Anne R. Leslie, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWashington, DC (Retired) Randy G. Westbrooks, National Wetlands Research CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Whiteville, North Carolina

• Foreword ; Dedication ; 1. Invasive Species Issues, Traditions, Consumer Expectations, Current Understandings, Competing Goals, and the Law ; John Peter Thompson ; 2. Overview of Prohibited and Permitted Plant Regulatory Listing Systems ; Randy G. Westbrooks and Alan V. Tasker ; 3. Post-Border Weed Risk Assessment ; Terri Killeffer and Kelly Gravuer ; 4. Applying NEPA Requirements for Federal Weed Management Programs ; Gina Ramos ; 5. Aquatic Herbicide Registration New Model ; Kurt D. Getsinger, Mike D. Netherland, and Don R. Stubbs ; 6. Overview and Status of the Witchweed (Striga asiatica) Eradication Program in the Carolinas ; Richard D. Iverson, Randy G. Westbrooks, Robert E. Eplee, and Alan V. Tasker ; 7. Invasive Plant Management in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System ; Michael Lusk and Jenny Ericson ; 8. USDA Forest Service National Strategy and Implementation Plan for Invasive Species Management ; Michael Ielmini ; 9. Roadsides - Front Yard of the Nation ; Bonnie Harper-Lore ; 10. Invasive Plant Management on Western Public Lands by the Bureau of Land Management ; Gina Ramos ; 11. Federal Interagency Coordination for Invasive Plant Issues - The Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW) ; Randy G. Westbrooks ; 12. Regional Centers of Excellence: The Center for Invasive Plant Management ; Janet K. Clark ; 13. Interagency Partnering for Weed Prevention - Progress on Development of a National Early Detection and Rapid Response System for Invasive Plants in the United States ; Randy G. Westbrooks ; 14. New Approaches for Volunteer Data Collection and Analysis ? The Invasive Plant Atlas of New England ; Leslie J. Mehrhoff ; 15. Overview and History of the Beach Vitex Task Force - An Interagency Partnership in Action ; Randy G. Westbrooks and Elizabeth N. Brabson ; 16. New Approaches for Invasive Plant Management through Cooperative Weed Management Areas: The Southfork Weed Management Area in Park County, Wyoming ; Bob Parsons ; 17. Cooperation across Federal and Local Jurisdictions for Invasive Species Management: Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in Southern Arizona ; Lindy A. Brigham, Richard Brusca, and Julio Betancourt ; 18. Plant Management in Natural Areas ; Steven Manning and James Miller ; 19. Chemical Control Methods and Tools ; Steven Manning and James Miller ; 20. Manual, Mechanical, and Cultural Control Methods and Tools ; Steven Manning and James Miller ; 21. Length of Lag Phase and Additional Factors Related to Introduction and Early Spread of Invasive Plants: A Regulator's View ; Alan V. Tasker ; Editors' Biographies ; Indexes ; Author Index ; Subject Index