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Thursday, December 15, 2016
International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) - ICAIS 2017 Call for Abstracts
Friday, December 9, 2016
Conserving Biodiversity: Challenges for Florida in the Anthropocene
Featuring Plenary Speaker Reed
Noss
Session Keynote Speakers Thomas
Lovejoy, Thomas Hoctor, Daniel Simberloff
When: March 7–9, 2017. Evening reception and Plenary
Presentation March 7th, full day session March 8th, morning
session on March 9th.
Where: Edwards Hall, campus of Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers, Florida.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Executive Order 13112 Amendments -- Safeguarding the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species
This order amends Executive Order 13112 and directs
actions to continue coordinated Federal prevention and control efforts related
to invasive species. This order maintains the National Invasive Species Council
(Council) and the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; expands the membership
of the Council; clarifies the operations of the Council; incorporates
considerations of human and environmental health, climate change, technological
innovation, and other emerging priorities into Federal efforts to address
invasive species; and strengthens coordinated, cost-efficient Federal action. –Read
the full text at the link below.
From: NAEPPC Board of
Directors [mailto:NAEPPCBOARD@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Chuck Bargeron
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 8:58 AM
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 8:58 AM
For Immediate Release:
Executive Order 13112 Amendments -- Safeguarding the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species
Executive Order 13112 Amendments -- Safeguarding the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species
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US EPA FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting: 13-16 Dec 2016
The US EPA FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel will meet December 13-16, 2016 to
consider and review scientific issues regarding EPA's evaluation of the
carcinogenic potential of glyphosate. The meeting will be held at the
Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
All meeting materials (e.g., charge questions,
background document, agenda, and all other EPA materials) are available in the
docket, EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0385 (see https://www.regulations.gov).
This meeting will be accessible thru a live online
webcast. The live webcast will enable interested persons to listen to the
entire public meeting and to view the PowerPoint presentations displayed at the
meeting. To participate in the live webcast, please click on the link
below to access the webcast instructions. The webcast link will not be
active until 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. You must use a
PC and Internet Explorer as your browser.
Link to webcast Instructions: https://www.epa.gov/sap/instructions-accessing-webcast-scientific-advisory-panel-meetings
Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public
process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in
webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
Additional general information concerning the meeting,
including the webcast information, is posted on the SAP website, https://www.epa.gov/sap.
Monday, December 5, 2016
President signs Exec. Order on Invasive Species
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 05, 2016
Executive Order -- Safeguarding the Nation from the
Impacts of Invasive Species EXECUTIVE ORDER
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SAFEGUARDING THE NATION FROM THE IMPACTS OF INVASIVE
SPECIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and to
ensure the faithful execution of the laws of the United States of America,
including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990, (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Lacey Act, as amended (18 U.S.C. 42, 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378 et seq.),
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 7781 et seq.), and
other pertinent statutes, to prevent the introduction of invasive species and
provide for their control, and to minimize the economic, plant, animal,
ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States
to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of invasive species, as
well as to eradicate and control populations of invasive species that are
established. Invasive species pose threats to prosperity, security, and quality
of life. They have negative impacts on the environment and natural resources,
agriculture and food production systems, water resources, human, animal, and
plant health, infrastructure, the economy, energy, cultural resources, and
military readiness. Every year, invasive species cost the United States
billions of dollars in economic losses and other damages.
Of substantial growing concern are invasive species that
are or may be vectors, reservoirs, and causative agents of disease, which
threaten human, animal, and plant health. The introduction, establishment, and
spread of invasive species create the potential for serious public health
impacts, especially when considered in the context of changing climate
conditions. Climate change influences the establishment, spread, and impacts of
invasive species.
Executive Order 13112 of February 3, 1999 (Invasive
Species), called upon executive departments and agencies to take steps to
prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species, and to support efforts
to eradicate and control invasive species that are established. Executive Order
13112 also created a coordinating body -- the Invasive Species Council, also
referred to as the National Invasive Species Council -- to oversee
implementation of the order, encourage proactive planning and action, develop
recommendations for international cooperation, and take other steps to improve
the Federal response to invasive species. Past efforts at preventing,
eradicating, and controlling invasive species demonstrated that collaboration
across Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial government; stakeholders;
and the private sector is critical to minimizing the spread of invasive species
and that coordinated action is necessary to protect the assets and security of
the United States.
