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SUMMARY:Webinar: Practical Approaches to Managing Amur Honeysuckle
DESCRIPTION:Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub native to eastern Asia that was widely planted for ornamental use and wildlife habitat. It is now established across much of the eastern and midwestern United States\, where it forms dense understory thickets that outcompete native plants\, reduce plant diversity\, and alter forest structure and ecosystem processes. \n\n\n\nJoin Kaleb Baker of the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission for a practitioner focused webinar that translates recent research into practical\, on the ground management guidance for landowners and land managers. This session will cover how to identify Amur honeysuckle\, summarize its ecological impacts\, and explore management options and challenges faced in the field. \n\n\n\nDrawing from recent studies evaluating seasonal basal bark herbicide treatments\, prescribed fire\, and soil responses to herbicide applications\, this presentation will provide an overview of research objectives\, methods\, and results while highlighting how these findings can inform efficient\, targeted control strategies that align with broader land management responsibilities. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaleb Baker\, Illinois Nature Preserves CommissionKaleb Baker is a Natural Areas Preservation Specialist with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. He earned a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from Northern Illinois University\, where his research examined the effectiveness of triclopyr basal bark treatments and prescribed fire for controlling Amur honeysuckle. Since 2015\, Kaleb has worked in land stewardship\, focusing on invasive species management\, prescribed fire\, and restoration practices that support diverse and resilient native ecosystems. His work combines research and hands-on field experience to inform practical management strategies for invasive species.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-practical-approaches-to-managing-amur-honeysuckle/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Planning for the Unknown: Tools for Urban Forest Pest Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:Urban forests are on the front lines of invasive pest threats and climate uncertainty. This webinar features two practical tools that help communities assess risk\, strengthen preparedness\, and respond strategically to emerging forest pests. Representatives from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources will introduce the Urban Forest Pest Readiness Playbook\, a resource that guides towns\, cities\, counties\, and urban forestry programs through self assessments and recommended actions to close gaps between local managers and state and federal response partners. We will also explore Portland’s Tree Inventory Project and how comprehensive tree data supports proactive management. By measuring\, mapping\, and identifying public trees across the city\, Portland has strengthened its ability to plan for climate impacts and invasive species\, including using inventory data to inform its response planning for emerald ash borer. Join us to gain practical insights and learn about scalable tools that can help your community prepare for the next pest threat before it arrives. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeidi Asplund\, Washington Department of Natural ResourcesHeidi Asplund is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist holding a Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. She has worked in tree care for over 20 years with a municipal parks department\, a public power company and currently as an Urban Forestry Technician with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ Urban & Community Forestry Program. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Urban Forestry at the University of Washington and a Master’s in Public Administration at Seattle University focusing on public land protection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiz Miller\, Portland Parks and RecreationBiz Miller leads forest assessment projects for Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Foresty\, including tree inventory\, tree mortality\, and canopy monitoring projects. She is a certified arborist and ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnya Moucha\, Portland Parks and RecreationAnya Moucha is the Forest Pests and Pathogens Coordinator with Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry. In her role\, Anya guides the city’s response to forest health threats like Emerald Ash Borer\, Dutch Elm Disease\, and Mediterranean Oak Borer. A certified arborist\, she has a background in landscape architecture and environmental policy.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-planning-for-the-unknown-tools-for-urban-forest-pest-preparedness/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Managing Invasive Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay
DESCRIPTION:Invasive blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) have become an increasingly prominent species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed\, raising important ecological and management questions for resource professionals across the region. Join Branson Williams from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for an update on how the state is working to better understand the scale of this invasion and inform management decisions. This webinar will provide an overview of current monitoring and research efforts\, including the use of electrofishing to assess blue catfish populations and improve estimates of abundance in key waterways. Our presenter will share insights into how improved data collection and collaborative efforts are helping guide management actions in a large and complex estuarine system. This session will be particularly valuable for invasive species managers\, fisheries professionals\, and others interested in how science based monitoring tools can support informed decision making in aquatic invasive species management. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBranson Williams\, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesBranson Williams is the Invasive Fishes Program Manager within the Freshwater Fisheries and Hatcheries Division at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. He has worked for the department as a Natural Resources Biologist since 2010 and has served in his current role since 2023\, where he leads efforts to better understand and manage invasive fish species across Maryland’s waterways. Branson holds a Master of Science in Fisheries Science from William & Mary and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He has co-authored multiple research publications focused on blue catfish movement and population dynamics\, and his work emphasizes data driven research to inform effective fisheries management strategies for both native and invasive species.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-managing-invasive-blue-catfish-in-the-chesapeake-bay/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Developing a Recipe for Success: Can Public Harvest Control Invasive Species?
