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SUMMARY:EDDMapS 102
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\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\nAttendees are required to complete EDDMapS 101 and 102 trainings prior to attending either live or by watching the recordings.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/eddmaps-102/
CATEGORIES:Summit
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species through PlayCleanGo and WorkCleanGo
DESCRIPTION:PlayCleanGo®: Stop Invasive Species In Your Tracks® is NAISMA’s official\, branded\, registered\, trademark-protected education and outreach program aimed at stopping the spread of invasive species through outdoor recreational pathways. The international campaign is grounded in a Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM) strategy. Thanks to past support from the USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS\, and a the National Memorandum of Understanding with the National Park Service and the US Fish & Wildlife Service\, more than 200 digital graphics and print ready materials have been created to simplify social media marketing and in-person prevention outreach for partners\, as well as more than 6\,000 handheld boot brushes have been distributed to recreationists through NAISMA and NAISMA’s partners. NAISMA partners have placed more than 300+ boot brush stations on the landscape at recreation access points including trailheads\, visitor centers\, and parking areas. NAISMA partners and PlayCleanGo supporters share prevention communication through social channels\, as this proven outdoor recreation focused campaign aims to prevent the spread of invasive species by effecting behavior change and reminding recreationists to clean their gear every time they go to their favorite or a new recreation area. This is achieved through positive messaging that resonates with recreationists’ and field workers’ values\, and includes a clear call to action to clean boots\, boats\, and other outdoor gear. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLindsey manages the PlayCleanGo program\, working to provide opportunities for recreationists to prevent the spread of invasive species and empower them to incorporate land stewardship in their favorite outdoor activities. Lindsey has experience in invasion research\, environmental education and community science\, and most recently coordinated volunteer-powered invasive plant management in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-preventing-the-spread-of-invasive-species-through-playcleango-and-workcleango/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: American Bullfrog Management to Support Conservation and Recovery of Native Species in the West
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) are not native to western North America and threaten dozens of Species of Greatest Conservation Need and many federally Threatened or Endangered species. Control or eradication of American bullfrogs may seem impossible. However\, a handful of success stories demonstrate that control is possible and benefits native frogs. \n\n\n\nYosemite National Park in California\, known for breathtaking waterfalls and meadows\, houses a unique assemblage of aquatic species. Bullfrogs introduced in the 1950s contributed to their decline\, including native frog extirpations. Park biologists removed bullfrogs in Yosemite Valley from 2005-2019\, achieving eradication and allowing the subsequent establishment of a California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii; federally Threatened) population there. The park is completing bullfrog removals at 2 more park sites (with red-legged frog re-introductions starting in 2023)\, collaborating with partners to eliminate bullfrogs outside Yosemite\, and monitoring annually to prevent bullfrog re-establishment.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Arizona\, the federally threatened Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) declined by as much as 80% at the time of listing in 2002\, primarily due to predation by bullfrogs\, disease\, and habitat degradation. Bullfrog control and other actions in the Recovery Plan have resulted in a three-fold increase in occupied sites\, functioning metapopulations\, and control of bullfrogs in key areas. Ongoing work includes continued bullfrog removal\, maintenance of “buffer zones” designed to limit recolonization\, and research on amphibian disease dynamics in the wake of bullfrogs. In northwestern Arizona\, conservation partners recently released the relict leopard frog (L. onca; SGCN in Arizona\, Utah\, and Nevada) into a Mojave Desert spring that was occupied by bullfrogs until a long-term\, multi-agency project successfully removed the last bullfrog in 2019.  \n\n\n\nThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with partners to build on these stories\, communicating invasive bullfrog impacts\, highlighting opportunities for control\, and providing support for expanded American bullfrog control efforts to conserve and recover at-risk and listed species in the West. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by Matt Grabau\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, Ninette Daniele\, Yosemite National Park\, and Audrey Owens\, Arizona Game and Fish Department \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Grabau is the Arizona and New Mexico At-Risk Species Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Matt worked on various riparian restoration projects along the Colorado River in Arizona\, California\, and northern Mexico for ten years before he began working with USFWS in 2016. In his current role\, Matt facilitates partnerships to identify research and landscape-scale conservation needs for at-risk species in the Southwest and beyond. Matt is also the Chair of the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. He received his undergraduate degree in Wildlife Science and Masters and PhD in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Arizona. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNinette Daniele is a Wildlife Biologist at Yosemite National Park. She has worked there since 2008 on studying and conserving native wildlife\, including the Yosemite toad\, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog\, and Northwestern pond turtle. Much of this work has included an invasive species abatement component. She earned an M.S. at California State University Chico\, where she studied blood chemistry in Western pond turtles. She received undergraduate degrees in at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. In her spare time\, she can be found camping and mushroom hunting with her family and dogs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudrey Owens is the Ranid Frogs Project Coordinator at the Arizona Game and Fish Department\, where she has worked since 2007. The Ranid Frogs Project manages and supports Arizona’s six native ranid species through a partnership community that includes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal\, state\, university\, and private entities. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from University of Florida\, and a Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology and Management from University of Georgia. Her Masters research focused on the importance of downed wood for amphibian\, reptile\, and shrew communities in southeastern pine communities.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-american-bullfrog-management/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:EDDMapS 101
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\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\nAttendees are required to complete EDDMapS 101 and 102 trainings prior to attending either live or by watching the recordings.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/eddmaps-101/
CATEGORIES:Summit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T130000
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Collaboratively Addressing Feral Swine/Wild Pigs and Preparing for African Swine Fever across North America
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\nNatural resource managers throughout North America have identified feral swine as a significant challenge. This invasive species has emerged as a major environmental and economic concern as populations have exploded. Not only do they destroy crops\, disrupt natural habitats\, and prey on native species\, they also can harbor and transmit disease. They exist across North America with a population estimated at over six million. They are capable of thriving in any environment from Canada to the Yucatan Peninsula\, as well as a myriad of Caribbean islands and 35 states in the USA. In this webinar\, we will hear from experts from Canada\, US\, and Mexico on education\, management\, control\, and coordination activities\, as well as how the respective countries are preparing for African Swine Fever across the continent. \n\n\n\nWebinar Agenda: \n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM Welcome – Elizabeth Brown and Christie Trifone Millhouse\, NAISMA\n\n\n\n1:05 PM An overview of Feral Swine / Wild Pigs – Michael Marlow\, USDA\n\n\n\n1:20 PM Foreign Animal Disease Risk including African Swine Fever – Wayne Lees\, Manitoba Pork\n\n\n\n1:30 PM Canadian African Swine Fever Readiness and Wild Pig Strategy – Kellie Sherman\, Canadian Council on Invasive Species\n\n\n\n1:40 PM U.S. Feral Swine Program and African Swine Fever Readiness – Vienna Brown\, USDA APHIS WS NFSFMP\n\n\n\n1:50 PM Feral Swine Damage Management in Mexico – Luis A. Lecuona\, USDA APHIS WSIS Mexico\n\n\n\n2:05 PM North American Feral Swine Working Group – David Bergman\, USDA APHIS WS NFSFMP\n\n\n\n2:15 PM Squeal on Pigs! An Awareness and Reporting Campaign – Jeanine Neskey\, USDA APHIS WS NFSDMP\n\n\n\n2:25 PM Panel Q&A\n\n\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD FULL AGENDA