This order amends Executive Order 13112 and directs actions
to continue coordinated Federal prevention and control efforts related to
invasive species. This order maintains the National Invasive Species Council
(Council) and the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; expands the membership
of the Council; clarifies the operations of the Council; incorporates
considerations of human and environmental health, climate change, technological
innovation, and other emerging priorities into Federal efforts to address
invasive species; and strengthens coordinated, cost-efficient Federal action.
Sec. 2. Definitions. Section 1 of Executive Order 13112
is amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. Definitions. (a) 'Control' means
containing, suppressing, or reducing populations of invasive species.
(b) 'Eradication' means the removal or destruction of an
entire population of invasive species.
(c) 'Federal agency' means an executive department or
agency, but does not include independent establishments as defined by 5 U.S.C.
104.
(d) 'Introduction' means, as a result of human activity,
the intentional or unintentional escape, release, dissemination, or placement
of an organism into an ecosystem to which it is not native.
(e) 'Invasive species' means, with regard to a particular
ecosystem, a non-native organism whose introduction causes or is likely to
cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human, animal, or plant
health.
(f) 'Non-native species' or 'alien species' means, with
respect to a particular ecosystem, an organism, including its seeds, eggs,
spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that
occurs outside of its natural range.
(g) 'Pathway' means the mechanisms and processes by which
non-native species are moved, intentionally or unintentionally, into a new
ecosystem.
(h) 'Prevention' means the action of stopping invasive
species from being introduced or spreading into a new ecosystem.
(i) 'United States' means the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, all
possessions, and the territorial sea of the United States as defined by
Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988."
Sec. 3. Federal Agency Duties. Section 2 of Executive
Order 13112 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Federal Agency Duties. (a) Each Federal
agency for which that agency's actions may affect the introduction,
establishment, or spread of invasive species shall, to the extent practicable
and permitted by law,
(1) identify such agency actions;
(2) subject to the availability of appropriations, and
within administrative, budgetary, and jurisdictional limits, use relevant
agency programs and authorities to:
(i) prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread
of invasive species;
(ii) detect and respond rapidly to eradicate or control
populations of invasive species in a manner that is cost-effective and
minimizes human, animal, plant, and environmental health risks;
(iii) monitor invasive species populations accurately and
reliably;
(iv) provide for the restoration of native species,
ecosystems, and other assets that have been impacted by invasive species;
(v) conduct research on invasive species and develop and
apply technologies to prevent their introduction, and provide for environmentally
sound methods of eradication and control of invasive species;
(vi) promote public education and action on invasive
species, their pathways, and ways to address them, with an emphasis on
prevention, and early detection and rapid response;
(vii) assess and strengthen, as appropriate, policy and
regulatory frameworks pertaining to the prevention, eradication, and control of
invasive species and address regulatory gaps, inconsistencies, and conflicts;
(viii) coordinate with and complement similar efforts of
States, territories, federally recognized American Indian tribes, Alaska Native
Corporations, Native Hawaiians, local governments, nongovernmental
organizations, and the private sector; and
(ix) in consultation with the Department of State and
with other agencies as appropriate, coordinate with foreign governments to
prevent the movement and minimize the impacts of invasive species; and
(3) refrain from authorizing, funding, or implementing
actions that are likely to cause or promote the introduction, establishment, or
spread of invasive species in the United States unless, pursuant to guidelines
that it has prescribed, the agency has determined and made public its
determination that the benefits of such actions clearly outweigh the potential
harm caused by invasive species; and that all feasible and prudent measures to
minimize risk of harm will be taken in conjunction with the actions.
(c) Federal agencies shall pursue the duties set forth in
this section in coordination, to the extent practicable, with other member
agencies of the Council and staff, consistent with the National Invasive
Species Council Management Plan, and in cooperation with State, local, tribal,
and territorial governments, and stakeholders, as appropriate, and in
consultation with the Department of State when Federal agencies are working
with international organizations and foreign nations.
(d) Federal agencies that are members of the Council, and
Federal interagency bodies working on issues relevant to the prevention,
eradication, and control of invasive species, shall provide the Council with
annual information on actions taken that implement these duties and identify
barriers to advancing priority actions.
(e) To the extent practicable, Federal agencies shall
also expand the use of new and existing technologies and practices; develop,
share, and utilize similar metrics and standards, methodologies, and databases
and, where relevant, platforms for monitoring invasive species; and, facilitate
the interoperability of information systems, open data, data analytics,
predictive modeling, and data reporting necessary to inform timely,
science-based decision making."
