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May 14, 2009

National Network of Invasive Plant Centers (NNIPC)
This new national network will coordinate existing regional information and expertise to efficiently develop and deliver comprehensive national programs, and provide a clearinghouse for continuously evolving information such as: Best Management Practices, invasive species alerts, research findings, mapping efforts, and funding and training opportunities.

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December 24, 2008

Managing Invasive Plants: Concepts, Principles, and Practices
DOI. FWS. National Wildlife Refuge System.
Provides an overview of invasive plant management and planning supported by case studies, quizzes, scientific literature, and web-based resources valuable to natural resource professionals.

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April 04, 2008

Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland (2008; PDF | 2.3 MB)
Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.

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February 07, 2008

Final Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - Record of Decision (Oct 5, 2007)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States.

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December 21, 2007

USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Creeping Bentgrass Investigation: USDA Assesses The Scotts Company, LLC $500,000 Civil Penalty (Nov 26, 2007)
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) concluded an investigation into alleged compliance infractions by The Scotts Company, LLC. The investigation related to regulated genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant creeping bentgrass. Under today's settlement agreement, Scotts has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $500,000 which is the maximum penalty allowed by the Plant Protection Act of 2000.

The International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds
WeedScience.com.
Survey monitors the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds and assesses their impact globally.

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July 17, 2007

Identification Tool for Weevil Biological Control Agents of Aquatic and Terrestrial Weeds in the United States and Canada
Florida A&M University. Center for Biological Control.
The tool utilizes Lucid 3.3 software and comprises an interactive key for identification and verification based on detailed species information with 140 images, and covering 38 beneficial weevil species (36 exotic and 2 endemic in the U.S.) in 28 genera in Canada and the U.S.

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February 06, 2007

Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement - A handbook on grazing as a new ecological service (Dec 2006)
University of Idaho. Rangeland Ecology and Management.
Prepared by: American Sheep Industry Association

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December 27, 2006

Plant Pathogens at Work: Progress and Possibilities for Weed Biocontrol, Part 1: Classical vs. Bioherbicidal Approach (Aug 2006) and Plant Pathogens at Work: Progress and Possibilities for Weed Biocontrol, Part 2: Improving Weed Control Efficacy (Sep 2006)
American Phytopathological Society.

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September 13, 2006

Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control (2003)
USDA. Forest Service. Southern Research Station.
Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-62.

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June 27, 2006

Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants (2006) and Joint Fire Science Program Project 06-S-01 Final Report (May 8, 2006; PDF | 160 KB)
California Invasive Plant Council.
By Joseph M. DiTomaso, Matthew L. Brooks, Edith B. Allen, and Ralph Minnich
Note: Small fee for shipping

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