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-collaboratively-addressing-feral-swine-wild-pigs/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: The Water Resources Development Act: Provisions for Invasive Species Management
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\nCongress utilizes legislation titled the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to authorize and guide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Since WRDA 1986\, Congress often has considered a WRDA biennially. The most recent WRDA was passed in 2022 as part of an omnibus appropriations and authorizations act (PL 117-263). The WRDA not only authorizes research and projects\, but also provides policy direction to the USACE.  \n\n\n\nThe WRDA has several important provisions for invasive species management including the aquatic plant control program\, watercraft inspection and decontamination\, zebra and quagga monitoring\, and rapid response. The WRDA has successfully been used to provide much needed resources for research\, prevention\, control\, and management of invasive species across the country.  \n\n\n\nWebinar Agenda: \n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM Welcome – Elizabeth Brown and Christie Trifone Millhouse\, NAISMA\n\n\n\n1:05 PM An Overview of the Water Resources Development Act – Jeremy Crossland\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\n\n\n\n1:20 PM History and Current Status of the Columbia River Basin Program – Stephen Phillips\, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission\n\n\n\n1:35 PM The Benefits and Challenges of WRDA to the State of Montana’s AIS Program – Tom Woolf\, Montana Fish\, Wildlife & Parks\n\n\n\n1:50 PM Implementing the 2018 and 2020 WRDA Authorizations to Expand Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination\, Monitoring\, and Rapid Response to New Basins – Jonas Grundman\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\n\n\n\n2:05 PM Highlights of Research and Management of Aquatic Invasive Plants supported by WRDA – Dr. Mark Heilman\, Past President of the Aquatic Plant Management Society\n\n\n\n2:20 PM Panel Q & A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD FULL AGENDA
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-the-water-resource-development-act-provisions-for-invasive-species-management/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: USGS Research: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-usgs-research-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-and-the-effects-of-climate-change-on-invasive-species/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230220T130000
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Invasive Species Programs Across Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Yolanda Barrios Caballero\, CONABIO \n\n\n\nAs the fifth mega diverse country\, and with invasive species identified as the third cause of biodiversity loss\, Mexico has been working more and more towards addressing this relatively new topic. The National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity\, CONABIO\, has been a key institution in leading many invasive species related activities for over a decade. These have included the publication of the National Strategy\, and the first invasive species list for the country. As home to the National Biodiversity information system\, CONABIO is a unique institution that holds all biodiversity related information\, including exotic and invasive species. Its role is to act as a bridge between academia\, government and society\, and is the most important source of information for stakeholders of all levels. In recent years with the help of the GEF funded invasive species project in Mexico\, there was a boost in collaboration amongst institutions. Over 300 products resulted from this project\, these included: management activities throughout the country\, island eradication where Mexico has achieved great success; work with specific groups such as ornamental fish farms\, development of communication materials for the public and citizen science amongst others. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYolanda Barrios CaballeroInvasive species specialist in CONABIO for over 15 years. She has a master’s degree in Conservation biology from the University of Kent and a specialization in science communications. She participated in the development of the Mexican Strategy for the control of invasive species and in the publication of the first invasive species list for Mexico\, which included developing with a group of experts an Invasiveness Risk Assessment Methodology specific for the country. Her work includes the update of the invasive species information database\, carrying out risk assessments\, working with other government and academic institutions in the development of invasive species programs around the country. She is co-author of several book chapters on invasive species and constantly participates in workshops and forums on the topic. In recent years\, she has been heavily involved in the development of communication materials and campaigns on invasive species for the general public.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-invasive-species-programs-across-mexico/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Miller Creek Watershed Restoration: The Value of Partnership During a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Ben Wishnek\, US Fish and Wildlife Service \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nSalmonids are critical components of the transitional boreal forest and temperate rainforests of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.  Alaska Natives and the local economy are dependent upon subsistence\, recreational\, and commercial fisheries that target these species.  Invasive Northern Pike (Esox lucius) (pike)\, which prey upon and threaten local salmonids\, were thought to have been eradicated from the Kenai Peninsula across multiple waterbodies in early 2019 following a concerted multi-year effort by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).  A late 2019 report of a pike caught in Vogel Lake within the Miller Creek Watershed (MCW) isolated in the northern portion of the peninsula changed the narrative about the Kenai Peninsula being pike-free.  Subsequent surveys by ADF&G confirmed pike presence and a work group including the Kenai Watershed Forum\, ADF&G\, and three offices from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) convened to begin the process to plan for management of this population.  Covid-19 emerged during spring 2020 and the group had to pivot its approach to project planning to be done via multiple virtual meetings.  Eradication efforts took place in 2021 and restoration efforts began in 2022.  This project has been able to move forward utilizing the Early Detection Rapid Response approach to invasive species management despite multiple challenges brought about by the pandemic.  An overview of the project and lessons learned thus far will be summarized. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBen Wishnek is currently an invasive species project manager in southern Alaska. He has a BS in Wildlife from Humboldt State University and a MS in Environmental Sciences from Oregon State University. Much of his professional experience prior to his current position has centered around wetlands and riparian areas with invasive species\, primarily plants and fish\, being a focus area. His current position focuses on managing projects with internal and external partners that focus on early detection and rapid response to incipient invasions on and adjacent to National Wildlife Refuges in southern Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-miller-creek-watershed-restoration-the-value-of-partnership-during-a-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230118T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Blue Ribbon AIS Commission - Process\, Participation and Final Report
