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SUMMARY:The 32nd North American Invasive Species Management Association NAISMA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for our next NAISMA annual conference on September 30 – October 3\, 2024 in Missoula\, MT. Co-hosted with the Montana Invasive Species Council. As a member\, you get a 10% discount. \n\n\n\nThe 32nd NAISMA Annual Conference will be co-hosted with the Montana Invasive Species Council. We expect 350+ attendees from a broad range of backgrounds\, invasive species\, and natural resource professions to attend from across North America and beyond. This year’s theme will highlight the foundations needed to implement management strategies that work\, partnerships that impact diverse geographies\, and policy and funding successes that can be tailored to fit your landscape. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://naisma.org/event/north-american-invasive-species-management-association-32nd-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Summit
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SUMMARY:International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the INAUGURAL International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network on January 30 and 31\, 2024. This conference is VIRTUAL allowing for more international attendance while reducing our carbon footprint. \n\n\n\nRegistration: FREE \n\n\n\nConference registration is free and features topics including sessions on: \n\n\n\n\nNew arrivals and emerging invasion pathways\n\n\n\nManaging invasive species in a changing climate\n\n\n\nPractitioner success stories\n\n\n\nLessons learned from island ecosystems\n\n\n\nDownload the full agenda\n\n\n\n\nBecause biological invasions and climate change are global issues that know no boundaries\, the IISCCC strives to create space to share research and management practices\, expand networks\, and promote translational experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Jennifer Grenz \n\n\n\nTaking Teachings from our Targets: how storytelling will help shape invasion biology in a changing climate \n\n\n\nJennifer Grenz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia. She has a BSc in Agroecology and a PhD in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (both from UBC). Jennifer’s research focuses on applying an Indigenous worldview (she is Nlaka’pamux of mixed ancestry) to invasion biology and ecology and challenges us to think differently about our role in ecosystems management as we face a rapidly changing climate. She is passionate about bridging the practitioner-researcher divide as she worked for nearly two decades providing consulting services and on-the-ground management of invasive species for all levels of government prior to her academic appointment. Her lab\, The Indigenous Ecology Lab\, is currently working on understanding the impacts of invasive plants on soil microbial ecology and the role of these impacts on post eradication restoration activities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlenary Speaker Day 1: Jessica Hellmann \n\n\n\nClimate change adaptation meets the notion of native and invasive species \n\n\n\nDr. Jessica Hellmann is Director and Ecolab Chair at the Institute on the Environment and Distinguished McKnight University Professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota. She studies the impacts of climate change on natural systems and methods for adapting to climate change. She leads the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center for the US Geological Survey\, and in 2018\, she co-founded Geofinancial Analytics\, a private venture that benchmarks methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. She serves several non-profits as a board member\, including the Science Museum of Minnesota\, COMPASS (an NGO advancing societal engagement of scientists) and the National Audubon Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlenary Speaker Day 2: Helen Roy and Peter Stoett \n\n\n\nInsights from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Assessment on Invasive Alien Species and their control \n\n\n\nHelen is an Ecologist at the United Kingdom Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and Professor in Ecology at the University of Exeter. Helen co-leads a large research group within the Biodiversity Science Area. Within the Biological Records Centre (part of UKCEH)\, Helen leads programs to develop zoological monitoring and research working in collaboration with the volunteer wildlife recording community. She is leading global collaborations to deliver high impact research to understand and predict the effects of biological invasions (and other drivers of global environmental change) on biodiversity and ecosystem function using large-scale and long-term species distribution and abundance datasets. \n\n\n\nSince 2008 Helen has led a Defra-funded project to compile information on invasive non-native species for Britain and is currently leading a Darwin Plus project to compile information on invasive non-native species for all the UK Overseas Territories. Prevention\, early detection and rapid response are critical to the management of invasive non-native species and the collaborative approaches Helen has developed for horizon scanning to inform prevention have achieved international recognition and application. Her research on biological invasions has gained her international recognition both through informing policy and advancing science including as co-chair of the IPBES Thematic Assessment on Invasive Alien Species and their Control. