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Sam Gon of the Nature Conservancy has prepared a short video about the threat of Strawberry Guava to our native forests. View it on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pAh-At0HdM

The USDA and the National Agriculture Library have released their 2009 report "U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grant and Partnership Programs that Can Address Invasive Species Research, Technical Assistance, Prevention and Control." This workbook contains basic information on programs...

You may have seen the news reports about the horticultural industry serving as a vector for invasive slugs and snails into Hawaii, including this one from the Sunday, November 30, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser . Dr. Robert Cowie and his colleagues surveyed 40 nurseries, botanical gardens and other facilities...

From the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. 2008. Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants . Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service...

The US Geological Survey is hosting a series of briefings for members of Congress and their staffs. Keeping within their theme of Climate Change, they will be holding a briefing on " The Challenge of Invasive Species " on September 19, 2008 at 9:30 am in the Rayburn House Office Building, room...

The National Invasive Species Information Center informs us of a new publication available "The Economics of Terrestrial Invasive Species: A Review of the Literature" . Originally published in 2006 in Agricultural and Resources Economics Review . The National Invasive Species Information Center...

The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting that since May 22, 2008, over 40 feral guinea pigs have been captured by Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Most of the guinea pigs have been found in the Nuuanu area of Oahu. From the Advertiser article: Officials continued to catch some through last week, although...

On April 28, 2008, Governor Linda Lingle signed into law Act 40 Relating to Invasive Species . Under these provisions, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture will be responsible for maintaining a list of restricted plants. The Department may designate certain plant species as noxious weeds and those plants...

From the University of California-Riverside press release and published in EurekAlert! October 1, 2007 . Book on weeds and invasive plants discusses how to manage them using ecological approaches Invasive species are a prime reason for loss of biodiversity, says UC Riverside's Jodie Holt, a co-author...

From Nature Newsblog : After years of fighting the threats posed by foreign species on the Hawaiian islands, conservationists have discovered that invasive birds may now be the only hope left for the survival of some native plants. Hawaii is one of the most invaded places in the world, in terms of foreign...