Best Management Practices Database – Invasive Species Centre

Invasive Species Centre BMP Database

The Best Management Practices (BMP) Database provides a collection of easily accessible resources on various invasive species and pathways in Canada and the U.S. It is a tool that includes best management practices, response plans, management plans, action plans, and protocols to help individuals and organizations manage terrestrial and aquatic invasive species!

Please note that management documents and recommendations vary across jurisdictions to address diverse objectives and criteria. Before implementing any management strategy, check with your local rules, regulations, and authorities.

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Species	Scientific Name	Type of Plan	Developed by	Reference/Link
Dog Strangling Vine	Cynanchum rossicum & Cynanchum louiseae	Best Management Practice	Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC), partners, & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNRF)	Anderson, H. 2012. Invasive Dog-strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
European Buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2012. Invasive Common (European) Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica): Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
European Buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2012. Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
European Buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica	Best Management Practice	Nature Manitoba and City of Winnipeg	Nature Manitoba. 2014. European buckthorn best management practices Â– a manual for managers and stewards of natural areas. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2012. Invasive Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolate) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council. Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Best Management Practice	Nature Conservancy of Canada	Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). 2007. Control Methods for the Invasive Plant Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) within Ontario Natural Areas.V1.0. NCC Â– Southwestern Ontario Region, London, Ontario. 16 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2018. Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Best Management Practice	Ramsey County	Ramsey Conservation District. 2016. Garlic Mustard Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Management Plan	Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP)	Godwin, M. 2008. Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolate) Management Plan 2012 Update for the Village of Grand Pre and Surrounding Area Nova Scotia, Canada. Retrieved from (link)
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Garlic Mustard Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Giant Hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	MacDonald, F., & Anderson, H. 2012. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum): Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Giant Hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum	Best Management Practice	Metro Vancouver & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver	Metro Vancouver and the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. 2019. Best Management Practices for Giant Hogweed in the Metro Vancouver Region. Retrieved from (link)
Giant Hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Giant Hogweed Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Phragmites	Phragmites australis subsp. Australis	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Invasive Phragmites Â– Best Management Practices, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario. Version 2011. 15p. Retrieved from (link)
Phragmites	Phragmites australis subsp. Australis	Management Plan	Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group	Gilbert, J. M., & Vidler, N. 2013. Invasive Phragmites Management Plan for the Municipality of Lambton Shores, Ontario. Retrieved from (link)
Phragmites	Phragmites australis subsp. Australis	Action Plan	Watershed Monitoring Team Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority	Watershed Monitoring Team Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. 2016. Phragmites & Invasive Species Action Plan for the Nottawasaga Valley Watershed. Retrieved from (link)
Phragmites	Phragmites australis subsp. Australis	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Common Reed - Phragmites Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Himalayan Balsam	Impatiens glandulifera	Best Management Practice	Metro Vancouver & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver	Metro Vancouver and the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. 2019. Best Management Practices for Himalayan Balsam in the Metro Vancouver Region. Retrieved from (link)
Himalayan Balsam	Impatiens glandulifera	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Policeman's Helmet Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Knotweed	Reynoutria japonica var. japonica	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2012. Invasive Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica (Houtt.)). Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Knotweed	Reynoutria japonica var. japonica	Best Management Practice	Metro Vancouver & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver	Metro Vancouver and the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. 2018. Best Management Practices for Knotweed Species in the Metro Vancouver Region. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Knotweed	Reynoutria japonica var. japonica	Best Management Practice	New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food	Cygan, D. 2018. Preventing the Spread of Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) Best Management Practices. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Knotweed	Reynoutria japonica var. japonica	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Invasive Knotweeds Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Knotweed	Reynoutria japonica var. japonica	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2012. Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Wild Parnsip	Pastinaca sativa	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Tassie, D., & Sherman, K. 2014. Invasive Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Wild Parnsip	Pastinaca sativa	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2018. Invasive Species - Best Control Practices - Wild Parsnip. Retrieved from (link)
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Warne, A. 2016. Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2011. Purple Loosestrife Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	Management Plan	The Regional Lythrum salicaria Working Group	The Regional Lythrum salicaria Working Group. 2004. Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	Best Management Practice	Penn State	Penn State. (n.d.). Managing Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) on Roadsides. Retrieved from (link)
Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	Best Management Practice	Lower Hudson Valley Prison	Travis, K.B. 2016. Best Management Practices for Invasive Plants Â– Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Retrieved from (link)
European Black Alder	Alnus glutinosa	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2013. Invasive European Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Warne, A. 2016. Black locust (Robinia pseudocacia L.) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2012. Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2012. Invasive Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea	Best Management Practice	Minnesota Department of Transportation	Reinhardt, C., & Galatowitsch, S.M. 2004. Best Management Practices for the Invasive Phalaris arundinacea L. (Reed canary grass) in Wetland Restorations. Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota & Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota. Retrieved from (link)
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea	Best Management Practice	The Nature Conservancy	Tu, M. 2004. Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Control & Management in the Pacific Northwest. The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Field Office. Retrieved from (link)
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea	Management Plan	Wisconsin Reed Canary Grass Management Working Group	Wisconsion Reed Canary Grass Management Working Group. 2009. Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Management Guide: Recommendations for Landowners and Restoration Professionals. Retrieved from (link)
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea subsp. Arundinacea	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2015. Reed Canarygrass Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Honeysuckles		Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Tassie, D., & Sherman, K. 2014. Invasive Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Honeysuckles		Management Plan	Illinois Department of Natural Resources	Nyboer, R. 2007. Vegetation Management Guideline Bush Honeysuckles: Tartarian, MorrowÂ’s, Belle, and Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica L., L. morrowii Gray, L. x bella Zabel, and L. maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.). Illinous Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Honeysuckles		Best Management Practice	Green Ribbon Initiative	Green Ribbon Initiative. 2019. Oak Openings Region Best Management Practices MorrowÂ’s Honeysuckle. Retrieved from (link)
White Sweet Clover	Melilotus albus	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Anderson, H. 2013. Invasive White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Scots Pine	Pinus sylvestris	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Marinich, A., and Powell, K. 2017. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Sherman, K., & Powell, K. 2017. Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Spotted Knapweed Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Best Management Practice	Tillamook County Soil & Water Conservation District	Tillamook County Soil & Water Conservation District. (n.d.). Tillamook County SWCD Best Management Practices Spotted Knapweed. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Best Management Practice	Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board	Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board. (n.d.). Best Management Practices Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe). Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Management Plan	Department of Conservation and Recreation and Friends of Myles Standish State Park	Baecker, J., & Kadis, I. 2012. Department of Conservation and Recreation Revised Spotted Knapweed Management Plan Myles Standish State Forest. Department of Conservation and Recreation & Friends of Myles Standish State Forest. Retrieved from (link)
Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Warne, A. 2018. Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	Best Management Practice	Green Ribbon Initiative	Green Ribbon Initiative. 2018. Oak Openings Region Best Management Practices Multiflora Rose. Retrieved from (link)
Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	Best Management Practice	Illinois Department of Conservation	Szafonia, B. 2007. Vegetation Management Guideline Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora Thunb.). Illinois Department of Conservation. Retrieved from (link)
Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	Best Management Practice	Illinois Department of Natural Resources	Szafonia, B. 2017. Vegetation Management Guideline Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora Thunb.). Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved from (link)
Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	Best Management Practice	OIPC, partners, & OMNRF	Warne, A. 2018. Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellate) Best Management Practices in Ontario. Ontario Invasive Plant Council, Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2012. Autumn Olive Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii	Best Management Practice	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2012. Japanese Barberry Invasive Species - Best Control Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii	Best Management Practice	Green Ribbon Initiative	Green Ribbon Initiative. 2019. Oak Openings Region Best Management Practices Japanese Barberry. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Stiltgrass	Microstegium vimineum	Best Management Practice	Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management	Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (WNY PRISM). 2018. Best Management Practices: Japanese Stiltgrass. Retrieved from (link)
Japanese Stiltgrass	Microstegium vimineum	Best Management Practice	Green Ribbon Initiative	Green Ribbon Initiative. 2019. Oak Openings Region Best Management Practices Japanese Stiltgrass. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Response Plan	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lake Erie Committee, Great Lakes Fishery Commission. 2018. Lake Erie Grass Carp Adaptive Response Strategy, 2019-2023. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Response Plan	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	ODNR Division of Wildlife. 2019. Lake Erie Grass Carp Response Strategy: 2019-2023. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Management Plan	Asian Carp Working Group	Conover, G., Simmonds R., & Whalen M., editors. 2007. Management and control plan for bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Asian Carp Working Group, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Washington, D.C. 223 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Response Plan	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee. 2017. Monitoring and Response Plan for Asian Carp in the Mississippi River Basin. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Response Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2018. The Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Action Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2020. Asian Carp Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020. Retrieved from (link)
