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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T140000
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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:20260607T024013
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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:20260607T024013
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:20260607T024013
CREATED:20220119T123554Z
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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
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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:20260607T024013
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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
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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
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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:20260607T024013
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:20260607T024013
CREATED:20220216T174713Z
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SUMMARY:EDDMapS Summit 2022
DESCRIPTION:Above: Summit presentations cover EDDMapS’ smartphone apps\, website\, tools\, and projects. Subscribe to NAISMA communications to learn more about our year-round offerings of professional development in invasive species management. View the recordings from 2021 for basics on EDDMapS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by the North American Invasive Species Management AssociationOrganized by University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health  \n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\nEDDMapS (Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System) is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution. It is fast\, easy to use\, and doesn’t require Geographic Information Systems experience. \n\n\n\nThe University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health in collaboration with its partner organizations is providing a comprehensive one-day training and update.  This free summit is open to everyone from beginners to experienced users.  The Summit will have presentations that cover EDDMapS’ smartphone apps\, website\, tools\, and projects.  This will be an update to last year’s Summit and attendees are encouraged to review the recordings from last year prior to this year’s Summit.   \n\n\n\nAgenda 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)\n\n\n\n11:00 am– Welcome – Belle Bergner\, NAISMA Executive Director \n\n\n\n11:10 am– EDDMapS Overview\, Year in Review and Updates – Chuck Bargeron\, UGA \n\n\n\n11:40 am– Projects – What they are\, how they work – Joe LaForest\, UGA \n\n\n\n12:00 pm– Illinois Tree of Heaven Monitoring Program Update  – Tricia Bethke\, The Morton Arboretum \n\n\n\n12:20 pm– Lessons Learned with Point and Polygon Data – Jerry Caldwell\, Tooele County Utah and Monika Chandler\, Minnesota Dept of Ag \n\n\n\n12:45 pm– User Tools – Downloads\, Alerts\, Saved Queries – Rebekah Wallace\, UGA \n\n\n\n1:00 pm– Break \n\n\n\n1:10 pm– How to Use the Data – Aaron Eagar\, Utah Dept of Agriculture and Food \n\n\n\n1:30 pm– Mobilizing the Public to Detect and Report All Types of Invasive Species: Washington State’s First Detector Program from Apple Maggot to Zebra Mussel – Justin Bush\, Washington Invasive Species Council \n\n\n\n1:50 pm– Verifier Tools – Rebekah Wallace\, UGA \n\n\n\n2:10 pm– Next steps\, improving customer support and Future Tools – Chuck Bargeron\, UGA \n\n\n\n2:30 pm– Open Questions with EDDMapS Team \n\n\n\nNew to EDDMapS? Check out last year’s videos to learn about the program and its partners: video 1 | video 2 \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://naisma.org/event/eddmaps-summit-2022/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Programs,Summit,Webinars
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SUMMARY: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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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Power of Ethical Framing
DESCRIPTION:Recent Publication Explored: Testing Emphasis Message Frames and Metaphors on Social Media to Engage Boaters to Learn about Preventing the Spread of Zebra Mussels\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Bret Shaw\, Department of Life Sciences Communication & Division of Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and Tim Campbell\, Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute \n\n\n\nClick to register \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMessage frames are often used to communicate about invasive species due to the additional meaning they provide. They appear in calls to action like “join the battle against invasive species\,” “unwelcome exotics\,” or “Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers.” However\, little is known about how stakeholders respond to these message frames. This research tested five common message emphasis frames used in invasive species communication. These message frames were placed in social media advertisements about zebra mussels to determine the impact each message frame had on user online behavior. For cost-perclick (CPC)\, ANOVA showed effects for framing and gender. Model coefficients revealed that Hitchhiker and Protective had significantly higher CPC than Science\, and that women had a higher CPC. For comments\, ANOVA showed effects for framing and gender. Model coefficients revealed that no frame had a significantly different effect on comments than Science\, and that women commented on posts less. For shares\, ANOVA showed effects for framing. Model coefficients revealed that Hitchhiker was shared more than Science. It is important to note that neither Militaristic nor Nativist outperformed Science on any measured outcome. Coupled with ethical considerations\, our results suggest the use of Nativist and Militaristic frames are not necessary to influence online behavior. Message frames without ethical issues can be used to