Learn about the priority invasive species in WA and submit sighting reports.
About Washington Invasives
Washington Invasives is an education app developed by Bugwood.
Download Statistics
Washington Invasives has been downloaded 8 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 71 times.
User Ratings
Washington Invasives is rated 3.34 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 35 ratings.
App Information
Washington Invasives is FREE to download. The APK download size is 9.23 MB. The latest version available is 4.0.1. The last update was on June 25, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Washington Invasives requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2017.
Description
Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, and insects that harm native species, ecosystems, native people’s cultural resources, and industries such as agriculture, forestry, and hydropower. Expansions of global trade and increases in human mobility have resulted in unprecedented invasion by invasive species. These species threaten biodiversity, habitat quality, and ecosystem function and are believed to have contributed to the decline of 42% of the endangered and threatened species in the United States. In Washington, the costs of dealing with invasive species are in the millions of dollars each year.
Managing invasive species here in Washington State is complex due to the number and types of pathways through which species are introduced. A number of local, state and federal agencies and organizations work to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species, physically control or eradicate them, monitor their distribution, and understand their characteristics. Now you can help contribute to identifying and reporting invasive species before they become a bigger problem. The goal of this mobile app is to make species identification easier and help improve detection and reporting of harmful invasive species statewide
You can submit invasive species sighting reports directly with your mobile device where they occur. These sighting reports are submitted to Washington Invasive Species Council (WISC) staff and technical experts throughout the state to review and approve sighting reports. Sightings that are approved will be viewable directly through the app’s mapping tool. You can also learn more about priority invasive species in Washington with easy-to-understand descriptions and images. This mobile app is part of an integrated invasive species reporting and outreach campaign for WISC that also includes a website with an online reporting form.
FEATURES - GPS and Photo Tools Easy species reporting uses your GPS to capture your current location and an image of your sightings. - Offline Caching Report sightings that can be saved on your phone for uploading when you have network connectivity. - Easy-to-Learn Species Info Images and information on Washington Invasive Species Council’s priority plant and animal species. - View other sighting reports Dynamic distribution maps showing confirmed sightings of all species captured through the app from your current location.
ABOUT THE WASHINGTON INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL Established by the Legislature in 2006, the Council provides policy-level direction, planning, and coordination for combating harmful invasive species throughout the state and preventing the introduction of others that may be potentially harmful. More information is available at www.invasivespecies.wa.gov.
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I really like this app. I enjoy that the public can help with reporting and that good descriptions are given. I think more pictures are needed for the Invasive plants. The current pictures focus more on the flowers and there should be good images of the leaves as well.
★★★★★Alexis· Mar 28, 2025
Honestly great little app. I have the physical pamphlets for these, but it's always nice to just check through invasive when I go to buy seeds or plants online, especially for fish, amphibians or reptiles. Solid resource!
★★★★★Thomas Solenberger· Jul 1, 2018
I'm so happy to be able to help keep our native plants and animals safe.
Invasive species are all around us. I just wish that more people knew about
them and how to help protect our native species.
★★★★★A Google user· Oct 22, 2021
Educational and hoping it helps the database
★☆☆☆☆Luke Swift· Feb 25, 2020
Required my location and access to my camera in order to operate failed to open with these permissions blocked. Thought this app might be a great way to learn about invasive plants to bad it was too invasive. Apps should only request access to these services when necessary and not just because.
★★☆☆☆Jennie Haste· Apr 8, 2020
Downloaded this to help with the giant asian wasp. It's not even listed. The map doesn't seem to work right either. Only shows red points even if I try changing filters. I can only view "priority" species. I thought it would list all invasive somewhere on the app. Also, a lot of the descriptions are missing the part that explains how to tell the species apart from native look-alikes. 2 stars for poor function but nice photos.
★★☆☆☆Todd Folsom· May 8, 2020
This app will not respond to tapping on the checkmark icon of a photo. The only thing that works after taking a photo is the back icon. This is the same icon on a photo that works fine when I use the naturalist app. Phone is Asus Zen phone running Android 8.0.0. The app is non-functional for reporting sightings of invasive. I have not tried to use the other features as I wanted to get going on the current Scotch Broom census.
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