DESCRIPTION:From nutria to lionfish\, natural resource managers and culinary artists have speculated that harvest and use of invasive species could provide a means of managing or even eliminating nuisance populations. Through multiple reviews of the scientific and popular literature\, we have concluded that\, if used properly\, incentivizing and encouraging public or commercial harvest could represent an opportunity to support management goals while simultaneously boosting economic development and environmental awareness. However\, if used incorrectly\, negative consequences such as generation of perverse incentives to further spread invaders can occur. In this talk\, we will highlight principles we believe can help promote success and minimize risks of harvest-based invasive species management approaches. We’ll review the biological\, ecological\, human health\, and socioeconomic factors involved in invasive species incentives. We also offer recommendations to assist in successful\, delicious\, and fashionable implementation of a successful harvest program. \n\n\n\n*Note: The scientific results and conclusions\, as well as any views or opinions expressed\, are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Barnes\, PhDMatthew Barnes is an Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University. His research program primarily focuses on detection and management of invasive species in freshwater systems\, and he also conducts research on the ecology of environmental DNA (eDNA) and eDNA applications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Deines\, PhDAndrew Deines is a Certified Fisheries Professional who helps clients understand how and why fish populations fail. He combines fisheries ecology\, NRDA\, and endangered species expertise with advanced analytics and defensible AI workflows to solve high-stakes environmental problems involving contaminants\, habitat alteration\, and biological injury. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJason Goldberg\, MS\, MPPJason Goldberg is a Senior Management Analyst with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Joint Administrative Operations programs. Among other roles\, he previously served as an injurious wildlife coordinator with the Service’s Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species. Jason also worked early in his career on Capitol Hill and with NOAA. In winter\, he keeps warm with a scarf made from invasive New Zealand possums. He can also confirm that lionfish and blue catfish do not taste like chicken. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Pasko\, PhDSusan Pasko works within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species\, serving as the Executive Secretary of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force\, an intergovernmental committee dedicated to the prevention and management of aquatic invasive species. Prior\, she served as the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator at NOAA Fisheries. In these roles\, Susan has worked with a variety of agencies and partners across the United States to develop and advance strategic and implementation plans that represent ANS Task Force priorities. Susan holds a B.S. in Marine Science from Stockton University and a PhD in Aquatic Ecology from Kent State University.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-developing-a-recipe-for-success-can-public-harvest-control-invasive-species/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:NAISMA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Global Leadership – Local Impact\n\n\n\nNAISMA’s 2026 Annual Conference will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center\, just minutes from Washington\, D.C. This event brings together invasive species management professionals\, researchers\, educators\, and policymakers from across North America to share ideas\, innovations\, and strategies for protecting natural ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://naisma.org/event/naisma-annual-conference/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Building Capacity for Rapid Response: Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team (IInSRRT)
DESCRIPTION:The Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team (IInSRRT) is a program being designed to support or lead\, as requested\, rapid response actions across jurisdictions in support of lead management authorities\, such as DOI land management agencies\, states\, tribes\, and territories. \n\n\n\nThe goal of the IInSRRT is to respond to nationally significant invasive species\, as appropriate to the DOI mission\, and across multiple jurisdictions regardless of land ownership within the authorities of DOI bureaus. The program structure is composed of the IInSRRT Coordinator\, an IInSRRT Guidance Group\, and deployment team responders initially composed of employees within the DOI. The Guidance Group provides guidance and support for the program. The IInSRRT Coordinator has been assisting in achieving management objectives flowing from the  National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Framework and other local\, regional\, and national efforts. The IInSRRT program is meant to increase resources available to support rapid response actions\, through Incident Command System (ICS) emergency response support that may include an interjurisdictional deployment team for invasive species incident response on and off DOI lands and waters as requested. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will provide an overview of the IInSRRT structure\, roles the program can support during response actions\, and provide one of many opportunities for suggestions on how to effectively implement the program. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMcKayla Spencer\, Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team CoordinatorMcKayla Spencer is the Interjurisdictional Invasive Species Rapid Response Team (IInSRRT) Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). She received her B.S. in Zoology from the University of Florida and her M.S. in Biology from Austin Peay State University with a thesis on comparative physiology and behavior of two native North American snakes. She worked with invasives species on Guam\, including Brown Treesnakes\, before working with other invasive species in Florida with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the state’s Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Program Coordinator. She now coordinates the IInSRRT program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, implementing the program with partners to increase the capacity for invasive species rapid response.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-building-capacity-for-rapid-response-interjurisdictional-invasive-species-rapid-response-team-iinsrrt/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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