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Managing Invasive Species

Southern Forests Network has compiled some great resources about identifying and managing invasive species HERE.  The resources include:

Appalachian Region Invasive Weed Guide from the University of Tennessee provides photos, descriptions,and control methods for a wide array of invasive plants.
Invasive Plants of the United States: Identification, Biology and Control
provides identification, ecology, and control information for invasive plants in the United States occurring in aquatic, wetland, forest, rangeland, desert, or prairie habitats.
Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control provides information on accurate identification and effective control of the 33 plants or groups that are invading the forests of the 13 Southern States, explains control recommendations and selective application procedures.
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States is a reference guide for field workers and land managers concerning the historical and current status of the biological control of invasive plant species in the eastern United States .

Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands gives a scientific synthesis of what is known about the behavior of such species in managed, disturbed, and pristine forested systems in addition to key information for accurate identification.

Haying Expiring CRP Contracts

If expiring CRP is not re-enrolled, consider haying instead of other uses – better for erosion and wildlife than plowing and planting (from Plant Management Network).

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