achieve the outcomes we tested without compromising message effectiveness. Within their recent published article\, the speakers provide background on commonly used invasive species message frames\, explain their methods for testing how they impact user behavior\, and suggest limitations and applications of this work. \n\n\n\nDr. Bret Shaw\n\n\n\nDr. Bret Shaw is an Environmental Communication Specialist for the Division of Extension and an associate professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He focuses on planning\, implementing\, and evaluating social marketing campaigns dealing with natural resource management issues such as water quality\, land use\, and environmental conservation. He teaches courses on social marketing\, environmental communication\, and science communication. Shaw received his Ph.D. in Mass Communication at UW–Madison\, where his teaching and research experience related to strategic communication. After completing his graduate work\, he worked as a market research manager in the technology industry in California. Shaw has published in a diverse range of peer-reviewed journals including Society and Natural Resources\, Journal of Environmental Psychology\, Science Communication\, Conservation Biology\, Journal of Forestry\, Environmental Management\, Social Marketing Quarterly\, Lake and Reservoir Management\, Energy Policy\, Politics and the Life Sciences\, Journal for the Study of Religion\, Nature & Culture\, Human Dimensions of Wildlife\, and American Behavioral Scientist\, among others. He has also published extensively in the health communication literature with financial support from the National Institutes of Health and private philanthropic organizations\, focusing on how to use technology to help people living with cancer or substance abuse disorders. He has received national and international media attention for the studies he has published.  \n\n\n\nTim Campbell\n\n\n\nTim Campbell joined the Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Services team in 2011. Campbell engages communities\, organizations\, local government officials and other coastal stakeholder groups and helps them incorporate aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention actions into their existing activities. Campbell also works closely with the numerous professionals working on AIS issues in Wisconsin to coordinate education and outreach efforts. He is the current Chair of the ANS Task Force’s Education Committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase CEUs
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-the-power-of-ethical-framing/
CATEGORIES:NAISMA Webinar,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”
DESCRIPTION:History and Effectiveness of Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”\n\n\n\nPresented by: Susan Jewell\, Injurious Wildlife Listing Coordinator\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of the original federal law known as the “Lacey Act” passed in 1900\, injurious wildlife has been amended several times\, but the purpose has always been to protect the United States from the introduction of invasive and otherwise harmful wildlife. Congress first gave the authority for overseeing injurious wildlife to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and later to the Department of the Interior. Injurious listing prohibits the importation of wild vertebrates\, crustaceans\, and mollusks that can cause harm to wildlife resources\, humans\, and other U.S. interests. However\, most people know about a different provision of the “Lacey Act\,” which is about trafficking of wildlife and plants. This presentation will explain what the “Lacey Act” is and the difference between the injurious and trafficking provisions. It will emphasize how the service focuses on adding high-risk species to the federal injurious list before they become established and how effective that has been in preventing the establishment of those injurious animals. \n\n\n\nSusan Jewell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan (Su) Jewell is the Injurious Wildlife Listing Coordinator for the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, based in the headquarters in northern Virginia. In her capacity\, she coordinates the regulatory listing of harmful wildlife species as injurious\, which prohibits their importation. She is an authority on the history of injurious of injurious wildlife listing and recently published a summary of the history since 1900 and her evaluation of how effective injurious listing is. Prior to her 11 years working with invasive wildlife\, she spent 11 years with the Service’s Endangered Species program\, 12 years in the Everglades studying Everglades health\, alligators\, wading birds\, and fisheries. Su holds a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont and a M.S. in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThere are continuing education credits available for purchase for this webinar from Certified Crop Advisers\, International Society of Arboriculture\, Society of American Foresters\, Society of Ecological Restoration\, and The Wildlife Society.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\nPurchase CEUs
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-injurious-wildlife-listing-under-the-lacey-act/
