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Invasive species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native to the ecosystem under consideration, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm. Human actions are the primary means of invasive species introductions, and they can be introduced to an area intentionally or unintentionally. Some examples of introduction pathways are ship ballast water, firewood, escaped ornamental plants, and escaped or released pets. Invasive species can lead to the extinction of native plants and animals, destroy biodiversity, and permanently alter habitats. Some species have become so common that they are not easily recognized as invasive and the underlying damage to the ecosystems has been overlooked. Join the National Agricultural Library’s National Invasive Species Information Centerto learn more about invasive species, their effects, and their control as we celebrate National Invasive Species Awareness week.

The event will begin with an introduction and information about the NISIC from Joyce Bolton, lead of the information center. Followed by guest speaker, Chuck Bargeron, Co-Director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia. Then, Jamie Flood, Wikipedian-in-residence of National Agricultural Library and Ariel Cetrone of Wikimedia D.C. will lead a one-hour training on Wikipedia editing and we will spend the rest of the day updating invasive species articles on Wikipedia. Later in the afternoon, Kirstin Nelson, NAL's Law Librarian, will offer an overview and question and answer session about the major laws related to Invasive Species and the impacts of those laws. During the event experienced editors will be on hand to assist and answer questions.

Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.
During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related

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May 20, 2021

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No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. No background in invasive species is required either.


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  • 11:00-11:10 Welcome and Introduction from Susan McCarthy, Associate Director for Knowledge Services Division (KSD) at the National Agricultural Library
  • 11:10-11:20 Overview of the Invasive Species Information Center from Joyce Bolton of National Agricultural Library
  • 11:20-11:35 Guest Speaker, Chuck Bargeron, Co-Director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia
  • 11:35- 11:50 Guest Speaker, Rebekah Wallace EDDMapS & Bugwood Images Coordinator at the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia
  • 11:50 - 12:30 Wikipedia Editing Training with Jamie Flood (NAL) and Ariel Cetrone (Wikimedia DC)
  • 12:30-1:00 Break
  • 1:00-1:30 -Editing, time for questions and follow up
  • 1:30-2:00 Breakout Session with Kirstin Nelson – Overview and Q&A about the major laws related to Invasive Species
  • 2:00--3:00 Editing and wrap up (shortly before 3:00)

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NAL National Invasive Species Awareness Week Full Edit-a-thon Slides
Slides on editing Wikipedia from the National Invasive Species Awareness week at the USDA National Agricultural Libraryr
NISIC laws

Wikimedia[edit]

Wikipedia Policies[edit]

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User rights management
Special username creation


