Weeds Gone Wild > Publications & Articles

The following publications are available for teaching and public outreach efforts:

• 2010 Calendar - Printable PDF
• APWG Fact Sheets Poster - Large poster in PDF format (18.7 MB)
• Fact Sheets
• PDF file of a powerpoint on distinguishing between native & invasive Phragmites
• Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - Printable Adobe Acrobat version
• Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - Web version
• Weeds Gone Wild Brochure - Printable brochure in PDF format (4.5 MB)
• What the Heck is an Invasive Plant? - Printable brochure in PDF format (329 KB)
• Weedbusters Theme Song

Press releases and media coverage of federal actions:

National Invasive Species Management Plan

• Draft National Invasive Species Management Plan

Executive Order on Invasive Species

• Executive Order (February 3, 1999)
• Statement by the President (February 3, 1999)
• Joint News Release (February 3, 1999)
• Press Conference at National Geographic (Full Coverage Using RealMedia)
• Department of Interior Invasive Species Fact Sheet

Statement by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on Invasive Alien Species

• NPS Press Release (April 8, 1998)

General Articles on Invasive Plant Species
(for articles on specific species, please see the reference sections of indivdual fact sheets)

• "Alien Invaders Beware" on Living on Earth. Air Date: Week of February 5, 1999
• "Control of Invasive Non-native Plants: A Guide for Gardeners and Homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic Region" by Louisa Thompson
• "Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Non-Indigenous Species in the United States" at the AAAS Jan. 24, 1999 Meeting by David Pimentel, Lori Lach, Rodolfo Zuniga, and Doug Morrison
• "Harmful Non-indigenous Species in the United States" Report by the Office of Technology Assessment
• "Morning Edition," Ketzel Levine talks about invasive exotic plants, many of which are still sold in nurseries and coveted by unsuspecting gardeners.
• "Plants in the Wrong Place" in Plant Talk July 1997.
• "USGS Research Upsets Conventional Wisdom on Invasive Species Invasions" News Release by the U.S. Geological Survey

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