A Management Guide for Invasive Plants in Southern Forests | This book provides the latest information on how to organize and enact prevention programs, build strategies, implement integrated procedures for management, and proceed towards site rehabilitation an |
Biocontrol Factsheets for Invasive Species | Peer-reviewed weed biocontrol publications for use by land managers and landowners |
Controlling Invasive Plans | Helpful PDF guide from North Carolina Botanical Garden |
EMERALD ASH BORER Insecticide Guide | This guide is intended to assist N.C. homeowners & natural resource professionals in selecting and applying a pesticide to treat or protect ash trees from emerald ash borer. Regardless of the content |
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association | The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association is a nonprofit working to restore a healthy, living creek that connects people and nature in Durham. |
Glyphosate: Uses, Safety and Environmental Impact | Glyphosate is an herbicide and main ingredient in Roundup, a popular brand of weedkillers. Research shows a potential link between prolonged and high levels of exposure and increased risk of cancer. |
How I learned to love toxic chemicals | A great story by Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank about how he learned that using herbicides is the only effective way to deal with invasive species. |
Invasive Species Calendar of Control - Southern Indiana | Excellent graphical display of what to use when to control invasives |
Invasive Species Teaching Resources | From Science Lessons That Rock |
Mistaken Identity: Invasive Plants and Their Look-Alikes | |
NC Invasive Plants | Species fact sheets and tools by region within North Carolina |
National Invasive Species Information Center | The gateway to invasive species information; covering U.S. federal, state, local, and international sources. |
North American Invasive Species Management Association | National organization helping to remove invasives across North America |
Pulling Down the Purple Reign | A Guide to Whacking Wisteria: step by step guidelines for removing wisteria |
The Goat Squad | Since 2012, The Goat Squad’s Mission has been to offer vegetation removal, educate people about native plants, and introduce our herd of useful and friendly goats. |
The Secret Life of Plant Killers | To take out invasives, the US relies on crews wielding hatchets, chainsaws, and herbicide. It’s a messy, fun job—but it may not be enough to stop the spread. |
Tips for Using Tools | We commonly use saws, loppers, shears, chainsaws and more to remove invasives. This document offers tips for each kind of tool. |
Triangle Land Conservancy | Improving Our Lives Through Conservation |
Woodland Invasives: Doing Battle with Non-Native Plants | A wonderful story of how David Paganelli took on a seemingly overwhelming bunch of invasives on his 20 acre property. |