Invasive Species Resources for North Carolina

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Invasive Species Watch Lists

• Watch List A (North Carolina Native Plant Society) - Exotic plants that naturalize and may become a problem in the future; includes species that are or could become widespread in North Carolina.
• Watch List B (North Carolina Native Plant Society) - Exotic plant species that cause problems in adjacent states but have not yet been reported to cause problems in North Carolina.

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Invasive Species Lists

• Invasive Species in North Carolina. (Global Invasive Species Database)
• Noxious Weeds by state including North Carolina (University of Montana - Missoula Invaders Database System)
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) in North Carolina (USGS NAS)
• Invasive Marine and Estuarine Animals of the South Atlantic and Puerto Rico (Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program - ANSRP, September 2005)
• North Carolina 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 North Carolina Invasive Species Resources

• North Carolina National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Survey (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
• What's in My Neighborhood North Carolina page (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• North Carolina Invasive Species Agencies and Organizations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• North Carolina Regulatory News and Pest Survey Information (NAPIS)
• North Carolina Invasive Species page (The Biodiversity Partnership)

Laws and Legislation

• North Carolina Laws and Regulations (National Invasive Species Information Center)
• North Carolina 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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