Items of Interest:

(Senator Mark) Begich Welcomes Senators for Climate Change Tour: Impacts of Climate Change, New Energy Technology on Itinerary (Aug 24, 2009)
Senator Mark Begich.
U.S. Senator Mark Begich will host four other U.S. senators as part of a Climate Change tour of Alaska, in the last weekend of August. The senators will see first-hand the impacts of climate change on Alaska, including forests damaged by invasive species; as well as new energy technology being used in the state. Sen. Begich recently introduced a package of seven bills dealing with the impacts of climate change in America's Arctic - Alaska.

Dealing with Invasive Plant Species
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Outdoor Alabama.

State Specific Threats:

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species List - Alabama or Display NAS by Taxonomic Group (select State)
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Includes fact sheets, maps and collection information.

State Noxious Weed List - Alabama
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center. PLANTS Database.
Designated legally noxious plants.

Status of Invasive Plants - Alabama / Details by State and Details by County
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.

Pest Tracker - Alabama
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Alabama
USDA. FS. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
See what threats (invasive plants, insects and diseases) are in my state.

States Restricting Firewood Movement and/or Advocating Leaving Firewood at Home: Who is Affected?
Don't Move Firewood.