DESCRIPTION:Speakers – Chris Macaluso\, Director of the Center for Marine Fisheries for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership\, and Clay Crabtree\, Director of Federal Government Relations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association \n\n\n\nAn Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Commission was enacted over the last year by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership\, along with leading organizations in outdoor recreation and conservation A steering committee guided the work of the AIS Commission\, while the core membership of the AIS Commission included representatives from entities with interest and expertise in the prevention\, management\, mitigation\, and eradication of AIS\, including NAISMA. The AIS Commission conducted a series of listening sessions to receive input from experts on various AIS-related topics that informed a final report with recommendations to collaboratively improve upon AIS management in the United States. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Macaluso is the Center for Marine Fisheries Director for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. He works with a host of advocacy and conservation organizations to advance habitat restoration efforts across the Gulf and improve federal fisheries management law and policy. Macaluso is an avid angler and duck hunter and a lifelong Louisiana resident who has worked in the outdoors communication field for more than 20 years\, hosting hunting and fishing radio shows and working as a freelance outdoor and sports writer\, radio and TV host. He became the first-ever communications director for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in 2006 and handled media relations for the Authority during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. He left state-government in late 2010 to work as the Coastal Outreach Coordinator for the non-profit Louisiana Wildlife Federation helping to start the Vanishing Paradise Campaign that worked with outdoorsmen and the hunting and fishing industry to pass the RESTORE Act in 2012 before taking his current role at TRCP in 2013. He and his wife Katie have a young son and daughter who both enjoy spending time in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana and the beaches along the Gulf Coast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClay Crabtree is the Director of Federal Government Relations for the National Marine Manufactures Association or NMMA. Prior to joining NMMA\, Clay served as policy director for the American Sportfishing Association\, focusing on state and federal policies impacting freshwater issues. Clay also worked for a federal agency as a congressional liaison between members of Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services\, and he served as an aide for Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)\, advising the senator on trade and budgetary issues. Clay is a native West Virginian and an avid angler.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-the-blue-ribbon-ais-commission-process-participation-and-final-report/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221221T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Understanding ISPM 15 to Reduce the Risk of Pests in Wood Packaging
DESCRIPTION:Understanding ISPM 15 to Reduce the Risk of Pests in Wood Packaging\n\n\n\nPresented by: Brad Gething\, Vice President of Science and Technology\, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nISPM 15 was fully implemented in the United States in 2006 to reduce the risk and spread of quarantine pests associated with wood packaging. This session will review the ISPM 15 program and how it has evolved to successfully achieve its goal\, and where there are efforts of continuous improvement so that wood packaging can be used effectively and safely to facilitate safe trade. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrad Gething became a member of the NWPCA staff in July 2013 and serves as Vice President of Science and Technology. Brad’s role includes participation in various standards bodies\, direction and promotion of research and development\, and support on other technical issues related to the wood packaging industry. He also serves as a point of contact for PDS™ design support and education. \n\n\n\nBefore becoming a member of the NWPCA team\, Brad worked at Penn State University as a post-doctoral scholar\, researching issues related to the phytosanitation of wood packaging and ISPM 15. Brad earned a MS and PhD degree in Materials from Penn State University\, and a BS degree in chemical engineering from Bucknell University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-december/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chihuahua:20221201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chihuahua:20221201T140000
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SUMMARY:Experiences in Implementation of Weed Biocontrol within Integrated Weed Management Programs in North America
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nNAISMA’s Annual Weed Biocontrol Summit communicates the latest in weed biocontrol research to North American invasive plant managers and educators. The Summit aims to connect researchers to on-the-ground practitioners and experiences. In 2022\, we are focusing on weed management practitioners who utilize weed biocontrol within their integrated weed management programs throughout North America. Managers and researchers will share implementation stories\, challenges\, and successes. This year’s summit integrates the research and implementation of biocontrol from regional land managers’ perspectives. \n\n\n\n\nDownload the Agenda
URL:https://naisma.org/event/experiences-in-implementation-of-weed-biocontrol-within-integrated-weed-management-programs-in-north-america/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T123000
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SUMMARY:Last IDEA Committee Meeting of the Year
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the last meeting of IDEA Committee members for 2022. Email tcasagrand@naisma.org for Zoom details.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/last-idea-committee-meeting-of-the-year/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings,IDEA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive Mussel Collaborative Tools and Accomplishments
DESCRIPTION:Invasive Mussel Collaborative Tools and Accomplishments\n\n\n\nPresented by: Ashley Elgin with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\, Diane Waller with the U.S. Geological Survey\, and Jeff Tyson with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nPresentation Abstracts:Research Work Group Update presented by Ashley Elgin\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThe IMC Research Work Group is tasked with coordinating and prioritizing research to maximize and advance dreissenid control outcomes. We recently developed a project inventory to collate information on dreissenid mussel-related projects across organizations and regions. We also worked with managers and researchers to rank dreissenid mussel research priorities\, the results of which can help inform future research efforts.Toxicity Test Work Group Update presented by Diane Waller\, U.S. Geological SurveyThe IMC Toxicity Testing Work Group is tasked with developing a framework for dreissenid testing which will provide guidance for researchers on testing and reporting methods and inform managers and regulatory agencies on how toxicity data on molluscicides have been generated. We developed a database of dreissenid toxicity studies\, both laboratory and open water studies\, that will be accessible on the IMC website. We also drafted a guidance document on “best practices” for toxicity testing based on published standard methods\, a literature review\, and recommendations from an expert panel.Coastal Site Priorities Work Group: Tools for Identifying Priority Sites for Experimental Mussel Control in the Great Lakes presented by Jeff Tyson\, Great Lakes Fishery CommissionThe presentation will cover the process that the Coastal Site Priorities Working Group used to identify appropriate sites to implement experimental invasive mussel control. Additionally\, the presentation will cover the tools developed for customizing experimental invasive mussel site priority development based upon agency or researcher specified priorities.Speaker Bios:Ashley Elgin\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDr. Ashley Elgin is a benthic ecologist who has been studying the impacts of invasive species on native food webs for more than 15 years.  As a research scientist at NOAA GLERL\, she oversees a long-term monitoring program for benthic invertebrates in the Great Lakes\, with a focus on invasive quagga and zebra mussels.  She also conducts field and lab experiments to address the many remaining knowledge gaps about these species. Dr. Elgin is based at NOAA’s Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon\, MI. Diane Waller\, U.S. Geological SurveyDiane Waller is a research fishery biologist with the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in La Crosse\, WI. Her team at UMESC conducts research to inform management actions for controlling and mitigating the impacts of invasive mussels with particular focus on tools and application methods that target vulnerable life stages of dreissenid mussels and minimize adverse impacts to nontarget species.Jeff Tyson\, Great Lakes Fishery CommissionJeff Tyson has been a Fisheries Management Program Manager at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission since 2016.  In his role with the GLFC Jeff helps facilitate interjurisdictional\, coordinated fisheries management with the eight states\, the province of Ontario\, tribes\, and federal agencies with fisheries management responsibilities in the Great Lakes.  In addition to helping facilitate the fisheries management process through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission\, Jeff has focused on other activities and initiatives influencing fisheries management including identifying environmental and habitat impairments that impact fish and fisheries across the basin and engaging on aquatic invasive species initiatives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-november/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T194527Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person IDEA Committee Meeting!