Black Carp	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Management Plan	Asian Carp Working Group	Conover, G., Simmonds R., & Whalen, M., editors. 2007. Management and control plan for bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Asian Carp Working Group, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Washington, D.C. 223 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Black Carp	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Action Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2020. Asian Carp Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020. Retrieved from (link)
Black Carp	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Response Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2018. The Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Black Carp	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Response Plan	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee. 2017. Monitoring and Response Plan for Asian Carp in the Mississippi River Basin. Retrieved from (link)
Round Goby	Neogobius melanostomus	Response Plan	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Dimond, P.E., Mandrak, N.E., & Brownson, B. 2010. Summary of the Rapid Response to Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Pefferlaw Brook with an Evaluation of the National Rapid Response Framework based on the Pefferlaw Brook Experience. Retrieved from (link)
Silver Carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Management Plan	Asian Carp Working Group	Conover, G., Simmonds, R., & Whalen, M., editors. 2007. Management and control plan for bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Asian Carp Working Group, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Washington, D.C. 223 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Silver Carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Action Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2020. Asian Carp Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020. Retrieved from (link)
Silver Carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Response Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2018. The Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Silver Carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Response Plan	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee. 2017. Monitoring and Response Plan for Asian Carp in the Mississippi River Basin. Retrieved from (link)
Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Management Plan	Asian Carp Working Group	Conover, G., Simmonds, R., & Whalen, M., editors. 2007. Management and control plan for bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Asian Carp Working Group, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Washington, D.C. 223 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Response Plan	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association Asian Carp Advisory Committee. 2017. Monitoring and Response Plan for Asian Carp in the Mississippi River Basin. Retrieved from (link)
Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Response Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2018. The Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Action Plan	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. 2020. Asian Carp Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020. Retrieved from (link)
European Green Crab	Carcinus maenas	Management Plan	Green Crab Control Committee	Green Grab Control Committee. 2002. Management Plan for the European Green Crab. Retrieved from (link)
European Green Crab	Carcinus maenas	Action Plan	Natural Resources Consultants Inc., Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, and Puget Sound Partnership	Drinkwin, J., Pleus, A., Therriault, T., Talbot, R., Grason, E.W., McDonald, P.S., Adams, J., Hass, T., Litle K. 2019. Salish Sea Transboundary Action Plan for Invasive European Green Crab. Puget Sound Partnership. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Action Plan	Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species	Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. 2010. Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Management Plan	Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW)	Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). 2009. State of Colorado Zebra and Quagga Mussel Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, Natural Resources Program Center Fort Collins, Colorado	National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. 2007. Quagga/Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention and Response Planning Guide. Natural Resources Program Center Fort Collins, Colorado. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	Washington Invasive Species Council & Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	DeBruyckere, L.A., Brown, W., & Tweit, B. 2014. Washington Dreissenid Mussel Rapid Response Plan. Creative Resource Strategies, LLC, Washington Invasive Species Council, & Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Action Plan	St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Aquatic Invasive Species Interagency Task Force	St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Aquatic Invasive Species Interagency Task Force. 2017. 2017 Action Plan for the Lower St. Croix River. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	ENSR International	ENSR International. 2005. Rapid Response Plan for the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Massachusetts. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Management Plan	Paterson Earth & Water Consulting	Paterson Earth & Water Consulting. 2018. Dreissenid Mussels and AlbertaÂ’s Irrigation Infrastructure: Strategic Pest Management Plan and Cost Estimate. Prepared for the Eastern Irrigation District, Brooks, Alberta. 130 pp. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission & US Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Lock and Dam	Athearn, J., & Darland, T. 2007. Bonneville Hydroelectric Project Response Plan for Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission & US Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Lock and Dam. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	British Columbia Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group	Province of British Columbia. 2015. British Columbia Zebra and Quagga Mussel Early Detection and Rapid Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Zebra and Quagga Mussels	Dreissena polymorpha & Dreissena bugensis	Response Plan	Upper Colorado Region Dreissenid Taskforce	Upper Colorado Region Dreissenid Taskforce. 2010. Upper Colorado Region Prevention and Rapid Response Plan for Dreissenid Mussels. Retrieved from (link)
