A.3. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN ALASKA 
A.3.1. STATUS OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Alaska’s Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan was published in 2002 
(see Appendix B, State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Summaries for a general 
description of the Plan). 
A.3.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA), Homer Soil and 
Water Conservation District (SWCD), Alaska SWCD, Kenai SWCD. The SWCDs 
have established an advisory board and listed priorities for the Weed Management Area. 
• Noxious and Invasive Plant Program, Upper Susitna SWCD. This program targets 
the local airport to prevent the transport (airplanes, luggage, and shoes) and spread of 
Orange hawkweed. Other activities include herbicide application and volunteer weed 
pulling in cooperation with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks’ Cooperative Extension 
Service. 
• Weed Ranking Program, Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska, 
Anchorage, Environmental and Natural Resources Institute. The Alaska Natural 
Heritage Program, in cooperation with other federal and state agencies, developed the 
Weed Ranking Project, which lists and ranks non-native plant species. 
• Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearing House (AK EPIC) Mapping Project, 
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Environmental 
and Natural Resources Institute. The Alaska Natural Heritage Program also partners 
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service/State and Private Forestry 
Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science 
Center on the AK EPIC. The AK EPIC draws much of its information from surveys, 
encompasses data from CWMAs, and employs a rapid response program. 
• Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management, University of 
Alaska, Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service. This committee was established in 
2003 to encourage and work towards a coordinated, statewide effort to prevent, manage, 
and increase the awareness of invasive and noxious species. 
• Alaska Invasive Species Working Group. This group was formed in 2006 to work 
towards an all-taxa, statewide invasive species cooperative effort. Members include 
state, federal, non-governmental organizations, and Alaska Native organizations. The 
group is currently working on an Alaska invasive species needs assessment. 
• Northern Pike Education Program, Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
(AK DFG), Sport Fish Division. 
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