North American Invasive Species Network

A consortium that uses a coordinated network to advance science-based understanding of, and effective response to, non-native invasive species in North America.

Documents

Minutes of Committee Meetings

Presentations

The architecture of the present response and suggested services needed to enhance invasive species management in the United States - Don C. Schmitz, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) about collaboration, cooperation, and coordination in a multijurisdictional environment- Bill Kaage, Chair, NIFC
Invasive Species Research Institute, Pedro M. Antunes, Algoma University, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network, Hugh Maclsaac, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Florida - Bill Haller, Center Director, University of Florida, FL
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Georgia - Dave Moorhead, Co-Center Director, University of Georgia, GA
National Institute of Invasive Species Science, Colorado - Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, CO
Distributed query databases - Pam Fuller, USGS, Gainesville, Florida
CONABIO, Mexico - Ana Isabel Gonzalez
Marine Invasion Research Lab, Smithsonian Institute, Maryland - Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, MD
Education in the classroom, increasing awareness about invasive species in North America's school system - Amy Richard, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Pictures

Committees

Interim NAISN Organizing Committee:

Lars Anderson	(USDA-ARS)
Pedro Antunes	(Algoma Univ., Ontario, Canada)
Amy Ferriter	(Idaho State Dept. of Agriculture)
Isabel Gonzalez	(CONABIO, Mexico)
Mike Hoff	(USFWS - Fisheries)
Kristina Serbesoff-King	(The Nature Conservancy)
Robert Leavitt	(California Dept. of Food and Agriculture)
Hugh Maclsaac	(Canadian Aquatic Species Network, Univ. of Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
John Madsen	(Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University)
Craig Martin	(USFWS - Aquatic Invasive Species)
Dave Moorhead	(Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, Univ. of Georgia)
Liz Galli-Noble	(Center for Invasive Plant Management, Montana State Univ.)
Greg Ruiz	(Marine Invasive Research Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
Georgia Born-Schmidt	(CONABIO, Mexico)
Don Schmitz	(Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.)
Annie Simpson	(National Biological Information Infrastructure, USGS)

Alternative Model Committee (potential organizational structures are evaluated)

Lars Anderson	(USDA-ARS)
Pedro Antunes	(Algoma Univ., Ontario, Canada)
Isabel Gonzalez	(CONABIO, Mexico)
Mike Hoff	(USFWS - Fisheries)
Liz Galli-Noble	(Center for Invasive Plant Management, Montana State Univ.)

IT Committee

Chuck Bargeron	(Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, Univ. of Georgia)
Pam Fuller	(Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, USGS)
Jim Graham	(Natural Resources Ecology Lab, Colorado State Univ.)
Don Schmitz	(Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.)
Annie Simpson	(National Biological Information Infrastructure, USGS)

NAISN and GISIN Committee

Chuck Bargeron	(Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, Univ. of Georgia)
Pam Fuller	(Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, USGS)
Isabel Gonzalez	(CONABIO, Mexico)
Jim Graham	(Natural Resources Ecology Lab, Colorado State Univ.)
Patricia Koleff	(CONABIO, Mexico)
Greg Ruiz	(Marine Invasive Research Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
Annie Simpson	(National Biological Information Infrastructure, USGS)