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Ballast Water and Aquatic Plants
California State Lands Commission Ballast Water Program
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Ballast Water Program
Washington Department of Ecology Aquatic Plants Information
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Aquatic Nuisance Species Information Pictures and biology
Washington State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Program
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Repository Central repository for scientific reports, data sets, regional contact lists, and general information on aquatic invasive species in the U.S.
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council is working to close the oil tanker ballast water pathway
Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Codes of Conduct for Nursuries
The Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas Repository for information regarding invasive plants in the U.S.
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board oversees County Weed Boards. Info about specific weeds, noxious weed list and quarantine list
Information about Washington's Noxious Weeds Photographs, written findings, links
Washington's County Weed Boards and Weed Districts
Examples of Invasive Species Councils
Idaho Invasive Species Council
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Oregon Invasive Species Council
National Invasive Species Council
Model Legislation from the Environmental Law Institute
Miscellaneous
Invasive.org A source for information and images of invasive & exotic species
Scientific Research Paper: "Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Non-Indigenous Species in the United States."
InvasiveSpecies.gov A gateway to Federal and State invasive species activities and programs
Global Invasive Species Database Species biology, range, references and images
The Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species Initiative General info about invasive species, details about TNC's initiative to control infestations
U. S. Geological Survey - Biological Resources Discipline - Invasive Species Program Find out about the many invasive species research projects by USGS
Click here for links to the websites of member groups that form the Washington Invasive Species Coalition