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About the Quality Scale

Common Name Wikipedia
Terrestrial Plants
Air Potato Dioscorea bulbifera
Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata
Beach Vitex Vitex rotundifolia
Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia
British Yellowhead Inula britannica
Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense
Chinese Privet Ligustrum sinense
Chinese Tallow Triadica sebifera
Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica
Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Common Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Dalmatian Toadflax Linaria dalmatica
Diffuse Knapweed Centaurea diffusa
Downy Brome Centaurea diffusa
Fig Buttercup Ficaria verna
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea
Hairy Whitetop Lepidium appelianum
Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Climbing Fern Lygodium japonicum
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Spiraea Spiraea japonica
Japanese Stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum
Johnsongrass Johnson grass
Kudzu Pueraria montana
Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula
Medusahead Taeniatherum
Mile-A-Minute Weed Persicaria perfoliata
Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Old World Climbing Fern Lygodium microphyllum
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
Princess Tree Paulownia tomentosa
Purple Star Thistle Paulownia tomentosa
Quackgrass Elymus repens
Russian Knapweed Rhaponticum repens
Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Bamboo Nandina
Saltcedar Tamarix
Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Thistle Onopordum acanthium
Spotted Knapweed Centaurea maculosa
St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima
Tropical Soda Apple Solanum viarum
Whitetop Lepidium draba
Witchweed Striga asiatica
Yellow Star Thistle Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Terrestrial Vertebrates
Brown Tree Snake Brown Tree Snake
Burmese Python Burmese python
European Starling Common starling
Wild Boar Wild boar
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Africanized Honeybee Africanized Bee
Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri
Asian Giant Hornet Asian giant hornet
Asian Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar asiatica
Asian Long-Horned Beetle Asian long-horned beetle
Asian Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis
Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle Tetropium fuscum
Cactus Moth Cactoblastis cactorum
Chilli Thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis
Citrus Longhorned Beetle Citrus long-horned beetle
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Common Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus piniperda
Emerald Ash Borer Emerald ash borer
European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi
European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana
European Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
European Spruce Bark Beetle European spruce bark beetle
False Codling Moth False Codling Moth
Formosan Subterranean Termite Formosan subterranean termite
Giant African Snail Achatina fulica
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Glassy-winged sharpshooter
Golden Nematod Globodera rostochiensis
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hemlock woolly adelgid
Japanese Beetle Japanese beetle
Khapra Beetle Khapra beetle
Kudzu Bug Megacopta cribraria
Light Brown Apple Moth Light brown apple moth
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata
Mexican Fruit Fly Anastrepha ludens
Nun Moth Black arches
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera
Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis
Pale Cyst Nematoda Globodera pallida
Pink Bollworm Pink bollworm
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Red Imported Fire Ant Red imported fire ant
Russian Wheat Aphid Russian wheat aphid
Screwworm Cochliomyia
Siberian Moth Dendrolimus superans
Silverleaf Whitefly Silverleaf whitefly
Sirex Woodwasp Sirex woodwasp
Soybean Cyst Nematode Soybean cyst nematode
Spotted Lanternfly Spotted lanternfly
Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Tropical Bont Tick Amblyomma variegatum
Terrestrial Pathogens and Diseases
African Swine Fever African swine fever virus
Alder Dieback Alder Dieback
Avian Influenza Avian influenza
Beech Bark Disease Beech bark disease
Boxwood Blight Boxwood blight
Butternut Canker Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum
Chestnut Blight Chestnut blight
Chrysanthemum White Rust Puccinia horiana
Citrus Canker Citrus canker
Citrus Greening Citrus greening disease
Classical Swine Fever Classical swine fever
Dogwood Anthracnose Discula destructiva
Dutch Elm Disease Dutch elm disease
Foot and Mouth Disease Foot and mouth disease
Fowlpox Fowlpox
Gladiolus Rust Uromyces
Karnal Bunt Karnal bunt
Late Blight Phytophthora infestans
Laurel Wilt Laurel wilt
Plum Pox Plum pox
Southern Bacterial Wilt Ralstonia solanacearum
Soybean Rust Soybean rust
Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum
Thousand Cankers Black Walnut Disease Thousand cankers disease
Virulent Newcastle Disease Virulent Newcastle disease
West Nile Virus West Nile virus
White Pine Blister Rust Cronartium ribicola
White-Nose Syndrome White-nose syndrome
Zika Virus Disease Zika fever
Aquatic Plants
Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides
Brazilian Waterweed Egeria densa
Caulerpa, Mediterranean Clone Caulerpa taxifolia
Common Reed Phragmites
Curly Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Didymo Didymosphenia geminata
Eurasian Watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Giant Reed Arundo donax
Giant Salvinia Salvinia molesta
Hydrilla Hydrilla
Melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia
Oxygen Weed Lagarosiphon major
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Water Chestnut Water caltrop
Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes
Water Lettuce Pistiax
Water Spinach Ipomoea aquatica
Fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Alewife Alewife (fish)
Asian Swamp Eel Asian swamp eel
Bighead Carp Bighead carp
Black Carp Black carp
Bullfrog American bullfrog
Cane Toad Cane toad
Eurasian Ruffe Ruffe
Flathead Catfish Flathead catfish
Grass Carp Grass carp
Lionfish Red lionfish
Nile Perch Nile perch
Northern Snakehead Northern snakehead
Nutria (Coypu) Coypu
Red-Bellied Pacu Piaractus brachypomus
Red-Eared Slider Red-eared slider
Round Goby Round goby
Sea Lamprey Sea lamprey
Silver Carp Silver carp
Aquatic Invertebrates
Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea
Asian Shore Crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Channeled Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata
Chinese Mitten Crab Chinese mitten crab
Clubbed Tunicate Styela clava
Colonial Sea Squirt Didemnum vexillum
European Green Crab Carcinus maenas
Golden Mussel Limnoperna fortunei
Killer Shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus
New Zealand Mud Snail New Zealand mud snail
Quagga Mussel Quagga mussel
Rusty Crayfish Rusty crayfish
Spiny Water Flea Bythotrephes longimanus
Veined Rapa Whelk Veined rapa whelk
White Spotted Jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata
Zebra Mussel Zebra mussel
Aquatic Invasive Pathogens and Diseases
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
Whirling Disease Myxobolus cerebralis
Invasive Species related Laws
Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
Plant Protection Act of 2000 Plant Protection Act
Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 Law is mentioned in the U.S. Section under Trade in the International parrot trade article. Could be expanded.
Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act of 1992 Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act
Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act
Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992
National Invasive Species Act of 1996 National Invasive Species Act A section could be added about Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species (1999). Additional information could be added about the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force as well.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
Organic Administration Act of 1897 Organic Act of 1897
Lacey Act of 1900 Lacey Act of 1900
Animal Damage Control Act of 1931 Expand on within the Wildlife Services article
Federal Seed Act of 1939 Federal Seed Act
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act

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