CATEGORIES:Government Relations,NAISMA Webinar,Programs,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Brown%2C Director of Government Relations and Professional Development":MAILTO:ebrown@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211013T221040Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Biocontrol Misconceptions and Untapped Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Classical Biological Control of Weeds – About Misconceptions and Untapped Opportunities\n\n\n\nPresented by: Urs Schaffner\, PhD\, Head Ecosystems Management\, CABI \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModern classical biological control (or importation biological control) of invasive non-native weeds aims to mitigate their negative impacts on biodiversity\, ecosystem services and human well-being. It implies the deliberate release of specialist natural enemies from the weed’s native range to reduce the densities or the spread of a weed in its introduced range. Assessing the likelihood of non-target effects by a potential biological control agent is one of the fundamental challenges of pre-release studies in biological control projects. The long history of pre-release studies in biological weed control has significantly contributed to the development of environmental risk assessment procedures. Yet despite its wide application across the world\, discussions about the risks involved in classical biological weed control are often dominated by misunderstandings and misconceptions. By addressing some of these misconceptions\, I will elaborate key questions that should be raised in public and scientific debates on the potential risks and benefits of releasing exotic organisms to control exotic invasive weeds. Finally\, I will propose a path forward to further increase efficacy and safety in future projects and conclude by advocating to do classical biological control of weeds more rigorously and more often. \n\n\n\nUrs Schaffner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUrs Schaffner is Head of the ‘Ecosystems Management’ section at the CABI Switzerland Centre and affiliate assistant professor at the University of Idaho\, USA. His research focuses on soil-plant-herbivore interactions\, with particular emphasis on biological invasions\, biological control of weeds and grassland restoration. He has 25 years of experience in weed biological control and has worked on aspects such as the ecology and evolutionary ecology of host-specificity of weed biological control agents\, pre-release impact assessment\, demographic modelling of biological control agents and post-release impact evaluation. Currently he leads a multi-partner project on assessing the environmental and socio-economic effects of invasive trees in Eastern Africa and implementing integrated management strategies\, including biological control\, that mitigate their negative impacts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing Education Credits\n\n\n\n1 Continuing Education Unit from:  \n\n\n\nCertified Crop AdvisersInternational Society of ArboricultureSociety of American ForestersSociety of Ecological Restoration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister and Purchase Continuing Education Credits
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-biocontrol-misconceptions-and-untapped-opportunities/
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:20211203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211115T212652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T212654Z
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SUMMARY:First Fridays: People Management Help!
DESCRIPTION:We know that NAISMA members aren’t only managing invasive species. You manage people too. Do you find managing people difficult? That’s because it’s not easy! Good communication skills\, establishing trust and expectations\, holding people accountable\, and navigating conflict are important skills for managers and anyone in a leadership position.  \n\n\n\nBring your people-management challenges to this NAISMA member networking hour. NAISMA executive director Belle Bergner will facilitate discussion with other NAISMA staff and members to give you some tips to help make your job easier. \n\n\n\nMembers only. To register for First Fridays\, login to your member portal here. \n\n\n\nClick here to join NAISMA.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/first-fridays-people-management-help/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Diaz":MAILTO:ddiaz@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T150000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211013T230452Z
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SUMMARY:Biocontrol Summit
DESCRIPTION:Highlighting and Fostering International Collaborations that Enhance Weed Biocontrol in North America\n\n\n\n\n\nAbove: Classical Weed Biocontrol Summit presentations. Subscribe to NAISMA communications to learn more about our year-round offerings of professional development in invasive species management. View the recordings from 2020 here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNAISMA’s virtual Classical Weed Biocontrol Summit\, Highlighting and Fostering International Collaborations that Enhance Weed Biocontrol in North America\, took place on December 2\, 2021\, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT. \n\n\n\nThe Annual Weed Biocontrol Summit communicates the latest information in weed biocontrol research to North American invasive plant managers\, educators\, and researchers.  \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, we focused on international collaborations\, which are a critical component in developing weed biocontrol opportunities for our most troublesome weeds. Without foreign exploration and research and development through international collaborations\, weed biocontrol simply would not exist. This year we will hear from international partners spanning five continents that help make biocontrol a readily available weed management tool for North America.   \n\n\n\nSponsored by USFS and USDA.\n\n\n\nPhotos courtesy Montana Biocontrol Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummit Agenda\n\n\n\n2 December 2021\, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT \n\n\n\n11:00-11:05    Introduction\, acknowledgment statement\, housekeeping \n\n\n\n11:05-11:30    Hariet Hinz\, Switzerland \n\n\n\n11:30-11:55    René Sforza\, France \n\n\n\n11:55-12:20    Massimo Cristofaro\, Italy \n\n\n\n12:20-12:40    Iain Paterson\, South Africa \n\n\n\n12:40-1:05    Guillermo Cabrera Walsh\, Argentina \n\n\n\n1:05-1:15    Break \n\n\n\n1:15-1:40    Marcelo Diniz Vitorino\, Brazil \n\n\n\n1:40-2:05      Rose De Clerck-Floate\, Canada and Mark Schwarzlaender\, Idaho\, United States \n\n\n\n2:05-2:30        Darcy Oishi and Tracy Johnson\, Hawaii\, United States \n\n\n\n2:30-2:55        Matthew Purcell\, Australia \n\n\n\n2:55- 3:00       Closing \n\n\n\nSummit Details\n\n\n\nHariet L. Hinz \n\n\n\nCABI Switzerland \n\n\n\nRussian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens)Hoary cress (Lepidium draba)Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)Common reed (Phragmites australis)Swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.)Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)\n\n\n\nRené F.H. Sforza \n\n\n\nUSDA-ARS-European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL)\, France \n\n\n\nMedusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)Swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.)French broom (Genista monspessulana)\n\n\n\nMassimo Cristofaro \n\n\n\nBiotechnology and Biological Control Agency (BBCA)\, Italy \n\n\n\nYellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Giant reed (Arundo donax)\n\n\n\nIain Paterson \n\n\n\nCentre for Biological Control\, Department of Zoology and Entomology\, Rhodes University\, South Africa \n\n\n\nSpecies native to South Africa of importance to North America \n\n\n\nCrystalline ice-plant (Cryophyton crystallinum)Guinea grass (Megathyrus maximum)Cape-ivy (Delairea odorata)\n\n\n\nSpecies native to North America of importance to South Africa \n\n\n\nPrickly-pear cactus (Opuntia engelmannii)Mesquite (Prosopis sp.)Yellow water-lily (Nymphaea mexicana)\n\n\n\nSpecies of joint interest \n\n\n\nWater hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta)Common salvinia (Salvinia minima)Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)\n\n\n\nGuillermo Cabrera Walsh Sc.D. \n\n\n\nFoundation for the Study of Invasive Species [Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI)]\, Argentina \n\n\n\nWater hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)Water primroses (Ludwigia spp.)Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Marcelo Diniz Vitorino \n\n\n\nDepartment of Forestry Postgraduate Program in Forest Engineering\, Forest Monitoring and Protection Laboratory\, and Regional University of Blumenau\, Brazil \n\n\n\nStrawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum)Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia)Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum)Velvet tree/bush currant(Miconia calvescens)Princess flower(Tibouchina urvilleana) \n\n\n\nRose De Clerck-Floate \n\n\n\nInvasive Plant Biological Control\, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada\, Lethbridge\, AB\, Canada \n\n\n\nMark Schwarzländer \n\n\n\nDepartment of Entomology\, Plant Pathology and Nematology\, University of Idaho\, United States \n\n\n\nMogulones crucifer (houndstongue): a cross-border social dilemma and opportunity for research collaborationStatus of nontarget monitoring and USA petition for release of M. crucifer\, with lessons learned for weed biological control\n\n\n\nDarcy Oishi \n\n\n\nHawaii Department of Agriculture\, Plant Pest Control Branch\, Hawaii \n\n\n\nTracy Johnson \n\n\n\nUS Forest Service\, Pacific Southwest Research Station\, Hawaii \n\n\n\nDevil weed (Chromolaena odorata)Brazilian peppertree/Christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius)Gorse (Ulex europaeus)Albizia/Batai wood (Falcataria moluccana)Madagascar fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis)Kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)African tuliptree (Spathodea campanulata)\n\n\n\nMatthew Purcell \n\n\n\nUSDA ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory\, Australia \n\n\n\nMelaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia)Old world climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum)Australian pine (Casuarina spp.)Downy rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)Mosquitofern (Azolla pinnata)Earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis)Floating hearts (Nymphoides spp)
URL:https://naisma.org/event/2021-biocontrol-summit/
CATEGORIES:Summit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211117T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
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SUMMARY:Webinar: U.S. Horizon Scan for Organisms in Trade
DESCRIPTION:USGS and USFWS collaborative project to conduct a national horizon scan for organisms in trade\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Wesley Daniel\, USGS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInvasive species are one of the greatest threats to the United States (U.S.) biodiversity and have cost the U.S. over $120 billion in damages each year (Pimental et al. 2005). The impacts of invasive species range in size and scope from small-scale and localized up to broad shifts in ecosystem function and can influence economically essential species and those of conservation concern alike. The consequences of an invasion include not only degradation of the natural ecosystem but also economic repercussions and effects on human and wildlife health in the invaded areas. \n\n\n\nThe focus of this project is to conduct a global horizon scan to help identify alien vertebrate species within the Organisms in Trade Pathway at greatest risk of entering the country\, establishing populations\, and becoming invasive in the U.S. Our work will address arrival\, establishment\, and impact via consideration of propagule pressure\, climatic similarity to occupied range\, and prior invasion history of the focal species and its relatives\, respectively.The approach we are proposing will review a large number (ten of thousands) of Organisms in Trade (OIT) to identify species that that have a high risk of invasiveness in the U.S. By starting with a larger pool of species (opposed to the Roy et al. screening process started with 329 species) there is a great opportunity to recognize new species with no known invasion history. Through a process of filtering the project team will reduce the OIT to a manageable number of higher risk species (~500) based a species potential to arrive\, establish\, spread\, and cause harm (impacts). The project team will also evaluate species with unknown natural histories based on phylogenetic and expert knowledge. We will use a largely automated initial screening\, to