Parrot Feather	Myriophyllum aquaticum	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Parrotfeather Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Parrot Feather	Myriophyllum aquaticum	Best Management Practice	Metro Vancouver & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver	Metro Vancouver and the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. 2019. Best Management Practices for Parrot's Feather in the Metro Vancouver Region. Metro VancouverÂ’s Regional Planning Advisory Committee Â– Invasive Species Subcommittee, Burnaby, British Columbia. Retrieved from (link)
Hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata	Management Plan	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2018. Croton Hydrilla Control Project Five-Year Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata	Response Plan	Illinois Hydrilla Task Force	Illinois Hydrilla Task Force. 2015. Early Detection Rapid Response Plan for Hydrilla verticillate in Illinois. Illinois Hydrilla Task Force, Glencoe, Illinois. Retrieved from (link)
Hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata	Management Plan	Lake Austin Hydrilla Task Force	Lake Austin Hydrilla Task Force. 2000. Lake Austin Hydrilla Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata	Management Plan	New York City Department of Environmental Protection	New York City Department of Environmental Protection. 2018. Hydrilla Management Plan for New Croton Reservoir. Retrieved from (link)
European Water Chestnut	Trapa natans	Management Plan	OARS	OARS. 2017. Water Chestnut Management Guidance & Five-Year Management Plan for the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Watershed. OARS, Concord, MA. Retrieved from (link)
European Water Chestnut	Trapa natans	Management Plan	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
European Frog-bit	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Management Plan	Lewis Creek Association	Kuebbing, S., Smith, S., & Wills, M., Lewis Creek Association. 2010. European Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) Management Plan for Town Farm Bay Wetland. Lewis Creek Association, Charlotte, VT. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2010. Eurasian Watermilfoil & Variable-leaf Milfoil Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Management Plan	Okanagan Basin Water Board	Okanagan Basin Water Board. 2009. Management Plan for Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Okanagan, British Columbia. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Management Plan	Madrone Environmental Services Ltd.	Madrone Environmental Service Ltd. 2018. Eurasian Water-Milfoil Management Plan for Shawnigan Lake, BC. Prepared for Richard J.P. Nesbitt & Shawnigan Lake School. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Best Management Practice	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Best Management Practices Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Management Plan	NH Department of Environmental Services	NH Department of Environmental Services. 2018. Long-Term Eurasian Water-Milfoil Management Plan. NH Department of Environmental Services, Post Pond, Lyme, NH. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Management Plan	Quantitative Environmental Analysis, LLC	Quantitative Environmental Analysis, LLC. 2008. Black Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Plan. Prepared for Black Lake Invasive Weeds Committee, Hammond, NY. Retrieved from (link)
Eurasian Water-milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Management Plan	Fraser Basin Council	Fraser Basin Council. 2015. Nicola Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Plan Â– Pilot Program. Retrieved from (link)
Brazilian Elodea	Egeria densa	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2014. Brazilian Elodea Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Fanwort	Cabomba caroliniana	Management Plan	NH Department of Environmental Services	NH Department of Environmental Services. 2018. Long-Term Variable Milfoil and Fanwort Management Plan. NH Department of Environmental Services, Phillips Pond, Sandown, New Hampshire. Retrieved from (link)
Fanwort	Cabomba caroliniana	Response Plan	ENSR International	ENSR International. 2005. Rapid Response Plan for Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) in Massachusetts. Prepared for Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved from (link)
Yellow Iris	Iris pseudacorus	Best Management Practice	King County	King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2020. Yellow Flag Iris Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Sea Lamprey	Petromyzon marinus	Management Plan	Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission	Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission. 2018. Connecticut River Anadromous Sea Lamprey Management Plan. Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission, Sunderland, Massachusetts. Retrieved from (link)
Northern Snakehead	Channa argus	Management Plan	Snakehead Plan Development Committee	Snakehead Plan Development Committee. 2014. National Control and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead Family (Channidae). Prepared for the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Retrieved from (link)
Northern Snakehead	Channa argus	Best Management Practice	New York Invasive Species Research Institute	Brenner, J. 2018. Northern Snakehead (Channa argus): Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	Regional Municipality of York	Marchant, K.R. 2011. York Region Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. Prepared for the Regional Municipality of York. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	City of Peterborough	City of Peterborough. 2013. Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	County of Simcoe, County Forests Department	Marchant, K.R. 2014. A Strategic Plan to Manage the Emerald Ash Borer in Simcoe County. Prepared for the County of Simcoe, County Forests Department. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	City of Lakeville	City of Lakeville. 2018. Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	City of Mississauga	Marchant, K.R. 2012. City of Mississauga Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. Prepared for the City of Mississauga. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	City of Guelph	Marchant, K.R. 2013. City of Guelph Emerald Ash Borer Plan. Prepared for the City of Guelph. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	Township of Selwyn	Township of Selwyn. 2017. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Management Plan	Urban Forests Innovations Inc.	Urban Forests Innovations Inc. 2015. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Management Plan. Prepared for Township of Centre Wellington, Elora, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Response Plan	Manitoba Sustainable Development	Manitoba Sustainable Development. 