Sec. 4. Emerging Priorities. Federal agencies that are
members of the Council and Federal interagency bodies working on issues
relevant to the prevention, eradication, and control of invasive species shall
take emerging priorities into consideration, including:
(a) Federal agencies shall consider the potential public
health and safety impacts of invasive species, especially those species that
are vectors, reservoirs, and causative agents of disease. The Department of
Health and Human Services, in coordination and consultation with relevant
agencies as appropriate, shall within 1 year of this order, and as requested by
the Council thereafter, provide the Office of Science and Technology Policy and
the Council a report on public health impacts associated with invasive species.
That report shall describe the disease, injury, immunologic, and safety impacts
associated with invasive species, including any direct and indirect impacts on
low-income, minority, and tribal communities.
(b) Federal agencies shall consider the impacts of
climate change when working on issues relevant to the prevention, eradication,
and control of invasive species, including in research and monitoring efforts,
and integrate invasive species into Federal climate change coordinating
frameworks and initiatives.
(c) Federal agencies shall consider opportunities to
apply innovative science and technology when addressing the duties identified
in section 2 of Executive Order 13112, as amended, including, but not limited
to, promoting open data and data analytics; harnessing technological advances
in remote sensing technologies, molecular tools, cloud computing, and
predictive analytics; and using tools such as challenge prizes, citizen
science, and crowdsourcing.
Sec. 5. National Invasive Species Council. Section 3 of
Executive Order 13112 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3. National Invasive Species Council. (a) A
National Invasive Species Council (Council) is hereby established. The mission
of the Council is to provide the vision and leadership to coordinate, sustain,
and expand Federal efforts to safeguard the interests of the United States
through the prevention, eradication, and control of invasive species, and
through the restoration of ecosystems and other assets impacted by invasive
species.
(b) The Council's membership shall be composed of the
following officials, who may designate a senior-level representative to perform
the functions of the member:
(i) Secretary of State;
(ii) Secretary of the Treasury;
(iii) Secretary of Defense;
(iv) Secretary of the Interior;
(v) Secretary of Agriculture;
(vi) Secretary of Commerce;
(vii) Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(viii) Secretary of Transportation;
(ix) Secretary of Homeland Security;
(x) Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(xi) Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency;
(xii) Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development;
(xiii) United States Trade Representative;
(xiv) Director or Chair of the following components of
the Executive Office of the President: the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Office of Management and
Budget; and
(xv) Officials from such other departments, agencies,
offices, or entities as the agencies set forth above, by consensus, deem
appropriate.
(c) The Council shall be co-chaired by the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary), the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of
Commerce, who shall meet quarterly or more frequently if needed, and who may
designate a senior-level representative to perform the functions of the
Co-Chair. The Council shall meet no less than once each year. The Secretary of
the Interior shall, after consultation with the Co-Chairs, appoint an Executive
Director of the Council to oversee a staff that supports the duties of the
Council. Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Co-Chairs of the Council
shall, with consensus of its members, complete a charter, which shall include
any administrative policies and processes necessary to ensure the Council can
satisfy the functions and responsibilities described in this order.
(d) The Secretary of the Interior shall maintain the
current Invasive Species Advisory Committee established under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., to provide information and advice for
consideration by the Council. The Secretary shall, after consultation with
other members of the Council, appoint members of the advisory committee who
represent diverse stakeholders and who have expertise to advise the Council.
(e) Administration of the Council. The Department of the
Interior shall provide funding and administrative support for the Council and
the advisory committee consistent with existing authorities. To the extent
permitted by law, including the Economy Act, and within existing
appropriations, participating agencies may detail staff to the Department of
the Interior to support the Council's efforts."
Sec. 6. Duties of the National Invasive Species Council.