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! NAISMA’s 30th Annual Conference at Sanibel Harbour Marriott in Ft. Myers\, Florida\, includes committee meetings on Monday. We will update the time closer to the date. Email Tina at tcasagrand@naisma.org for more information on joining the IDEA Committee.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/in-person-idea-committee-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings,IDEA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220119T123651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T131400Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive plant management on non-industrial forest lands in the Panhandle\, Fl after Hurricane Michael
DESCRIPTION:Invasive plant management on non-industrial forest lands in the Panhandle\, Fl after Hurricane Michael\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Mysha Clarke\, Assistant Professor\, School of Forest\, Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences\, UF/IFAS \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHurricane Michael had catastrophic socio-ecological impacts on landowners and forestlands in the Panhandle\, Florida. Although scientists predict an increase in the spread of invasive species after ecological disturbances\, there is limited research about the human dimensions of hurricanes\, invasive plants\, and forest management. To address this research gap\, we administered mail survey to 1\,000 randomly selected non-industrial forest landowners that live in the ten most affected Counties in the Panhandle\, Florida. We found that 34% of respondents indicated an increase in invasive plants on their properties while 82% experienced timber loss\, 62% had damaged wildlife habitats and 53% had increased vulnerability to wildfire hazards following Hurricane Michael. Our bivariate analysis found that landowners who plan to manage invasive plants in the future: are concerned about invasive plants\, have some familiarity with invasives\, were likely to search for forest management information on the Internet and also had plans to reforest areas of their land that were not salvage harvested after the hurricane. Although 79% of landowners were concerned about invasive plants on their forestlands\, 37% of them have little to no knowledge about invasive plants. Additionally\, most landowners did little to no forest management to prepare for hurricanes. However\, the higher percentage of landowners who did any of the recommended management activities were also members of an environmental\, conservation\, industry\, or woodland owners’ organization. While most landowners intend to manage invasive plants on their forestlands in the next five years\, the vast majority of landowners are not connected to any forestry professionals or landowner associations. This presentation will highlight the perceptions of non-industrial forest landowners about invasive plant management including their awareness\, concerns\, management\, and overall forest restoration plans in the Panhandle\, Florida after Hurricane Michael and implications for engaging landowners in invasive plant management and hurricane preparedness. \n\n\n\nSpeaker bio\n\n\n\nMysha Clarke joined the School of Forest\, Fisheries\, and Geomatics Sciences in 2020. As a natural resource social scientist\, her aim is to better understand people’s environmental decision-making\, and to determine avenues through which to connect people with natural resource conservation and management. She uses a mixed method approach incorporating qualitative and quantitative methods to better understand the human dimensions of forest management.Her collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects include invasive plant management on private non-industrial family forestlands\, communication of invasive insects in the media\, urban greenspace connectivity and urban forest change over time. Overall\, she envisions her research contributing theories and knowledge to improve socio-ecological interactions\, environmental decision-making and conservation by focusing primarily on the human dimensions of rural and urban forests and other natural resources. Prior to joining the FFGS\, Mysha was a Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow at Villanova University in the Department of Geography and the Environment. She grew up in Jamaica and received her PhD from Purdue University in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-october/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220119T123554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T112124Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Utilizing Fire and Grazing as part of an Integrated Prairie Management Program
DESCRIPTION:Utilizing Fire and Grazing as part of an Integrated Prairie Management Program\n\n\n\nPresented by: Chris Helzer\, Nebraska Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nThe health and resilience of prairies relies upon plant/animal diversity and heterogeneous habitat structure that supports that diversity.  The Nature Conservancy has been long experimenting with combinations of prescribed fire and cattle grazing that provide varied habitat structure and support high plant diversity at its Platte River Prairies in Nebraska.  Our treatments include grazing stocking rates that are comparable with those used by our agricultural neighbors. \n\n\n\nMany of our fire and grazing treatments target invasive cool season grasses like smooth brome and Kentucky bluegrass\, which have become ubiquitous in many Midwestern and Great Plains grasslands.  It isn’t feasible to eradicate those species from most sites but we have had luck suppressing their dominance and preventing them from reducing plant diversity.  For example\, we have up to 20 years of data from restored prairies (old crop land seeded with diverse prairie seed mixes) that have maintained their plant diversity even as those invasive grasses have become widespread over time. \n\n\n\nOur prairie management approaches also result in periodic flushes of plants that are often considered to be weedy.  Examples include western ragweed\, sweet clover\, marestail\, annual sunflowers\, hoary vervain\, and many others.  However\, because we use both season-long intensive grazing and long (multi-season) recovery periods\, we have learned a lot about how the abundance of those species is closely tied to competition from grasses.  During periods when grazing has weakened grass stands\, those opportunistic plants show high abundances\, but as grasses are allowed to recover their vigor\, they also suppress those ‘weeds’ very effectively.  This has important implications for how plants like this are perceived and managed. \n\n\n\nSpeaker bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Helzer is the Nebraska Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy. He joined the Conservancy in 1997 as a land steward and has gradually moved more into science and outreach roles. Currently\, he conducts research and evaluates grassland management and restoration activities and shares the results with others. Chris also uses his writing and photography to promote prairies and their conservation to a broad audience. \n\n\n\n\n\nCheck back later for more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-september/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220817T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220817T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220119T123135Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Why do anglers release baitfish? An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Managing natural systems is fundamentally an exercise in managing the human behaviors that affect those systems. In particular\, the human-mediated movement of live animals\, vectors\, or infectious material is a well-documented vector for the spread of invasive species and emergence of novel pathogens in many contexts\, but especially in inland freshwater systems. Accordingly\, the increasing rate of biotic invasions in these systems is an ongoing challenge that requires an understanding of the human behaviors that facilitate their spread. We assessed whether the illegal release of live baitfish\, a common behavior among recreational anglers that risks the spread of invasive species and pathogens\, could be explained