Non-Native Species Task Group

The Non-Native Species Task Group was formed to review the indicators contained in the 2002 State of the Nation's Ecosystems report that describe various aspects of non-native species, and to recommend refinements or modifications to those indicators.

Survey of Non-Native Species Databases, by the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, completed April 2006 (PDF, 355 kb). The databases identified for this summary were documented using an online survey (see the survey form).

Committee Members

Ann Bartuska (Chair), Deputy Chief for Research and Development, U.S. Forest Service

Jerome Beatty, Deputy Director, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service

Faith Campbell, Senior Policy Representative, The Nature Conservancy

Gabriela Chavarria, Vice President, Conservation Policy, Defenders of Wildlife

Pam Fuller, Biologist, USGS, Biological Research Division, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, Center for Aquatic Resources Studies

Nelroy E. Jackson, Consultant, Monsanto (Retired)

Terri Killeffer, Botanical Research Associate, NatureServe

Richard N. Mack, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University

Gary C. Matlock, Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service

Sarah Reichard, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, College of Forest Resources

Peter M. Rice, Project Director, Invaders Database, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana

Gregory Ruiz, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution

Thomas Stohlgren, Science Program Director, Biological Resources Division, USGS, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University

David Thomas, Director, Illinois Natural History Survey

Chris Dionigi, Assistant Director for Domestic Policy, Science, and Cooperation, National Invasive Species Council