Section 4 of Executive Order 13112 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. Duties of the National Invasive Species
Council. The Council shall provide national leadership regarding invasive
species and shall:
(a) with regard to the implementation of this order, work
to ensure that the Federal agency and interagency activities concerning
invasive species are coordinated, complementary, cost-efficient, and effective;
(b) undertake a National Invasive Species Assessment in
coordination with the U.S. Global Change Research Program's periodic national
assessment, that evaluates the impact of invasive species on major U.S. assets,
including food security, water resources, infrastructure, the environment, human,
animal, and plant health, natural resources, cultural identity and resources,
and military readiness, from ecological, social, and economic perspectives;
(c) advance national incident response, data collection,
and rapid reporting capacities that build on existing frameworks and programs
and strengthen early detection of and rapid response to invasive species,
including those that are vectors, reservoirs, or causative agents of disease;
(d) publish an assessment by 2020 that identifies the
most pressing scientific, technical, and programmatic coordination challenges
to the Federal Government's capacity to prevent the introduction of invasive
species, and that incorporate recommendations and priority actions to overcome
these challenges into the National Invasive Species Council Management Plan, as
appropriate;
(e) support and encourage the development of new
technologies and practices, and promote the use of existing technologies and
practices, to prevent, eradicate, and control invasive species, including those
that are vectors, reservoirs, and causative agents of disease;
(f) convene annually to discuss and coordinate
interagency priorities and report annually on activities and budget
requirements for programs that contribute directly to the implementation of
this order; and
(g) publish a National Invasive Species Council
Management Plan as set forth in section 5 of this order."
Sec. 7. National Invasive Species Council Management
Plan. Section 5 of Executive Order 13112 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 5. National Invasive Species Council
Management Plan. (a) By December 31, 2019, the Council shall publish a National
Invasive Species Council Management Plan (Management Plan), which shall, among
other priorities identified by the Council, include actions to further the
implementation of the duties of the National Invasive Species Council.
(b) The Management Plan shall recommend strategies to:
(1) provide institutional leadership and priority
setting;
(2) achieve effective interagency coordination and cost-efficiency;
(3) raise awareness and motivate action, including
through the promotion of appropriate transparency, community-level
consultation, and stakeholder outreach concerning the benefits and risks to
human, animal, or plant health when controlling or eradicating an invasive
species;
(4) remove institutional and policy barriers;
(5) assess and strengthen capacities; and
(6) foster scientific, technical, and programmatic
innovation.
(c) The Council shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
Management Plan implementation and update the Plan every 3 years. The Council
shall provide an annual report of its achievements to the public.
(d) Council members may complement the Management Plan
with invasive species policies and plans specific to their respective agency's
roles, responsibilities, and authorities."
Sec. 8. Actions of the Department of State and Department
of Defense. Section 6(d) of Executive Order 13112 is amended to read as
follows:
"(d) The duties of section 3(a)(2) and section
3(a)(3) of this order shall not apply to any action of the Department of State
if the Secretary of State finds that exemption from such requirements is
necessary for foreign policy, readiness, or national security reasons. The
duties of section 3(a)(2) and section 3(a)(3) of this order shall not apply to
any action of the Department of Defense if the Secretary of Defense finds that
exemption from such requirements is necessary for foreign policy, readiness, or
national security reasons."
Sec. 9. Obligations of the Department of Health and Human
Services. A new section 6(e) of Executive Order 13112 is added to read as
follows:
"(e) The requirements of this order do not affect
the obligations of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Public
Health Service Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
Sec. 10. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(1) the authority granted by law to an executive
department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(2) the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative
proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 5, 2016.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Central Florida Lygodium Strategy Sentinel Site update 11-2016
Greetings all,
This email is coming to you inform you of the status of the
Central Florida Lygodium Strategy concerning climbing fern sentinel sites
across Central Florida. This email is to inform you that the Sentinel site data
recently submitted has been compiled and the results are very promising.
Continued cooperation with the CFLS to monitor our sentinel sites across
Central Florida for the presence of OWCF is a partnership that includes 9
agencies representing 14 conservation lands across Central Florida.
Results from the most recent sentinel observations and
through Nov 2016 (see attached map).
a. No
infestations were found at a sentinel site.
b. One
new infestation was reported by Stanley Howarter. There was one small patch of
OWCF located at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge on July 10, 2016. The
site has been treated and subsequent visits have not detected any regrowth. The
rest of the refuge remains free of OWCF.
c. All
of the sentinel sites were monitored with the exception of several sites in
Ocala National Forest that were inaccessible without 4wd
d. The
two northernmost points across the line continue to be monitored and treated,
according to Jessica Spencer of the Army Corps of Engineers and the First Coast
Invasive Working Group.
e. Hurricane
Matthew provided the perfect opportunity to spread more spores. So now more
than ever we need your alert eyes to continue to monitor for new infestations.
We will be getting back in touch to remind you to revisit your sentinel sites
in April of 2017.
Thank you for your continued interest in learning the
results of these sentinel sites to help keep OWCF at bay.
