Items of Interest:

Beat Back Bufflegrass Day -- Feb 5, 2011
Southern Arizona Bufflegrass Coordination Center.
Buffelgrass invasion is threatening to transform the mostly fireproof and diverse Sonoran Desert into a flammable and impoverished savanna, affecting both natural and urban areas. Join the SABCC and other volunteers for Beat Back Bufffegrass Day on Saturday, Feb 5, 2011. See the Beat Back Buffelgrass Day 2011 Site Locations for more information.

Public Meetings Scheduled on Draft Updated Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations and Draft Management Plan: Written Comment can be Submitted through Jan 10, 2011 (Nov 24, 2010)
Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has released a draft Arizona State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan (PDF | 1.1 MB) to fight the spread of aquatic invasive species in Arizona waters, The draft regulations, or "Director's Orders" will update the list of species considered aquatic invasives, update the list of the waters that contain them, and revise the mandatory conditions for moving boats from those waters. "It is critical for anyone who owns or uses watercraft, or has a business reliant on watercraft, to understand the essential nature of this aquatic invasive species containment effort."

Zebra Mussel Advisory - Requirements on Lake Powell
DOI. NPS. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
In response to the continued and growing threat of the introduction of quagga and zebra mussels at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, effective Nov 1, 2009, self-certification of watercraft will no longer be an option at Wahweap Main and Bullfrog launch ramps and screening for the invasive mussels by trained personnel will be mandatory for all vessels.

State Specific Threats:

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species List - Arizona 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 - Arizona
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center. PLANTS Database.
Designated legally noxious plants.

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

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

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Arizona
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.