Invasive Plant Management Issues and Challenges in the United States: 2011 Overview

Content: FOREWORD ; DEDICATION ; 1. INVASIVE SPECIES ISSUES, TRADITIONS, CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS, CURRENT UNDERSTANDINGS, COMPETING GOALS, AND THE LAW ; JOHN PETER THOMPSON ; 2. OVERVIEW OF PROHIBITED AND PERMITTED PLANT REGULATORY LISTING SYSTEMS ; RANDY G. WESTBROOKS AND ALAN V. TASKER ; 3. POST-BORDER WEED RISK ASSESSMENT ; TERRI KILLEFFER AND KELLY GRAVUER ; 4. APPLYING NEPA REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL WEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ; GINA RAMOS ; 5. AQUATIC HERBICIDE REGISTRATION NEW MODEL ; KURT D. GETSINGER, MIKE D. NETHERLAND, AND DON R. STUBBS ; 6. OVERVIEW AND STATUS OF THE WITCHWEED (STRIGA ASIATICA) ERADICATION PROGRAM IN THE CAROLINAS ; RICHARD D. IVERSON, RANDY G. WESTBROOKS, ROBERT E. EPLEE, AND ALAN V. TASKER ; 7. INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ; MICHAEL LUSK AND JENNY ERICSON ; 8. USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT ; MICHAEL IELMINI ; 9. ROADSIDES - FRONT YARD OF THE NATION ; BONNIE HARPER-LORE ; 10. INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ON WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ; GINA RAMOS ; 11. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION FOR INVASIVE PLANT ISSUES - THE FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NOXIOUS AND EXOTIC WEEDS (FICMNEW) ; RANDY G. WESTBROOKS ; 12. REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: THE CENTER FOR INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ; JANET K. CLARK ; 13. INTERAGENCY PARTNERING FOR WEED PREVENTION - PROGRESS ON DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL EARLY DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR INVASIVE PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES ; RANDY G. WESTBROOKS ; 14. NEW APPROACHES FOR VOLUNTEER DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ? THE INVASIVE PLANT ATLAS OF NEW ENGLAND ; LESLIE J. MEHRHOFF ; 15. OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF THE BEACH VITEX TASK FORCE - AN INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION ; RANDY G. WESTBROOKS AND ELIZABETH N. BRABSON ; 16. NEW APPROACHES FOR INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT THROUGH COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREAS: THE SOUTHFORK WEED MANAGEMENT AREA IN PARK COUNTY, WYOMING ; BOB PARSONS ; 17. COOPERATION ACROSS FEDERAL AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT: BUFFELGRASS (PENNISETUM CILIARE) IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA ; LINDY A. BRIGHAM, RICHARD BRUSCA, AND JULIO BETANCOURT ; 18. PLANT MANAGEMENT IN NATURAL AREAS ; STEVEN MANNING AND JAMES MILLER ; 19. CHEMICAL CONTROL METHODS AND TOOLS ; STEVEN MANNING AND JAMES MILLER ; 20. MANUAL, MECHANICAL, AND CULTURAL CONTROL METHODS AND TOOLS ; STEVEN MANNING AND JAMES MILLER ; 21. LENGTH OF LAG PHASE AND ADDITIONAL FACTORS RELATED TO INTRODUCTION AND EARLY SPREAD OF INVASIVE PLANTS: A REGULATOR'S VIEW ; ALAN V. TASKER ; EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES ; INDEXES ; AUTHOR INDEX ; SUBJECT INDEX