Invasive Species Archive

The Task Force, recognizing the serious threats to the Everglades posed by invasive exotic plants and animals, has established an Invasive Species Strategic Action Framework (Framework). The Framework was developed by an extensive and diverse set of partners including members of the Task Force, Working Group, Science Coordination Group, and the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). The Framework delineates shared goals, objectives, and strategies for successfully combating invasive species. Associated documents include a series of case studies and an interagency snapshot budget. These archives include materials from the original 2015 Framework as well as the 2020 update. In addition, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 directed the Task Force to develop a list of priority invasive species and recommendations to protect the South Florida Ecosystem. Those work products will be posted here as they are developed.