by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). We implemented a survey of licensed recreational anglers in Minnesota\, USA (n=8000) and analyzed the results with structural equation modeling to assess the relationships between attitudes\, subjective norms\, and perceived behavioral control and intent to release live baitfish. We received 1\,691 (adjusted response rate=22%) responses and found that 32% of anglers had released baitfish at least once in the past year\, and 16% expected to release live baitfish in the future. Overall\, the TPB model explained 66% of the observed variation in baitfish release intent. Subjective norms were the most important predictor of release intent in the whole group model\, and were particularly important among anglers who did not know about the legal prohibition of live baitfish release. Knowledge of baitfish disposal regulations was also associated with significantly lower intent to release scores. We also found that misperceptions of the benefits of live baitfish release\, e.g. providing food for wild game fish\, were relatively common and associated with positive attitudes towards live baitfish release. Our findings suggest that education and awareness campaigns that use normative messaging and/or correct these misperceptions could be highly effective in curbing illegal baitfish release behavior among anglers in this population. \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Margaret McEachran\, University of Massachusetts Amherst\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargaret McEachran is an ecosystem health researcher studying the interactions between human behaviors and the spread of invasive species and infectious pathogens in wildlife. She is currently employed as a postdoctoral research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst working with the U.S. Geological Survey to develop evidence-based decision support tools for managing chronic wasting disease and other wildlife pathogens. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-w-samantha-yuan/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220720T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220720T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220119T122653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T185329Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: "Jumping Worms:" What We Know Now
DESCRIPTION:An overview of Amynthas “jumping” worms: history\, identification\, and management\n\n\n\nPresented by: Bernie Williams\, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist\, Division of Forestry – Forest Health\, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nAmynthas agrestis (crazy worm); Adult showing distinctive pale clitellum\, this species wreaks ecological havoc in North American forests by consuming the litter layer. Bowman’s Hill\, New Hope\, Pennsylvania\, USA. October 2011. ©Tom Potterfield (2011)/via Flickr – CC BY-NC-SA 2.0\n\n\n\nBernie Williams\n\n\n\nBernie has been with the WI DNR for 13 years working with Invasives Species\, and particularly the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for addressing Invasives in the Forests. She loves science and biology and everyday is surprised by how exciting and dynamic it continues to be. Bernie is originally from Pennsylvania and went to the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) for both undergrad and grad school. She loves to garden and has an active bee hive in the middle of her vegetable garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-jumping-worms-what-we-know-now/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220615T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220615T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220119T122153Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Spotted Lanternfly Ecology and Biocontrol Efforts
DESCRIPTION:A Summary of Spotted Lanternfly Ecology and Biocontrol Efforts\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Ann Elizabeth Hajek\, Cornell University \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			Dr. Ann E. Hajek\, a professor of the Department of Entomology at Cornell University\, was elected as an ESA Fellow in 2018. She is nationally and internationally known for her research in invertebrate pathology\, biological control\, disease ecology\, and invasive species.\n\nDr. Hajek attended the University of California\, Davis\, for two years and graduated in 1974 from the University of California\, Berkeley (UCB)\, where she first learned about entomology. She then spent three years as a practicing entomologist and a science writer before beginning graduate studies at UCB. Studying at the Division of Biological Control\, she earned her M.S. in 1980 and her Ph.D. in 1984. Moving to Ithaca\, New York\, Hajek worked in insect pathology at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for 10 years. In 1994\, the Cornell Department of Entomology conducted an international search for a professor of insect pathology\, and Hajek accepted this position. She attained the ranks of associate in 2000 and full professor of entomology in 2005. Beginning with her time at BTI and continuing through her time at Cornell\, Hajek has run an active research program including laboratory and field studies involving nearly 200 people in different capacities. She has also taught courses at Cornell on invertebrate pathology\, symbiosis\, biological control\, and invasion ecology.\n\n		\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-spotted-lanternfly-ecology-and-biocontrol-efforts/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220518T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220118T193639Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Using Community Based Social Marketing to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:Using Community Based Social Marketing to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species\n\n\n\nPresented by: Adam Doll\, Tina Fitzgerald\, & Heidi Wolf – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to integrate community-based social marketing (CBSM) into statewide aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention programming. CBSM is a social science approach to foster sustainable\, environmentally beneficial behaviors and provides a step-by-step approach for assessing risks and identifying opportunities for long-term change. The DNR followed CBSM steps to better understand stakeholder knowledge\, attitudes\, behaviors\, barriers\, motivators\, and communication preferences specific to activities they participate in and the AIS prevention actions we need them to adopt. Research included literature reviews\, expert panels\, surveys of target audiences\, a workshop for local partners\, and grants for local pilot projects. The DNR also used Community Asset Mapping to identify existing resources\, organizations\, programs\, individuals and their interconnections related to protecting and celebrating Minnesota water resources. With the baseline data collected\, the DNR and partners can craft the right messages\, use trusted messengers\, and use preferred messaging channels to promote the adoption and consistent practice of AIS prevention behaviors by target audiences in Minnesota. A similar framework could be utilized by other regional\, state and local invasive species programs. The full project reports can be found on the DNR’s Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species through Behavior Change webpage.  \n\n\n\nTina Fitzgerald\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTina Fitzgerald is an Aquatic Invasive Species Planner for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. She provides technical support to counties and local organizations developing\, implementing and evaluating their AIS prevention and management programs. In this role she supports the integration of behavior change strategies into local and state programming. Tina holds a B.S. in Biology from Lawrence University and M.S. in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-using-community-based-social-marketing-to-prevent-the-spread-of-invasive-species/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220420T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220118T183454Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: A Biocultural Approach to Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Western Science for Invasive Species Management and Policy