2017. Manitoba Emerald Ash Borer Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Asian Longhorned Beetle	Anoplophora glabripennis	Response Plan	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine	Rose, R. 2014. Asian Longhorned Beetle Response Guidelines. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Best Management Practice	Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council	Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council. 2018. Recommended Best Management Practices For the Forest Products Industry Related to Spotted Lanternfly and Other Potential Forest Pests in Pennsylvania. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Best Management Practice	Penn State Extension & Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture	Penn State Extension, & Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 2018. Recommended Best Management Practices Preventing Spread of Spotted Lanternfly For the Wine and Vineyard Industry. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Best Management Practice	Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University	Day, E., Sutphin, M., & Dellinger, T. 2019. Best Management Practices for Spotted Lanternfly in Yards and Landscapes. Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Best Management Practice	Penn State Extension & Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture	Penn State Extension, & Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 2018. Recommended Best Management Practices Preventing Spread of Spotted Lanternfly For the Green Industry. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Best Management Practice	United States Department of Agriculture & Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	United States Department of Agriculture & Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (n.d.). Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Best Management Practices for Businesses. Retrieved from (link)
Spotted Lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula	Action Plan	Ses Construction and Fuel Services LLC	Ses Construction and Fuel Services LLC. 2019. Spotted Lanternfly Action Plan. Prepared for US Army Garrison For Belvoir Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division. Retrieved from (link)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	Adelges tsugae	Management Plan	Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Silv-Econ Ltd, and Cornell University	Emilson, C., Bullas-Appleton, E., McPhee, D., Ryan, K., Stastny, M., Whitemore, M., & MacQuarrie, C. J.K. 2018. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Plan for Canada. Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	Adelges tsugae	Management Plan	West Virginia Department of Agriculture Cooperative Forest Health Protection Program	Kish, K. 2007. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Plan. West Virginia Department of Agriculture Cooperative Forest Health Protection Program. Retrieved from (link)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	Adelges tsugae	Action Plan	NH Division of Forests and Lands	NH Division of Forests and Lands. 2018. Action Plan to Slow the Spread and Manage Hemlock Woolly Adelgid within the State of New Hampshire. Retrieved from (link)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	Adelges tsugae	Management Plan	USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Assessment and Applied Sciences Team	Mayfield, A.E., III; S.M. Salom; K. Sumpter; T. McAvoy; N.F. Schneeberger; R. Rhea. 2020. Integrating chemical and biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid: a resource managerÂ’s guide. FHAAST-2018-04. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Assessment and Applied Sciences Team. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Management Plan	Alberta Sustainable Resource Development	Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. 2007. Mountain Pine Beetle Management Strategy. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Management Plan	USDA Forest Service	Gibson, K.E. 2004. Management Guide for Mountain Pine Beetle. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Management Plan	Jasper National Park, Government of Alberta, and Canadian Forest Service	Jasper National Park, Government of Alberta, & Canadian Forest Service. 2016. Mountain Pines Beetle Management Plan Jasper National Park. Parks Canada, Jasper, AB. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Management Plan	Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service and Pacific Forestry Centre	Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, & Pacific Forestry Centre. 2004. Mountain Pine Beetle Management A Guide for Small Woodland Operations. Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Management Plan	Land and Forest Division of Alberta Government	Land and Forest Division. 2002. Mountain Pine Beetle Management Strategy. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Action Plan	Alberta Sustainable Resource Development	Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. 2007. Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Action Plan	BC First Nations Mountain Pine Beetle Interim Working Group	British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit, & Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. 2005. BC First Nations Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Action Plan	British Columbia Ministry of Forests	British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 2001. West-Central B.C. Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Mountain Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Action Plan	British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands	British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands. 2006. Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan 2006-2011. Retrieved from (link)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug	Halyomorpha halys	Best Management Practice	FMC Professional Solutions	FMC Professional Solutions. 2011. Best Management Practices Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB). Retrieved from (link)
Southern Pine Beetle	Dendroctonus frontalis	Management Plan	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	Hassett, M., Cole, R., & Dodds, K. 2017. New York State Southern Pine Beetle Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Oak Wilt	Bretziella fagacearum	Management Plan	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	Hassett M., Kotary J., & Cole R. 2018. New York State Oak Wilt Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Thousand Cankers Disease	Geosmithia morbida	Response Plan	USDA Forest Service	US Forest Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, National Association of State Foresters, and the National Plant Board. 2011. National Response Framework for Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) on Walnut. Retrieved from (link)
