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Highlights Invasives Photo Competition - Professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit their photos to the competition until October, 22 2004. The winner will receive a cash prize of US $1,000. Sponsored by the IUCN. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (Released August 27, 2004) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region Public comments are requested by November 24, 2004. The Nature of Roadsides and The Tools to Work With It U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Publication FHWA-EP-03-005, 2003 Invasive Species of the Month - September / October Snakehead | Species Profile Hot Issues Northern Snakehead Fish (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) Snakehead Fish Information (Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries) The "Snakehead Reward'' Program runs from July 1 - October 31, 2004. Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World - Hanover, Maryland Northern Snakehead profile West Nile Virus (Cornell University, Environmental Risk Analysis Program) West Nile Virus and Maps and Data (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) West Nile Virus Maps (U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (CINDI)) West Nile Virus profile Sudden Oak Death (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service) Current Situation of Sudden Oak Death (Louisiana State University, Extension Disaster Education Network) Sudden Oak Death profile Non-native Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) and Non-native Oysters (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences) ProMED-mail The global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases & toxins (International Society for Infectious Diseases)  Invasive Species News Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers News Invasive Species News Sources Gilchrest, Sarbanes question state's push for Asian oysters: Md. lawmakers concerned over haste to introduce non-native species to bay (Baltimore Sun, 10/6/04) Baby Snakehead Is No Bundle of Joy: Scientists Say Fish Is Breeding in the Potomac and Can't Be Wiped Out (Washington Post, 10/5/04) Topic of meeting is invasive weeds (U.S. Forest Service) (Mail Tribune, 9/27/04) Predicting Invasions from Satellite: Eye in the sky peers downward to identify and predict invasive species movements (The Scientist, 9/13/04 - requires free registration)

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Current additions:

• Agencies & Organizations
  • National Wildlife Foundation/eNature - Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
  • European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) - EPPO Plant Quarantine Data Retrieval System
• Council
  • Federal Invasive Species Advisory Committee - Third Term (2004-2006)
• Databases
  • Database: Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
    Host: National Wildlife Foundation/eNature
    Scope: The plant guides are searchable by state and the native list can then be sub-divided according to plant type (for example, evergreen shrubs, wildflowers, vines or aquatic plants).
  • Database: EPPO Plant Quarantine Data Retrieval System (fee for CD)
    Host: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
    Scope: The PQR database contains geographical distribution and host plants of pests listed by EPPO and the European Union. It also contains data distilled from a variety of sources on many other quarantine pests of interest to other regions of the world. In addition to general nomenclature and taxonomic details, the latest PQR (version 4.3) offers data on geographical distribution for each pest as well as lists of host plants and commodities able to act as pathways in international trade. The same information, approached from a different direction, can generate lists of quarantine pests attacking hosts, carried by commodities, occurring in countries, or of concern to specific regions or countries.
• Geographic Information
  • Mid-Atlantic Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas (includes photos)
    Invasive.org - Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
  • National Wildlife Foundation/eNature - Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
    The plant guides are searchable by state and the native list can then be sub-divided according to plant type (for example, evergreen shrubs, wildflowers, vines or aquatic plants).
  • National List of Naturalised Invasive and Potentially Invasive Garden Plants for Australia
    World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia
• Laws & Regulations
  • Maryland 2004 Proposed Snakehead Regulations
    On Nov. 10, 2004 at 6 p.m., a public hearing will be held at the DNR C-1 Conference Room, Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis. Comments may be submitted at the hearing, by fax at 410/260-8279, or via this comment form from the DNR Web site.
  • 10/4/04 - S.144, the Noxious Weed Control Act of 2004 has just passed the House of Representatives as an ammendment to the Plant Protection Act of 2000.
• Manager's Toolkit
• News & Events
  • Conferences & Workshops (new items added, see calendar for more information)
    • Upcoming International Invasive Species Meetings - October 2004
    • February 1-3, 2005 -- 3rd Symposium on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in the Eastern United States
    • June 9-11, 2005 -- Plant Protection and Plant Health in Eurpose: Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species
  • Federal Register
    • Foreign Quarantine
      Federal Register: October 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 191)
    • Old World Climbing Fern; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
      Federal Register: October 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 191)
    • Mile-A-Minute Weed; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
      Federal Register: October 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 191)
  • Invasive Species New Sources
    • Snakeheads: Special Reports
      Washington Post
  • Press Releases - State
    • Hawaii - West Nile Virus Sample Confirmed Negative (9/30/04)
    • Hawaii - West Nile Virus Prevention and Control Efforts Continue (9/28/04)
    • Maryland - DNR Proposes Modified Snakehead Fish Regulations (9/29/04)
    • Maryland - DNR Withdraws Proposed Snakehead Regulations: New and modified regulations will be submitted in October (9/1/04)
• Resources
• Species Profiles
  • Explanation of Descriptors
  • Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)
  • Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)

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