DESCRIPTION:A Biocultural Approach to Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Western Science for Invasive Species Management and Policy\n\n\n\nPresented by: Paulette M. Fox\, MSc. Environmental Science; President\, Harmony Walkers Inc. \n\n\n\nClick Here to Register → \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaulette M. Fox\n\n\n\nPaulette M. Fox is a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy from the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta. She owns and operates her own environmental consulting business\, Harmony Walkers Inc. She is a spiritual leader and knowledge keeper. Currently she is working with the Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent and the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. Paulette has taught for many years at the Red Crow Community College\, bringing environmental science and indigenous knowledge together in the classroom.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-a-biocultural-approach-to-integrating-indigenous-knowledge-with-western-science-for-invasive-species-management-and-policy/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220216T174713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T154212Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T013106
CREATED:20220118T182545Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Invasive Tegus
DESCRIPTION:Invasive Tegus: An Emerging Threat to Southeastern Ecosystems\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Steve Johnson \n\n\n\nRegistration Link → \n\n\n\nArgentine Black and White Tegu\, Tupinambis merianae. \n\n\n\nAn invasive species of giant lizard is invading the Southeast and threatening native wildlife. The Argentine black and white tegu is a native of South America and eats the eggs of ground-nesting birds. They grow up to 4 feet long and can weigh more than 10 pounds. They also eat fruits\, vegetables\, insects and eggs. The Tegus compete with native animals for food and other resources\, cause habitat damage\, and transmit diseases. The lizards also have few predators\, so they can multiply quickly. Learn about the Tegu’s invasion of the southeastern U.S. and its ecology on this free webinar! \n\n\n\nDr. Steve Johnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Steve A. Johnson is an Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Johnson’s area of expertise is natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. He\, his students and his collaborators conduct research on invasive species—their studies have focused on Cuban treefrogs\, cane toads\, coqui frogs\, rhesus macaques\, tegu lizards\, and others. He and his students have also conducted research on sea turtles\, gopher frogs\, diamond-backed terrapins\, pine snakes\, and Amazonian river turtles. Dr. Johnson’s outreach program emphasizes invasive species education\, and he has authored numerous “fact sheets” on invasive vertebrates in Florida. Steve is a native Floridian and enjoys being outdoors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-invasive-reptiles-and-amphibians/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Firewood Rules\, Certifications\, and Recommendations Across the USA
DESCRIPTION:Register here → \n\n\n\nThe federal deregulation of emerald ash borer in January 2021 was widely expected to lead to many changes in the regulatory environment around firewood in the USA. This webinar will highlight the release of a new report written by staff of The Nature Conservancy’s Don’t Move Firewood campaign\, covering what regulations and recommendations are in place a year after the EAB deregulation was finalized. We will describe how the current regulatory environments applying to the inter- and intra-state movement of firewood vary greatly in type and prevalence across the United States. The dynamic situation of many forest pests\, coupled with the different challenges faced by the state agencies’ statutory authorities and priorities\, forest conditions\, and unique geographies\, have all combined to create a complex regulatory mosaic- and as a result\, a very challenging outreach environment. \n\n\n\nPresented by Leigh Greenwood\, The Nature Conservancy\n\n\n\n\n\nLeigh Greenwood has worked for The Nature Conservancy since December 2007. Her work focuses on bringing multiple stakeholders together to achieve common goals in Forest Health\, including: managing the Don’t Move Firewood campaign\, convening the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Forest Insects and Diseases\, and working to improve the international biosecurity measures in place for solid wood packaging. Leigh’s leadership of the Don’t Move Firewood campaign has led to its being widely regarded as one of the most innovative public outreach arms of The Nature Conservancy. Leigh earned her B.A. in Biology at Williams College and her M.S. in Wildlife Biology at the University of Montana in Missoula\, where she studied the intersection of native wildlife and invasive plants.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-firewood-rules-certifications-and-recommendations-across-the-usa/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Pacific Green Crab Management
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register → | Download the Agenda \n\n\n\nAbstract: The green crab is a highly adaptable invasive species that preys on juvenile clams before they reach harvestable age\, outcompetes native crab species such as Dungeness crab\, and wreaks havoc on marine and estuary ecosystems near shore. This invader is native to Europe and northern Africa. Recently\, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington issued an emergency order that will enable the state’s department of fish and wildlife and partners to tackle an infestation of European green crabs after an exponential increase in the invasive species. This webinar will provide an overview of green crab and its history in the US. Speakers will share their perspectives and current management activities from the State of Washington\, the Lummi Nation\, and the State of Alaska. A panel discussion and moderate Q&A session will take place with additional experts following the presentations.Agenda: \n\n\n\n– European Green Crab Overview and History by Dr. Emily Grason\, Washington Sea Grant \n\n\n\n– Current Jurisdictional Snapshots  \n\n\n\nWashington – Allen Pleus\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Lummi Nation – Bobbie Buzzell\, Lummi Nation Natural Resources Department Alaska – Danielle Verna\, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council \n\n\n\n– Panel Discussion and Moderated Q&A \n\n\n\nPresenters – Allen Pleus\, Bobbie Buzzell\, and Danielle VernaLinda Shaw\, NOAA Fisheries\, Alaska RegionSylvia Yamada\, Oregon State UniversityEdwin Grosholz\, University of California\, Davis\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:  \n\n\n\nDanielle Verna\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Verna is the Environmental Monitoring Project Manager for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council. In this role\, she coordinates a variety of scientific projects that promote ecosystem health in the area impacted by the Exxon Valdez oil spill\, including invasive species monitoring. Danielle received her PhD from Portland State University in 2021 and is passionate about applying science to management and policy needs. Over the past ten years\, her research has focused on the movement of aquatic invasive species via ships\, such as exploring the influence of commercial trade patterns on ballast water delivery in port systems throughout the United States. Danielle is an active member of the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership and is currently serving as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Emily Grason\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmily Grason\, Marine Ecologist\, is the Program Lead for Crab Team at Washington Sea Grant\, a comprehensive program focused on early detection\, monitoring and control of the European green crab. Emily brings a background in invasion biology to Crab Team efforts which include overseeing a statewide citizen science network of 65 monitoring sites\, facilitating green crab research\, and increasing the technical capacity of resource managers through training and scientific advising. Emily holds a master’s degree in Biology from Western Washington University and a  Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBobbie Buzzell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBobbie Buzzell (she/her) is the European green crab (EGC) biologist for Lummi Natural Resources (LNR) and a recent M.S. graduate from Western Washington University. For five years\, Bobbie worked as a fisheries observer in Alaska documenting groundfish catch and effort on commercial fishing vessels. In 2019 she worked for the Makah Tribe trapping EGC\, and was introduced to the threat EGC pose on nearshore habitats and native species. Her master’s thesis focused on river otter diet of EGC in the lower Wa’atch and Tsoo-yess rivers in Neah Bay. Hired by LNR in July 2021\, she spent her first few months documenting the rapid EGC population increase in the Lummi Sea Pond and led extensive trapping efforts with multiple agencies to contain the growing EGC population.