USACE Invasive Plant Best Management Practices

Across USACEs projects there are over 170 known invasive species for which management actions are necessary. With funding provided through the Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (APCRP), a series of best management practices (BMPs) for specific terrestrial and aquatic plants have been compiled to share information and aid in effective control measures.

The APCRP is the nations only federally-authorized research program that addresses invasive aquatic plants. The APCRP develops effective, economical and environmentally compatible methods for assessing and managing problem aquatic vegetation. Current research focus areas include biological and chemical control, ecological assessment, innovative management strategies and application, and nuisance algae.


BMP References & More Information

A.Altissima Tree of Heaven	A.donax Giant Reed	A.julibrissin Mimosa/Silktree
Norway Maple	B.umbellatus Flowering Rush	C.carliniana Carolina Fanwort
C.dactylon Bermudagrass	E.azurea Anchored Waterhyacinth	E.canadensis Canadian Waterweed
L.cuneata Sericea Lespedeza	L.grandiflora Large-Flower Primrose-Willow	L.hexapetala Six Petal Water Primrose
L.japonicum Japanese Climbing Fern	L.peruviana Peruvian Primrose-Willow	L.sinense Chinese Privet
M.azedarach Chinaberry Tree	M.maximus Guineagrass	M.quinquenervia Melaleuca
M.vimineum Japanese Stiltgrass	N.obtusa Starry Stonewort	O.cubense Cuban Bulrush
P.arundinacea Reed Canarygrass	P.australis European Common Reed	P.repens Torpedograss
P.stratiotes Waterlettuce	S.minima Common Salvinia/Water Fern	S.molesta Giant Salvinia
S.terebinthifolia Brazilian Peppertree	T.ramosissima Saltcedar	T.sebifera Chinese Tallowtree
Trappa_spp Water Chestnut