Thousand Cankers Disease	Geosmithia morbida	Management Plan	Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Forestry, & Kansas State University of Plant Pathology	Appel, J.A., Atchinson, R.L., Armbrust, R., & Kennelly, M. 2014. State of Kansas Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut Strategic Plan. Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Forestry & Kansas State University Department of Plant Pathology. Retrieved from (link)
Thousand Cankers Disease	Geosmithia morbida	Action Plan	Tennessee Department of Agriculture	Haun, G., Powell, S., Strohmeier, C., & Kirksey, J. 2010. State of Tennessee Thousand Cankers Disease Action Plan. Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from (link)
Thousand Cankers Disease	Geosmithia morbida	Action Plan	Pennsylavnia Forest Pest Task Force	Pennsylvania Forest Pest Task Force. 2012. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Thousand Cankers Disease Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Thousand Cankers Disease	Geosmithia morbida	Action Plan	Missouri Invasive Forest Pest Council	Missouri Invasive Forest Pest Council. 2015. Thousand Cankers Disease of Black Walnut Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Best Management Practice	HRI P. ramorum Industry Working Group	HRI P. ramorum Industry Working Group. (n.d.). Nursery Industry Best Management Practices for Phytophthora ramorum. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Best Management Practice	USDA Forest Service	Suslow, K. 2008. Recommended industry best management practices for the prevention of Phytophthora ramorum introduction in nursery operations. In: Frankel, Susan J.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M., tech. coords. 2008. Proceedings of the sudden oak death third science symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-214. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 115-128. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Action Plan	Sudden Oak Death Task Force	Sudden Oak Death Task Force. 2017. Strategic Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Response Plan	University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County and the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Services	University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County & the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Services. 2008. Sonoma County Sudden Oak Death Strategic Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Management Plan	US Forest Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, National Association of State Foresters, and the National Plant Board	US Forest Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, National Association of State Foresters, and the National Plant Board. 2011. National Response Framework for Sudden Oak Death. Retrieved from (link)
Sudden Oak Death	Phytophthora ramorum	Management Plan	US Forest Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, National Association of State Foresters, and the National Plant Board	US Forest Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, National Association of State Foresters, and the National Plant Board. 2011. National Framework for Managing Sudden Oak Death caused by Phytophthora ramorum in Forests and Wildlands. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	California Firewood Task Force	California Firewood Task Force. 2017. Firewood Best Management Practices. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	Invasive Species Centre	Invasive Species Centre. 2018. Firewood Best Management Practices Â– Jurisdictional Scan and Analysis. Prepared for the Canadian Council on Invasive Species. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	Canadian Council on Invasive Species	Canadian Council on Invasive Species. (n.d.) Firewood Best Practices for Producers. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	California Firewood Task Force	California Firewood Task Force. (n.d.). Best Management Practices For Arborists and Tree Care Workers. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture	USDA Forest Service. 2013. Forest Service Handbook Pacific Southwest Â– Chapter 60 Â– Management of Specific Pests. Section 64.1. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice		Tribal Best Management Practices for Harvesting Firewood in the Ceded Territories of 1836, 1837, and 1842. (n.d.). Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	Colorado Department of Agriculture	Colorado Department of Agriculture. 2007. Firewood and Pests Recommendations. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	Cornell Cooperative Extension	Ochterski, J. 2004. Â“Do It YourselfÂ” Best Management Practices. Cornell Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	West Virginia University	Basham, E., & McGill, D. 2012. Firewood Best Management Practices. West Virginia University Davis College and West Virginia University Extension Service. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	UNH Cooperative Extension	UNH Cooperative Extension. (n.d.). Best Practices to Help Stop the Spread of EAB in New Hampshire. Retrieved from (link)
Firewood		Best Management Practice	Colorado Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry Nursery Program	Colorado Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry Nursery Program. 2011. Best Management Strategies for Movement and Use of Firewood in Colorado. Colorado Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry Nursery Program, Lakewood, CO. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	The Green Marina Education and Outreach Project Team	Green Marina Education and Outreach Project Team. (n.d.). Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide. Sea Grant Michigan, Sea Grant Wisconsin, and Sea Grant Ohio Sea Grant College Program. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	Gouvernement du QuÃ©bec, MinistÃ¨re des ForÃªts, de la Faune et des Parcs	Gouvernement du QuÃ©bec, MinistÃ¨re des ForÃªts, de la Faune et des Parcs. 2018. Guide to Best Practices in Aquatic Environments to Prevent the Introduction and Propagation of Aquatic Invasive Species. Gouvernement du QuÃ©bec, MinistÃ¨re des ForÃªts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Canada. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources	State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Best Management Practices for Boat, Gear and Equipment Decontamination. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Best Management Practices for Boat, Gear and Equipment Decontamination. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	Clean Marine	Clean Marine. (n.d.). Marina Program Manual. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Trails. 2012. Aquatic Invasive Species Best Management Practices for Water Access. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Best Management Practice	Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection	Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. 2013. Best Management Practices for Vessel Decontamination. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Old Lyme, CT. Retrieved from (link)
