Early detection of invasive species is part of the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program established by the National Park Service. Bluestone National Scenic River is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network (ERMN), who classify and update invasive species that pose serious threats to a park’s ecosystem. Monitoring invasive species of concern is a preventive method that decreases the likelihood that invasive pests will become established in new areas. This surveillance monitoring can be done with the help of NPS crews, cooperators, resource managers, volunteers, and visitors. See the pictures below for forest pests and plant species on the early detection list for Bluestone National Scenic River. 
bugwood.org Agrilus planipennis 
insectimage.org Anoplophora glabripennis 
insectimage.org Geosmithia morbida
epa.gov Didymosphenia geminata 
bugwood.org Acer platanoides 
bugwood.org Achyranthes japonica 
bugwood.org Akebia quinata 
bugwood.org Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 
bugwood.org Berberis thunbergii 
bugwood.org Celastrus orbiculatus 
bugwood.org Clematis terniflora 
bugwood.org Dioscorea oppositifolia 
bugwood.org Euonymus alatus
bugwood.org Frangula alnus 
bugwood.org Heracleum mantegazzium 
bugwood.org Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius 
bugwood.org Phragmites australis 
bugwood.org Polygonum cuspidatum/sachalinense
bugwood.org Polygonum perfoliatum 
bugwood.org Pueraria montana var. lobata
bugwood.org Ranunculus ficaria 
bugwood.org Rhamnus cathartica |
Last updated: February 26, 2015