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Peter Stoett’s main areas of research expertise include international relations and law\, global environmental politics\, and human rights; he is especially interested in critical perspectives on the many nuanced intersections between these themes. Current research focuses on biodiversity conservation policy\, transnational environmental crime\, marine pollution prevention\, climate justice\, and Canadian-American environmental relations. He has also worked extensively on genocide and war crimes prevention and punishment. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Ontario Tech University\, Dr. Stoett was Director of the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre\, and Chair of the Department of Political Science\, at Concordia University in Montreal\, Québec. Currently\, he is co-chairing the first global assessment on invasive alien species conducted by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). He has also worked with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) as a Coordinating Lead Author on the sixth flagship Global Environmental Outlook report\, and was a contributing expert on the 2020 IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPartners
URL:https://naisma.org/event/international-invasive-species-climate-change-conference/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Protecting Threatened and Endangered Species from Pesticides
DESCRIPTION:When EPA registers a pesticide or reevaluates it in registration review\, the Agency has a responsibility under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to ensure that the pesticide registrations do not jeopardize the continued existence of federally threatened or endangered (listed) species or adversely modify their designated critical habitats. Chemical stressors\, such as pesticides\, are one of many factors that can contribute to population declines of listed species. Other factors include habitat loss\, climate change\, invasive species\, and pests/diseases. In April 2022\, EPA released its workplan to address the complexity of meeting its ESA obligations for actions taken under the Federal Insecticide\, Fungicide\, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This comprehensive workplan establishes four overall strategies and dozens of actions that EPA will adopt\, in collaboration with other federal agencies\, to improve protection for federally threatened and endangered (listed) species and meet our ESA obligations. Subsequently\, in November 2022\, EPA issued a workplan update that describes several current and future programmatic initiatives with other federal agencies to prioritize mitigation for listed species that are particularly vulnerable to pesticides and to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the ESA-FIFRA process. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nBrian Anderson is the Associate Director of the Environmental Fate and Effects Division in the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs. Brian has worked on a number of exposure\, ecotoxicology\, risk assessment\, and endangered species related issues for the last 20 years. He lives in Virginia where he enjoys hiking\, golf\, and music.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-protecting-threatened-and-endangered-species-from-pesticides/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Professional Development,Webinars
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SUMMARY:EDDMapS Summit 2022
DESCRIPTION:Above: Summit presentations cover EDDMapS’ smartphone apps\, website\, tools\, and projects. Subscribe to NAISMA communications to learn more about our year-round offerings of professional development in invasive species management. View the recordings from 2021 for basics on EDDMapS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by the North American Invasive Species Management AssociationOrganized by University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health  \n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\nEDDMapS (Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System) is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution. It is fast\, easy to use\, and doesn’t require Geographic Information Systems experience. \n\n\n\nThe University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health in collaboration with its partner organizations is providing a comprehensive one-day training and update.  This free summit is open to everyone from beginners to experienced users.  The Summit will have presentations that cover EDDMapS’ smartphone apps\, website\, tools\, and projects.  This will be an update to last year’s Summit and attendees are encouraged to review the recordings from last year prior to this year’s Summit.   \n\n\n\nAgenda 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)\n\n\n\n11:00 am– Welcome – Belle Bergner\, NAISMA Executive Director \n\n\n\n11:10 am– EDDMapS Overview\, Year in Review and Updates – Chuck Bargeron\, UGA \n\n\n\n11:40 am– Projects – What they are\, how they work – Joe LaForest\, UGA \n\n\n\n12:00 pm– Illinois Tree of Heaven Monitoring Program Update  – Tricia Bethke\, The Morton Arboretum \n\n\n\n12:20 pm– Lessons Learned with Point and Polygon Data – Jerry Caldwell\, Tooele County Utah and Monika Chandler\, Minnesota Dept of Ag \n\n\n\n12:45 pm– User Tools – Downloads\, Alerts\, Saved Queries – Rebekah Wallace\, UGA \n\n\n\n1:00 pm– Break \n\n\n\n1:10 pm– How to Use the Data – Aaron Eagar\, Utah Dept of Agriculture and Food \n\n\n\n1:30 pm– Mobilizing the Public to Detect and Report All Types of Invasive Species: Washington State’s First Detector Program from Apple Maggot to Zebra Mussel – Justin Bush\, Washington Invasive Species Council \n\n\n\n1:50 pm– Verifier Tools – Rebekah Wallace\, UGA \n\n\n\n2:10 pm– Next steps\, improving customer support and Future Tools – Chuck Bargeron\, UGA \n\n\n\n2:30 pm– Open Questions with EDDMapS Team \n\n\n\nNew to EDDMapS? Check out last year’s videos to learn about the program and its partners: video 1 | video 2 \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://naisma.org/event/eddmaps-summit-2022/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Programs,Summit,Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: US Geological Survey Decision Science – Modeling and Structured Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:Register Here → | Download Agenda \n\n\n\nUS Geological Survey researchers will present their research on modeling and decision science that informs management of invasive species.  The session will include examples of models developed to inform life history of invasive species and how those models are used to inform the structured decision making process for developing management actions. Examples will include Burmese pythons in the Everglades\, Silver Carp and Bighead Carp in the Tennessee/Cumberland basin\, and dreissenid mussels in the west. Please join us! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTime    Topic                                                                                        Speaker                        \n\n\n\n11:00    General overview of modeling/decision science             Patrick Kočovský \n\n\n\n11:05    Vital rates of Burmese pythons in the Everglades            Kristen Hart/Amy Yackel Adams \n\n\n\n11:25    Bigheaded carp population model (SEICarP)                   Richie Erickson \n\n\n\n11:45    Locating silver and grass carp spawning areas                 Ryan Jackson \n\n\n\n12:05    Overview of Structured Decision Making (SDM)              Dave Smith \n\n\n\n12:25    Barriers for invasive carps                                              Aaron Cupp \n\n\n\n12:45    Response to eDNA of dreissenids mussels                      Adam Sepulveda \n\n\n\n1:05     Conclusion                                                                    Patrick Kočovský \n\n\n\n1:10     Questions \n\n\n\nRegister Here →
URL:https://naisma.org/event/us-geological-survey-decision-science-modeling-and-structured-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Programs,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”
DESCRIPTION:History and Effectiveness of Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”\n\n\n\nPresented by: Susan Jewell\, Injurious Wildlife Listing Coordinator\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of the original federal law known as the “Lacey Act” passed in 1900\, injurious wildlife has been amended several times\, but the purpose has always been to protect the United States from the introduction of invasive and otherwise harmful wildlife. Congress first gave the authority for overseeing injurious wildlife to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and later to the Department of the Interior. Injurious listing prohibits the importation of wild vertebrates\, crustaceans\, and mollusks that can cause harm to wildlife resources\, humans\, and other U.S. interests. However\, most people know about a different provision of the “Lacey Act\,” which is about trafficking of wildlife and plants. This presentation will explain what the “Lacey Act” is and the difference between the injurious and trafficking provisions. It will emphasize how the service focuses on adding high-risk species to the federal injurious list before they become established and how effective that has been in preventing the establishment of those injurious animals. \n\n\n\nSusan Jewell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan (Su) Jewell is the Injurious Wildlife Listing Coordinator for the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, based in the headquarters in northern Virginia. In her capacity\, she coordinates the regulatory listing of harmful wildlife species as injurious\, which prohibits their importation. She is an authority on the history of injurious of injurious wildlife listing and recently published a summary of the history since 1900 and her evaluation of how effective injurious listing is. Prior to her 11 years working with invasive wildlife\, she spent 11 years with the Service’s Endangered Species program\, 12 years in the Everglades studying Everglades health\, alligators\, wading birds\, and fisheries. Su holds a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont and a M.S. in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThere are continuing education credits available for purchase for this webinar from Certified Crop Advisers\, International Society of Arboriculture\, Society of American Foresters\, Society of Ecological Restoration\, and The Wildlife Society.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\nPurchase CEUs
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-injurious-wildlife-listing-under-the-lacey-act/
CATEGORIES:Government Relations,NAISMA Webinar,Programs,Webinars
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