News Archive: Noxious Weeds

NECIS releases An Action Plan on Invasive Species, for the Administration and the 112th Congress

NECIS groups outline the policy changes needed to curb invasive species introduction and spread, with a focus on screening intentional imports, preventing inadvertent introductions, and addressing funding gaps. http://www.necis.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/NECIS-brochure-2011.pdf

Letter to APHIS Opposing Removal of Kikuyu Grass from Noxious Weeds List

This NECIS letter to the department of Regulatory Analysis and Development in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) opposes a proposal to remove two cultivars of Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) from the list of federal noxious weeds. Download aphis_kikuyu_grass_051503.doc

Petition to USDA to List Caulerpa Taxifolia as a Federal Noxious Weed

Endorsed by NECIS and 100 scientists and invasive species experts, this petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to list the species Caulerpa taxifolia on the federal list of noxious weeds under the Federal Plant Protection Act. The species has decimated marine habitats in the Mediterranean and has been found in coastal areas in [...]

Petition to USDA to Place the Genus Caulerpa on the List of Federal Noxious Weeds

Endorsed by NECIS and 105 scientists and invasive species experts, this petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to list the entire genus of Caulerpa on the federal list of noxious weeds under the Federal Plant Protection Act. The genus includes a variety of species of seaweed, many of which are highly invasive thereby [...]