Boating		Action Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2019. Boaters Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Horticulture		Best Management Practice	Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University	Virginia Cooperative Extension. 2015. Horticultural Best Management Practices for VCE Master Gardener Volunteers. Retrieved from (link)
Horticulture		Best Management Practice	Oregon State University	Oregon State University. (n.d.). Best Management Practices (BMPs). Retrieved from (link)
Horticulture		Action Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2019. Gardeners Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Horticulture		Action Plan	Canadian Council on Invasive Species	Canadian Council on Invasive Species. (n.d.). Horticulture Action Plan. Canadian Council on Invasive Species, Williams Lake, BC. Retrieved from (link)
Horticulture		Protocol	Canadian Council on Invasive Species, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and Canadian Nursery Landscape Association	Canadian Council on Invasive Species, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and Canadian Nursery Landscape Association. (n.d.). National Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Ornamental Horticulture Industry. Retrieved from (link)
Equipment		Best Management Practice	Parks Canada Agency	Parks Canada Agency. 2016. Best Management Practices for the Prevention of Invasive Species. Retrieved from (link)
Equipment		Best Management Practice	Government of Alberta	Government of Alberta. (n.d.). Best Management Practices Â– Equipment Sanitation. Retrieved from (link)
Equipment		Protocol	Government of Alberta	Government of Alberta, Alberta Environment and Parks. (2017). Decontamination Protocol For Watercraft & Equipment. Retrieved from (link)
Equipment		Protocol	Peterborough Stewardship Council and Ontario Invasive Plant Council	Halloran, J., Anderson, H., and Tassie, D. 2013. Clean Equipment Protocol for Industry. Peterborough Stewardship Council and Ontario Invasive Plant Council. Peterborough, ON. Retrieved from (link)
Ballast Water		Best Management Practice	The Shipping Federation of Canada	The Shipping Federation of Canada. 2000. Code of Best Practices for Ballast Water Management. Retrieved from (link)
Ballast Water		Best Management Practice	GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Programme and Florida Institute of Technology	GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Programme and Florida Institute of Technology. 2017. Guidance on Best Management Practices for Sediment Reception Facilities under the Ballast Water Management Convention. GloBallast, Monograph No. 23. Retrieved from (link)
Ballast Water		Best Management Practice	Congressional Research Service	Buck, H. E. 2010. Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species. Retrieved from (link)
Aquaculture		Best Management Practice	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture. 2016. Aquaculture Best Management Practices Manual. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture, Tallahassee, Florida. Retrieved from (link)
Aquaculture		Best Management Practice	Conservation International, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, University of California Santa Barbara	Bone, J., Clavelle, T., Ferreira, J. G., Grant, J., Ladner, I., Immink, A., . . . Taylor, N. G. 2018. BEST PRACTICES FOR AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH IN INDONESIA AND BEYOND [PDF]. Retrieved from (link)
Aquaculture		Best Management Practice	Sea Grant Law Center	Nichols, A. 2018. Regulating Invasive Species in Aquaculture: Common State Approaches and Best Management Practices. Sea Grant Law Center. Retrieved from (link)
Aquaculture		Management Plan	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2017. Pacific Region Shellfish Integrated Management of Aquaculture Plan. Canada., Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Retrieved from (link)
Aquaculture		Action Plan	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2010. National Aquaculture Strategic Action Plan Initiative (NASAPI) 2011-2015. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Retrieved from (link)
Hunting/Game		Management Plan	Government of Saskatchewan	Government of Saskatchewan. 2018. Game Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Hunting/Game		Action Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2019. Anglers Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Canal		Management Plan	Parks Canada	Parks Canada. 2005. Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada Management Plan (Canada). Retrieved from (link)
Live Bait		Best Management Practice	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2011. Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Other Strategies For Minimizing the Risk of Importing Invasive Fish Species in Bait and Forage Shipments. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Best Management Practice	British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Ecosystem Standards and Planning Biodiversity Branch & Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia	British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Ecosystem Standards and Planning Biodiversity Branch & Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia. 2004. Best Management Practices for Recreational Activities on Grasslands in the Thompson and Okanagan Basins. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Best Management Practice	Wisconsin Council on Forestry	The Wisconsin Council on Forestry. 2009. Best Management Practices for Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species by Outdoor Recreation Activities in Wisconsin. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Best Management Practice	North Country Trail Association	Ketchmark, A. 2010. Invasive species: Best Management Practices. North Country Trail Association, Lowell, MI. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Best Management Practice	Parks Canada	Parks Canada. 2016. Parks Canada National Best Management Practices for Trail Maintenance and Modification. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Management Plan	Alberta Environment and Parks	Alberta Environment and Parks. 2017. Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Recreation Management Plan. Government of Alberta. ISBN No. 978-1-4601-3967-7. Retrieved from (link)
