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Disclaimer

The Nevada Noxious Weed Dashboard is provided by the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) as a public information service. Map data, species records, and project information are compiled from multiple sources, including partner agencies, cooperative weed management areas, and third-party databases such as EDDMapS. NDA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fitness for a particular purpose of the information presented.

Weed sighting records reflect reports submitted by the public, partner organizations, and agency staff. A record does not confirm the presence of a species at a location, and the absence of a record does not indicate a species is absent. Locations may be generalized to protect private property.

Nothing on this site constitutes a legal determination under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 555 or Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 555. For the official Nevada Noxious Weed List and regulatory questions, contact the NDA Plant Industry Division at [phone / email].

Links to external websites are provided for convenience. NDA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Privacy

What this site collects. The public site does not require an account and does not collect personal information from visitors. [If analytics are enabled: describe the tool, that data is aggregate and anonymized, and how to opt out.]

Cookies. [This site does not set cookies. / This site sets cookies only for anonymous usage measurement.]

Reporting a sighting. The "Report a sighting" links go to EDDMapS, a service operated by the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Information you submit there is governed by the EDDMapS privacy policy, not by NDA.

Third-party services. Map basemaps and geographic data are delivered through Esri ArcGIS Online, OpenStreetMap, and other public services. Your browser may send standard technical information, such as your IP address, to those services when maps load.

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Accessibility

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is committed to making this site accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. This site is designed to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

What we have done

Every page can be used with a keyboard alone: a skip link, visible focus outlines, buttons and links with names, and dialogs that keep focus until they close.
Every map has a text twin: species lists and county tables on the public pages, ranked lists and tables beside every partner lens, and a spoken summary of the home-page map for screen readers.
Text and background colors meet the 4.5 to 1 contrast ratio; map colors are always paired with a written label.
Motion respects your system setting. With "reduce motion" on, the story chapters show still images instead of fly-overs and time-lapses, and every looping video has a Pause button.
Data tables have labeled header rows; charts carry a text description of what they show.

Known limitations

The interactive maps are drawn by the ArcGIS Maps SDK. They can be panned and zoomed with the arrow and plus or minus keys, but individual map points are not reachable by keyboard; use the lists and tables beside each map instead.
The 3D fly-overs in the Why story are illustrative; their content is also given in the captions and statistics beside them.
Photographs of weeds carry a short description, not a botanical one; the identification text on each species page is the authoritative description.

If any part of this site is hard for you to use, tell us and we will fix it or give you the information another way: jdick@agri.nv.gov or (775) 353-3640. This statement was last reviewed on October 30, 2026.

Every interactive map has a table alternative presenting the same information.
All functions can be operated with a keyboard.
Text and interface colors meet WCAG contrast requirements, and status colors are always paired with labels.
Images include descriptive alternative text; decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology.
Pages are structured with headings and landmarks for screen-reader navigation, and work with browser zoom up to 200% and on mobile devices.

Known limitations. [List after testing.]

Feedback. If you experience difficulty accessing any part of this site, or need information in an alternative format, contact [NDA ADA coordinator or site contact]. We aim to respond within [5] business days.

Data sources and attribution

Noxious weed list: Nevada Administrative Code 555.010; Nevada Department of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division.
Weed sighting records: EDDMapS. University of Georgia, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. eddmaps.org. [Confirm attribution wording with Bugwood.]
Species profiles: Drafted from University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Department of Agriculture, USDA, and other state weed authorities; sources are listed on each species page.
Species photographs: Individual image credits appear with each image. Images from Bugwood.org are used under their respective Creative Commons licenses with photographer attribution.
Basemaps: Esri and its data contributors, or OpenStreetMap contributors, as shown in the map attribution bar.

Funding acknowledgement

This site was developed with support from the Western Weed Coordinating Committee through funding provided under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. [Insert required federal agency name and any required disclaimer.]