NECIS

America’s Invasive Species Problem

NECIS overview fact sheet on America’s invasive species problem, outlining the parameters of the issue, the growing demand for action by the scientific and environmental communities, and a historical review of events since the 1993 publication of a report by the Office of Technology Assessment entitled “Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States” (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsproblem_overview_0204.pdf

Invasive Species: Federal Actions the Nation Deserves

NECIS fact sheet on federal actions by Congress and the White House that the nation deserves to protect itself from the impacts of invasive species (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsfederal_action_0204.pdf

Ten New Invaders Since 1993

NECIS fact sheet on ten new invasive species that have become established since 1993 (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsnew_invaders_0204.pdf

Ten Invasive Species Not Yet Established in the U.S.

NECIS fact sheet on ten dangerous invasive species that have yet to become established in the United States (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsnot_yet_established_0204.pdf

Ten Invasive Species that the U.S. Exported

NECIS fact sheet on ten invasive species that the United States has exported to other countries (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsus_exports_0204.pdf

Scientists and Experts’ Call to Action on Invasive Species

Call to action coordinated by NECIS of scientists and experts demanding action by the federal government on staunching the threat of invasive species (produced as part of NECIS activities around the ten-year anniversary of the Office of Technology Assessment report on invasive species). Download fsexperts_call_0204.pdf

Follow-up on Testimony to a Joint Oversight Hearing on Invasive Species

This letter is a response to Representative Gilchrest regarding questions posed at the Joint Oversight Hearing on the Growing Problem of Invasive Species before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (under the House Committee on Resources). Download testimony_hcr_gilchrest_020904.doc