Outdoor Recreation		Action Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2019. Hiking Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	The University of Georgia	Moorhead, D.J., K.A. Rawlins, C.W. Evans, C.E. Barlow and C.T. Bargeron. 2011. A Land ManagerÂ’s Guide to Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species. The University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Tifton GA. BW-2011-03. 28 p. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture	US Forest Service Department of Agriculture. 2012. Non-native Invasive Species Best Management Practices Â– Guidance for the U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2009. WisconsinÂ’s Forestry Best Management Practices For Invasive Species. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Department of Parks, Montgomery County, Park Planning and Resource Stewardship Division, & Natural resources Stewardship Section	The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Department of Parks, Montgomery County, Park Planning and Resource Stewardship Division, & Natural Resources Stewardship Section. 2015. Best Management Practices for Control of Non-Native Invasives. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Silver Spring, MD. 43 p. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	California Invasive Plant Council	Cal-IPC. 2012. Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants: Best Management Practices for Land Managers (3rd ed.). Cal-IPC Publication 2012-03. California Invasive Plant Council, Berkeley, CA. Available at (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC Parks) and Invasive Species Council of British Columbia	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC Parks) and Invasive Species Council of British Columbia. 2018. Best Management Practices For Invasive Plants in Parks and Protected Areas of British Columbia (2018 ed.). Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	District of West Vancouver	District of West Vancouver. 2014. Best Management Practices and Target Plant Profiles Excerpt from Invasive Plants Strategy. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	Saskatchewan Forage Council	Saskatchewan Forage Council. 2011. BMPs for Invasive Plant Species Â– Hay. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	Saskatchewan Forage Council	Saskatchewan Forage Council. 2010. BMPs for Invasive Plant Species Â– Forage Seed. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Best Management Practice	MN Invasive Species Advisory Council	MN Invasive Species Advisory Council. 2015. Best Management Practices for Preventing the Introduction, Establishment, and Spread of Invasive Species. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2020. Fisheries Management Plan (Fisheries Management Zone 4). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2018. Fisheries Management Plan (Fisheries Management Zone 5). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	British Columbia Ministry of Environment Lower Mainland Region Environmental Stewardship Division	British Columbia Ministry of Environment Lower Mainland Region Environmental Stewardship Division. 2007. SkwelwilÂ’em Squamish Estuary Wildlife Management Area Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department. 2018. Terrestrial Invasive Species Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, & Michigan Department of Transportation	Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, & Michigan Department of Transportation. (n.d.). MichiganÂ’s Terrestrial Invasive Species State Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2011. Invasive Species Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service	United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 2009. Invasive Species Management Strategy. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Ogden, Utah. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Diamond Head Consulting Ltd.	Diamond Head Consulting Ltd. 2015. Mundy Park Forest Management Plan. Prepared for the City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Diamond Head Consulting & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver	Diamond Head Consulting & Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. 2019. Glenbrook Ravine Park Invasive Plant Management Plan. Prepared for Engineering and Parks and Recreation Departments, New Westminster, BC. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	District of Saanich	District of Saanich. 2013. Invasive Species Management Strategy. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	City of London	City of London. (n.d.). London Invasive Plant Management Strategy. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	McCracken, M. K., & Giffen, N. R. 2017. Invasive Plant Management Plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation. Prepared for US Department of Energy, Office of Science. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Management Plan	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2015. New York State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Action Plan	City of Richmond Engineering and Public Works Division - Sustainability and District Energy Section	City of Richmond Engineering and Public Works Division Â– Sustainability and District Energy Section. 2015. City of Richmond Invasive Species Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Action Plan	Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Group	Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Group. 2004. A Canadian Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Action Plan	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2019. Cottagers Action Plan. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Action Plan	Canadian Council on Invasive Species	Canadian Council on Invasive Species. 2017. National Taking Action Plan. Canadian Council on Invasive Species, Williams Lake, BC. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Response Plan	British Columbia Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group	British Columbia Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group. 2014. Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response Plan for British Columbia. Retrieved from (link)
Invasive Species		Response Plan	Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta	Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta. 2019. Alberta Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response Plan. Retrieved from (link)

Best Management Practices: provide recommendations on how to effectively manage or control invasive species while adhering to all necessary legislation, regulations and policies.

Management Plan: provides a clear approach towards preventing and managing the spread of invasive species and their potential impacts. This document outlines approaches to achieve these objectives and goals.

Action Plan: outlines the projects or activities needed to meet the goals and objectives by identifying and prioritising invasive species management. The plan can provide information on the species habitat; guidance on setting management priorities; how to coordinate public outreach and engagement; and evaluate the socio-economic costs and benefits.

Response Plan: is a support tool/framework that provides detailed instructions to follow in the event a new invasive species is reported. It serves as a guide to help identify, assess and determine when a response is required and what type of response should be considered.

Protocol: an official document that outlines preventative actions to help prevent the spread and introduction of invasive species