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllen Pleus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllen Pleus is the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and Ballast Water Unit Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and has been in this position since 2006. He is responsible for the statewide planning and operations of marine and freshwater animal AIS management. He has extensive experience working in collaborative stakeholder processes\, is a contributing author on several peer reviewed articles\, and has written and provided instruction on numerous scientific protocol and standards manuals. Mr. Pleus received a Master’s of Environmental Studies degree from The Evergreen State College in 1995. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here to register →
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-pacific-green-crab-management/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Congressional Briefing: Managing the Hydrilla Infestation in the Connecticut River
DESCRIPTION:Hydrilla infestation. Leslie J. Mehrhoff\, University of Connecticut\, Bugwood.org\n\n\n\nRegister here → | Download the agenda \n\n\n\nThe Connecticut River is a critical water resource in the northeastern US with unique habitats and wildlife impacted by an aggressive invasion of a novel biotype of the submersed exotic aquatic plant\, Hydrilla verticillata. Hydrilla is on the Federal Noxious Weed List and is considered the worst aquatic invasive plant in the US. The extensive (70+ mile) hydrilla infestation in the Connecticut River poses a serious risk to other waterways in the Northeast and especially the Great Lakes. Initial federal funding proposals (Sen. Blumenthal – CT) to contain the hydrilla infestation and work towards restoration of the river call for $25M annually for four years through the US Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Program\, the nation’s only federally authorized program for the research and development of effective\, science-based strategies to manage invasive aquatic weeds. This event will present the local impacts of the infestation on the ecology and uses of the river\, risks of regional and national spread\, and integrated management options to contain the hydrilla invasion and work towards restoration. \n\n\n\nPresentations will be made by the following contributors providing national\, regional\, and local perspectives: \n\n\n\nIan Pfingsten\, US Geological Survey and Co-Chair of NE Aquatic Nuisance Species PanelJudy Preston\, Connecticut Sea GrantSteve Gephard\, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (retired)Dr. Rob Richardson – NC State University and Past President of the national Aquatic Plant Management Society\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\n\n\n\n\nIan PfingstenIan is a botanist for the U.S. Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database tasked with tracking and reporting the distribution of aquatic species within the U.S. and its territories\, of which over 200 are aquatic plants. He works in Gainesville\, FL with biologists that specialize in aquatic animals. Prior to this\, Ian studied plant population dynamics driven by climate\, fire\, flood\, and grazing in Florida\, Oregon\, and Washington. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJudy PrestonJudy Preston has been working in the environmental field doing community-based conservation and consulting in Connecticut for over twenty-five years. For the past 12 years she has been the Connecticut public engagement and outreach Coordinator for the Long Island Sound Study (a National Estuary Program) through the UConn Sea Grant Program. Judy worked in the for-profit sector as a geologist in Denver\, Colorado before joining the Nature Conservancy in Connecticut as Director of Science and Stewardship. She founded and directed Tidewater Institute\, a community-based conservation organization in the Connecticut River estuary\, that included a collaboration with the Regional Planning Agency to survey the lower River for the then nascent population of aquatic invasive water chestnut (Trapa natans). She has taught environmental science and landscape ecology as an adjunct faculty member at Three Rivers Community College for eight years. Judy has a BA in Geology from Skidmore College\, an MS in Botany from the University of Vermont\, and a Masters in Environmental   Management from Yale University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen GephardSteve Gephard is a professional fish biologist working as an independent consultant having retired from the Connecticut DEEP’s Fisheries Division after a 42-year career.  During this time\, he supervised the Diadromous (Migratory) Fish Program and the Habitat Conservation and Enhancement Program.  Steve continues to be active in the field\, working for NOAA-Fisheries in support of the endangered Atlantic salmon\, participating on regional committees\, and holding a Presidential Appointment as a U.S. Commissioner to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization.  He has had a relationship with the Connecticut River his entire life\, starting as a young naturalist and boater in the early 1960s.  He is currently a trustee of the Connecticut River Conservancy\, the nation’s oldest watershed association. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Rob RichardsonDr. Richardson’s appointment as Aquatic and Non-Cropland Weed Scientist in the Department of Crop Science is 60% research and 40% extension. The primary responsibility is aquatic weed management and secondarily invasive plant management in non-cropland. His position is critical for development of integrated and sustainable weed management programs for reservoirs\, lakes\, ponds\, other bodies of water\, and non-cropland in North Carolina and the surrounding region. Dr. Richardson focuses on managing vegetation in an environmentally sound manner to improve or maintain fish and wildlife habitat\, improve biological diversity\, and reduce the size and scope of alien plant invasions.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-congressional-briefing-managing-the-hydrilla-infestation-in-the-connecticut-river/