Tony Cintron
Invasive Plant Biologist
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Invasive Plant Management Section
In coordination with The Nature Conservancy
6830 Shadowridge Dr. Suite 201
Orlando, Fl 32812
Office:407-858-6170
Fax: 407-858-6176
Work Cell: 407-269-4298
Email: Tony.Cintron@myfwc.com
Threatened and Endangered Species Team Workshop on ESA Section 7(a)(1) Conservation Planning in the South Pacific Division
Threatened and Endangered Species Team Workshop on ESA
Section 7(a)(1) Conservation Planning in the South Pacific Division
Dates: 6-7 December 2016
Location: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Threatened and
Endangered Species Team (TEST) initiative recently began to accelerate the
development of solutions to priority threatened, endangered, and at-risk
species currently, or having high likelihood in the future to, affect mission
sustainability (see below for more details on the TEST).
The USACE Engineer Research and Development Center
(ERDC), Environmental Laboratory will host a workshop in southern California
6-7 December to seek opportunities for implementing Endangered Species Act
(ESA) Section 7(a)(1) conservation planning for federally listed species. This
is an opportunity for USACE, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Military
Services, and other federal agencies to come together to explore partnerships
that could lead to win-win scenarios for agency missions, streamlining ESA
Section 7(a)(2) consultation processes, and improving outcomes for listed
species. The workshop format will include focused presentations by
national and regional experts on ESA and listed species conservation, followed
by facilitated discussions that focus on opportunities. American Bird
Conservancy has been working closely with ERDC for the past decade on listed
species recovery and will assist with logistics, presentations, and facilitated
discussions.
We are looking for your input on specific opportunities
to use ESA Section 7(a)(1) planning as a means to reduce costs, improve mission
flexibility, improve ESA Section 7(a)(2) outcomes, and of course, work toward
species recovery. If you would like to attend this workshop, or have
any ideas that fall within the scope of this effort, please contact Rich
Fischer by 15 November 2016 at Richard.A.Fischer@usace.army.mil.
There is NO COST to attend.
Other Information: A detailed agenda will be
forthcoming soon. Closest accommodations to meeting location are in
Carlsbad and Oceanside, CA.
More Detail: The TEST uses strategic collaborations
internally (Headquarters, Division, District, and ERDC programs and field staff
and scientists), and externally (other agencies and stakeholders) to identify
issues and develop and implement cost-effective and efficient approaches and
solutions for federally listed species. The TEST team currently is
developing strategies to assess threatened, endangered, and at-risk species on
a national scale, determine how to prioritize focus on these species, and then
develop solutions that will improve operational flexibility, reduce future
costs, reduce adverse impacts on missions, and improve species conservation
(including in some cases, recovery). The TEST is the platform for
initiating and coordinating ESA Section 7(a)(1) efforts, particularly the
development of Conservation Plans, which was recently elevated as a USACE and
USFWS priority by Major General Peabody and the USFWS Deputy Director,
respectively. We are looking to apply ESA Section 7(a)(1) more broadly and
within agency missions and authorities, since it allows for the agencies to
have greater control over species/management interactions (and possibly lower
costs) than outcomes that typically result solely from ESA Section 7(a)(2)
consultations.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Faith posts 2 blogs - firewood & ALB more
Dear forest pest mavens:
So much is going on, I
had to post 2 blogs! One addresses recent developments (or roadblocks!!)
on the firewood pathway ...
the second riffs on the
recent realization that ALB is more widespread in Clermont County, Ohio, than
previously thought ...
Please alert your
contacts to these blogs!
As usual, posted at www.cisp.us
Faith
Friday, November 18, 2016
EPA has implemented stronger protections for pesticide application workers
The Environmental Protection Agency has implemented stronger
protections for the nation’s two million agricultural workers and their
families working on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses. These revisions
to the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard will afford farmworkers
similar health protections that are already afforded to workers in other
industries.
A summary of the changes is available here:
The revised worker protection standard is available here.
These revisions will be discussed during our FICMNEW meeting
on 30-Nov, 2:30-4PM ET.
Call in: Call toll free 855-547-8255, code 69990008#,
or 703-648‐4848 code 69990008#, if you are at a DOI facility or
there's a busy signal.
WebEx (new link): https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?MTID=m4f493c82d1efd114e4826291a1890f3d
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Firewood Outreach Professional News: November 2016
Let’s talk about Christmas trees!