be followed by expert elicitation and further species prioritization. The development of watch lists can guide early detection efforts\, can help inform resource managers\, and can provide a repeatable tool for early detection and rapid response efforts (EDRR). In addition\, watch list(s) can be used to prioritize evaluations under the injurious Wildlife Provisions of the Lacey Act.” \n\n\n\nDr. Wesley Daniel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Wesley Daniel is a fisheries biologist with the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Database. He is the coordinator for the NAS Database and curates all the invertebrates and mollusks records. Wes earned his Ph.D. from LSU in Biology\, where his research focused on landscape conservation of Gulf Coast Unionidae mussels. After which\, he was a post-doctoral researcher with Michigan State University in the Wildlife and Fisheries Program\, working with the National Fish Habitat Association to create a nationwide assessment of fish habitat. His current research focuses on developing tools for managers and stakeholders that evaluate the potential spread of non-native and invasive species within and across drainage basins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing Education Credits\n\n\n\n1 Continuing Education Unit from:  \n\n\n\nCertified Crop AdvisersInternational Society of ArboricultureSociety of American ForestersSociety of Ecological Restoration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister and Purchase Continuing Education Credits
URL:https://naisma.org/event/webinar-u-s-horizon-scan-for-organisms-in-trade/
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:20211105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211105T150000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211028T205627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T205806Z
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SUMMARY:First Fridays: Q&A on Giving\, Fundraising\, and Development
DESCRIPTION:Have questions about raising money for your organization\, or not even sure where to start? Curious about how NAISMA is fundraising for invasive species management? Spend an hour with North American Invasive Species Management Association’s new Director of Development\, David Diaz. \n\n\n\nThis will be an opportunity for people to come with prepared questions\, or ask what occurs to you during a question and answer session. David comes to NAISMA with decades of fundraising and development experience. He has spent years raising money and building resources for universities\, medical colleges\, as well as small to midsize non-profits. \n\n\n\nMembers-only. To register for First Fridays\, login to your member portal here. \n\n\n\nClick here to join NAISMA.
URL:https://naisma.org/event/first-fridays-qa-on-giving-fundraising-and-development/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Diaz":MAILTO:ddiaz@naisma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211020T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211004T193543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T223712Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Forestry BMPs for Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Bernie Williams\, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist\, Division of Forestry – Forest Health\, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBest Management Practices (BMPs) for Forestry Invasive Species are voluntary practices that were developed to coincide and complement Legislative Rule NR 40\, which works as a way of classifying Invasive Species across the board. The BMPs are designed to be a practical response when addressing Invasives in a forested setting when logging practices are in place. They were adopted in September of 2009\, and since that time we have trained thousands of Foresters\, Loggers and Landowners on the practicality of implementing prior to planning a harvest especially when Invasive species are present. \n\n\n\nBernie Williams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBernie has been with the WI DNR for 13 years working with Invasive 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\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContinuing Education Credits\n\n\n\n1 Continuing Education Unit from:  \n\n\n\nCertified Crop AdvisersInternational Society of ArboricultureSociety of American ForestersSociety of Ecological Restoration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Continuing Education Credits
URL:https://naisma.org/event/forestry-bmps-for-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:20211008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211008T110000
DTSTAMP:20260607T024013
CREATED:20211004T214631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T145625Z
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SUMMARY:First Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, online gathering. Do you loathe it\, or love it? A little of both? \n\n\n\nIf ever there’s a need to easily meet online it’s in invasive species work where pests\, plants and pathogens spread across all of North America. But among your regular fieldwork and all those other Zoom calls\, is there a place for NAISMA networking? \n\n\n\nThe NAISMA team wants to talk about how to make online gathering worthwhile and energizing\, not just another thing on your calendar. In this First Friday\, come prepared to:  \n\n\n\ntalk (vent!) about your major challenges with web-based gathering share the best experience you’ve had collaborating or learning online during the pandemic\n\n\n\nWe’ll ask members for your ideas on how to make future First Fridays worth your time. We’ll also ask what session topics you would like to see at the Florida 2022 conference. \n\n\n\nMembers: check your email for a link to Zoom. \n\n\n\nNot a member yet? Sign up here and join in the conversation! \n\n\n\n\n\nContact:
URL:https://naisma.org/event/first-fridays/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tina Casagrand":MAILTO:tcasagrand@naisma.org
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