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Protect the Uninfested West from Aquatic Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:Protect the Uninfested West from Zebra or Quagga Mussels and Other AIS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here → \n\n\n\nZebra and Quagga mussels are among the most destructive and expensive invasive species in North America. Large landscapes and water basins across the western US are still free of these costly invasive species. Western agencies and organizations have invested considerable time and energy over the last decade to develop institutional capacity and cross-jurisdictional coordination to prevent and manage the spread of these and other aquatic invasive species. Today’s webinar will highlight two programs intended to protect the uninfested west from zebra and quagga mussels and other aquatic Invasive species. \n\n\n\nHaul Before You Go\n\n\n\nAbstract – In December 2021\, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) has initiated a Call Before You Haul pilot program to prevent delays during the transport of watercraft destined for the states of Washington\, Oregon\, Idaho\, and Montana. launched. The program has a toll-free number that commercial and other watercraft haulers can call before transporting a boat to Columbia River basin states. \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Lisa DeBruyckere\, President of Creative Resource Strategies \n\n\n\n\n\nLisa is President of Creative Resource Strategies\, a woman-owned consulting business based out of Salem\, Oregon. Lisa has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in wildlife management\, all from the University of Maine at Orono. Lisa worked in a variety of natural resource and information and education positions for 21 years in Missouri and Oregon before starting her own business in 2001. She is an accomplished public speaker and facilitator and enjoys the challenges and rewards of bringing stakeholders with diverse interests together to develop a shared vision. Lisa is passionate about the need to wisely manage and conserve natural resources and to ensure the public has information to support sound policy and management decisions. Lisa is a Courtesy Faculty member of both the College of Earth\, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and the Environmental Sciences Graduate Program at Oregon State University. She has been working with the western states and Canadian provinces on aquatic invasive species issues for more than 20 years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContaining Quagga Mussels at Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area\n\n\n\nAbstract – Quagga mussels were first detected in Lake Powell in 2013 and there have been thousands of adult quagga mussels found attached to canyon walls\, the Glen Canyon Dam\, boats\, and other underwater structures. Adult mussel populations have expanded rapidly in the last few years. Utah and the National Park Service\, and their partners\, have implemented a containment program for watercraft to prevent the movement of invasive mussels into Utah and the large multi-state uninfested area of the Western U.S. Containment of infested waters is a shared responsibility that must be done in tandem with prevention consistently across jurisdictions to avoid new infestations. Lake Powell is a multi-jurisdictional water that crosses two states\, with multiple federal\, state\, tribal\, and local governing entities. Nate will describe the containment program in place at Lake Powell along with the prevention program throughout Utah\, and the importance of collaboration\, communication\, and long-term federal funding and implementation capacity.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Nathan Owens\, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator and Boating Access Coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources \n\n\n\n\n\nNate joined the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Aquatic Invasive Species Program six years ago and has served as the statewide program coordinator for five years. During that time\, he led the effort to transfer the statewide watercraft interdiction program to the Law Enforcement Section\, coordinated research to address regional priorities\, and served on the Western Regional Panel’s Executive Committee for two years. Nate’s current areas of focus are exploring regional approaches to invasive mussel management\, identifying appropriate applications of eDNA testing to early detection monitoring efforts\, and dreaming up ways to best leverage new technology to stop invasive mussels in their tracks!
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-protect-the-uninfested-west-from-aquatic-invasive-species/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:NISAW Webinar: Climate Change and Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:Register here → \n\n\n\nThe melting of the Arctic sea ice opens new direct routes for both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species to become introduced- from both commercial shipping and new tourism pressures. Photo: Adobe Stock.\n\n\n\nThe North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) supports the inclusion of the impacts and influence of invasive species in climate change legislation\, policy\, management\, and research. The reverse is also important; the impacts and influence of climate change must be incorporated into invasive species management and policy. This webinar will provide an overview of the intersection of invasive species and climate change and will also take an in-depth look at the topics of carbon sequestration and the nexus between invasives\, climate\, and wildfire. \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\nOverview of Climate Change and Invasive Species Interactions by Carrie Brown-Lima\, NY Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell UniversityForest Pest Impact on Carbon Sequestration by Brendan Quirion\, Cornell University\, and Leigh Greenwood\, The Nature ConservancyInvasive species\, climate change\, and human ignition impacts on fire regimes by Dr. Emily Fusco\, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station\, USDA Northwest Climate Hub\, and the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center\n\n\n\nSee the NISAW policy page on climate change and invasive species. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios: \n\n\n\n\n\nCarrie Brown LimaCarrie Brown-Lima is the Director of the NY Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University.  In this role\, she works closely with research scientists\, state and federal agencies\, the NY Invasive Species Council and Advisory Committee and regional managers and stakeholders to promote innovation and improve the scientific basis of invasive species management.   Carrie has nearly 25 years of experience with natural resource conservation and management across ecosystems and borders.  She spent more than a decade developing conservation strategies in Brazil and throughout Latin America including programs such as sustainable fisheries certifications\, agriculture and conservation\, and transboundary protected areas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrendan QuirionFor the past decade\, Brendan worked for the Nature Conservancy’s award-winning Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program; first as Terrestrial Project Coordinator and then as Program Director. Through this experience he developed a keen interest in evaluating whether commonly applied natural resource management practices sufficiently meet ecological and societal objectives. In fall 2019\, he transitioned to Cornell University to advance research related to promoting improved outcomes and accountability in invasive species and white-tailed deer management. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeigh GreenwoodLeigh Greenwood has worked for The Nature Conservancy since December 2007. Her work focuses on bringing multiple stakeholders together to achieve common goals in Forest Health\, including: managing the Don’t Move Firewood campaign\, convening the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Forest Insects and Diseases\, and working to improve the international biosecurity measures in place for solid wood packaging. Leigh’s leadership of the Don’t Move Firewood campaign has led to its being widely regarded as one of the most innovative public outreach arms of The Nature Conservancy. Leigh earned her B.A. in Biology at Williams College and her M.S. in Wildlife Biology at the University of Montana in Missoula\, where she studied the intersection of native wildlife and invasive plants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Emily FuscoDr. Emily Fusco is an ORISE Fellow with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station\, USDA Northwest Climate Hub\, and the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center. Her research is focused on invasive species and fire\, and in her current role she works to connect science with management through science synthesis\, original research\, and coordination efforts. Emily earned her PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her BA in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is involved in the Northeast\, North Central and Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) networks.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/nisaw-webinar-climate-change-and-invasive-species/
CATEGORIES: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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