Wikipedia:Invasive Species Editathon

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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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Schedule

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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Wikimedia

Wikimedia movement
Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia
Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)
Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects
Wiktionary, a dictionary
Wikibooks, educational textbooks
Wikinews, news articles
Wikiquote, a collection of quotations
Wikisource, a library of source texts and documents
Wikiversity, educational material
Wikivoyage, a travel guide
Wikispecies, a taxonomic catalogue of species

Wikipedia Policies

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Potential References

UPDATED Species Profile list - all of the species profile links need to be updated on the work list.
National Invasive Species Information Center
Bugwood
Bugwood images
resources.ipmcenters.org
EDDMapS
Invasive.org from The Center For Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Invasive Species: Major Laws and the Role of Selected Federal Agencies

For Wikimedia DC Use

User rights management

Special username creation

Articles work list

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