Have you been inside a “big box store” lately? It is safe
to say people are thinking about Christmas trees right now. Outreach points to
consider: why real trees are a good idea, how to make a smart decision on which
tree and decorations to buy, and finally- how to properly dispose of your
Christmas tree. Wondering why you should connect firewood and Christmas trees?
We’ve learned through the years that the public already connects them, so we
just roll with it as an opportunity to reach more people with a timely and
related topic.
Public outreach Christmas tree materials at your
fingertips >> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/ea20038f48>
USDA APHIS Information for Growers, Suppliers, and more
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/41b9cf2609>
First ever Firewood Awareness Month a success Many thanks
to all the participants, big and small, in our first ever Firewood Awareness
Month effort. We’re still tabulating all the media coverage right now- but we
already can see our message traveled far and wide. As one measure-
#FirewoodMonth on Twitter was mentioned 380 times by 209 separate accounts,
being seen by up to 1.1M viewers. And we’ve located 23 online outlets- ranging
from local newspapers to the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics- that
used our media kit to publish an article or blog during the month. Take a peek
below, and you can look forward to a full accomplishment report in January’s
newsletter.
As the Weather Cools, Your Firewood Choices Matter (USDA
APHIS blog) >><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/73c0d575c7>
Did you know it is Firewood Awareness Month? (Leave No
Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics blog) >><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/5f40ed6af1>
See all 380 mentions of Firewood Month on Twitter
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Use the Firewood for Home Heating infographic The
informative, fun, and good looking Firewood for Home Heating infographic is
ready for you to use. You can download it, refer to it, use the social media
ready snippets to promote it… whatever works for you. With scientifically
accurate facts and industry information, this infographic was a huge hit last
fall- and it should be just what your facebook, twitter, and pinterest profile
will need this year, too!
Download the infographic and supporting materials here
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Plan Ahead! We'll be back in January 2017 The Firewood
Professionals Newsletter skips December every year. Aside from our Christmas
tree materials<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/baa4ad0363>,
what else do you need to tide you over? Late November is when you should be
reaching out to the Christmas Bird Count birdwatching volunteers<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/591c04ffee>
in your area and supplying them with the Holes in Trees handout<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/8092a42b48>.
The first week of December is a good time to reach out on the topic of Firewood
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And any time in December is good to submit your January stories<mailto:lgreenwood@tnc.org?subject=January%20FOCI%20ideas>
to ensure we’ve got you on the books for our January newsletter.
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The featured image this month is a tree riddled with
sapsucker foraging holes. These birds create holes in patterns easily
recognized by birdwatchers- and the holes are completely unrelated to the
presence of any invasive forest pests. Read the Harness the Power of
Birdwatchers blog<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/abbfb9fae8>
and consider reaching out to this uniquely skilled demographic as potential
First Detectors.
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[Infestations and Regulations]
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Map Quiz! Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle
Canada shares a 5,525 mile long border with the United
States, and many tree-killing invasive insects and diseases found in one
country are indeed found in the other. One notable exception is the brown
spruce longhorn beetle, which is known only in what single Canadian province at
this time? Hint: it is not Nunavut.
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Want a National Perspective on Emerald Ash Borer?
Stay informed by pursuing professional education via the
Emerald Ash Borer University (“EAB U”). One of the upcoming webinars, National
Perspective on Emerald Ash Borer on December 13th, looks pretty intriguing to
me.
See all upcoming EAB U webinars
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Webinar Recording: Forest and Firewood National Polling
Did you miss our fall FOCI webinar, “Forest and Firewood National Polling” a
few weeks ago? We recorded it, so you are in luck! You’ll learn what slogans
are best understood by the public, where the gaps might be in our outreach
efforts, who is the most trusted messenger in the USA when it comes to forest
issues, and so much more.
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[In The News]
California Today: An Invasive Beetle Threatens State’s Southern
Palm Trees<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/43705b26d1>
3 Nov 2016
Moving firewood, tipi poles, and other wood products to
Standing Rock<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/cc75a722d9>
18 Oct 2016
Regional assessment of emerald ash borer, Agrilus
planipennis, impacts in forests of the Eastern United States<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/389fd8930c>
18 Oct 2016
Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of
invasive insects<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DontMoveFirewood/0e26bafd7f/4a38d79972/2d05564456>
4 Oct 2016
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[Submit Your Story]
This is the Firewood Outreach Coordinating Initiative
newsletter, designed to share information about firewood and invasive forest
pests. Do you have a story you want us to include in a future newsletter?
Submit your story of 120 words or less.
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