizations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Connecticut Regulatory News and Pest Survey Information (NAPIS)
• Connecticut Invasive Species page (The Biodiversity Partnership)
• Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

Laws and Legislation

• Connecticut Laws and Regulations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• Connecticut 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.

References

• Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species (September 2004). Edited by Timothy M. Abbey of The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station for the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (PDF - 1.62 MB). Excerpt: "The goal of this booklet is to promote commercially available, although underused, alternatives to potentially invasive ornamental plant species in New England."

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