Greetings All,
The PNW IPC is excited to announce our schedule for our invasive
plant identification and reporting training sessions for 2016. Please join our
Citizen Science reporting effort in WA and OR. For a snapshot of the program
please read below the training session schedule and for further information
please see our 2014-2015 biennial report linked from our website here:
PLEASE SHARE THE OPPORTUNITIES BELOW!
Workshops in 2016: Citizen Science EDRR Training Sessions: ***Capacity
will be limited , so if you would like to attend one of these free trainings,
please RSVP to Julie Combs at pnw.ipc.org@gmail.com (or call 615-812-5295)
to reserve your place! Participants may receive WDSA or ODA pesticide
license re-certification credits (2 credits) pending approval.
1. Cle Elum,
WA Wednesday, April 6th,
1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: Cle Elum Ranger District, Tom Craven Conference Room, 803 W 2nd
St., Cle Elum, WA 98922; Enter at the rear parking lot behind the main Forest
Service building on Douglas Monro Blvd. (rt. 4517) and head towards the large
gravel parking lot on the left. The Tom Craven Conference room entrance
is located on the north end of the parking lot. Hosted by: Marc
Eylar, Kittitas Co. Noxious Weed Board and Helen Lau USFS Botanist
2. Port
Angeles, WA Thursday, April 7, 2016;
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Address: Port Angeles Public Library, 2210
South Peabody Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362; Enter from the parking lot on the
south side of the building and go to the Carver Room. There is ample free
parking south of the building. Hosted by: Janet Coles, Olympic
National Park, Vegetation Branch Chief
Tacoma, WA Wednesday, April
13th; 1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler Street,
Tacoma WA 98405. Located at the intersection of S. Tyler Street and
19th Street; entrance into the parking lot is on Tyler Street across from Foss
High School. Parking is limited, we encourage carpooling. Please enter
the Center at the main front entrance; you will find the Auditorium on the
lobby level, to the right, next to the restrooms. Hosted by: Deborah
Ringler, Pierce Co. Noxious Weed Board / Bill Brookreson, WNPS South Sound
Chapter
4. Olympia,
WA Thursday, April 14th;
1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: LOTT Clean Water Alliance Center; 500 Adams Street NE,
Olympia, WA; Specific location of training will be sent to participants who
sign up for the trainings. Free is limited but ample street meter parking is
available. General location information can be found at http://www.lottcleanwater.org/directions.htm Hosted
by: Will Arnesen, Olympic National Forest Service Botanist
5. Bellingham,
WA Wednesday, April 21st;
1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: Whatcom County Noxious Weed Control Board,
322 N. Commercial St., Suite 110, Bellingham WA 98225. The training will
be held in the Civic Center Garden Level Meeting Room located at street level
on the corner of Commercial & Lottie Streets across from the Bellingham
Library & City Hall. There is street side metered parking but free
parking space may be available two blocks away, across from the Bellingham
Senior Center at Halleck & New Streets. Park in any spaces NOT labeled
“Senior Center Parking.” Hosted by: Laurel Baldwin, Whatcom
Co. Noxious Weed Board and Jonathane Schmitt USFS
6. Sandy, OR
Wednesday, April 27th;
1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: Sandy Community Center, 38348 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055
Entering Sandy from the west on Highway 26, proceed east (past the Mt. Hood
National Forest Headquarters on your right) through the first three
stoplights/intersections (past the Safeway on your left) to the 4th stoplight
(Bluff Road). The community center is 100-150 ft. past the light on the
right (across from Walgreen’s Pharmacy). Auditorium is on the second floor.
Parking is available along the side and at the back of the building. Hosted
by: David Lebo, Westside Zone Botanist, Mt. Hood National Forest; Sam
Leininger, Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District and the
Columbia Gorge CWMA
Vancouver, WA Wednesday,
April 28th; 9:30am-12:00pm
Address: Fort Vancouver, Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E 5th Street,
Vancouver, WA 98661. Access is through the Air Museum, in the Tex Rankin
room. Hosted by: Carol Chandler, Wildlife Biologist, Gifford
Pinchot National Forest; Emily Stevenson, Skamania Noxious Weed Board, Columbia
Gorge
CWMA
8. Naches, WA
Thursday, May 12th;
1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: USFS Naches Ranger Station, 10237 U.S. Highway 12, Naches, WA
98937. Enter through the BACK door of the building. Free parking is
available in the back near the back door. Hosted by: Jodi
Leingang, USFS Tapash CFLR Coordinator/Planning, Range, Invasives, Botany Staff
9. Seattle, WA Monday, May 16th,
12:30pm-3:30pm
Address: Center
for Urban Horticulture, UW Botanic Gardens in the Douglas Research
Conservatory, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, 98105. Parking is free in the E16
parking lot just outside the Douglas Research Conservatory. Light snacks will
be provided but please bring a sack lunch if you like. Hosted by: Sasha
Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program; Jonathane Schmitt USFS and
Katie Woolsey Department of Natural Resources. This is a joint training for the
Upper Snoqualmie/Alpine Lakes Wilderness Weed Watchers and the PNW IPC EDRR
program.
Hope to see you there!
About the Program
The
Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW IPC) is a
non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/)
working in partnership with National Forests and Parks, Washington Dept. of
Agriculture (WSDA), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), county noxious weed
programs, and other local groups on a Citizen Science EDRR (Early Detection
Rapid Response) program. With funding from the National Forest Foundation,
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the WSDA and others we are gearing up
for our fifth year to search for priority and newly emerging invasive plants in
our National Forests, National Parks and other public lands. We are excited
to recruit new volunteers and inspire our current volunteer base to search for
invasive plant populations. We have identified specific focal areas to
survey for invasive on National Forests and Parks, DNR and other state land but
there is a great need to document emerging invasive populations on all public
lands. If you are recreating and/or working on public lands and are
interested in participating in our program and/or would like to learn more
about invasive plants you are invited to attend one of our upcoming trainings.
Citizen Science EDRR Volunteer Training
Our
mission is to train citizens to identify a suite of invasive plants in a 2.5
hour free training where you will learn how to identify priority
invasive species, how to record basic data and how to report findings on
EDDMapSWest, a national early detection reporting system. Participants
learn plant identification through a PowerPoint presentation, herbarium sheet
specimens and live material. Participants also learn methods of manual
removal and which species you should not attempt to remove. Trainings will
equip volunteers with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant
surveys in order to support local land managers that need your help. Your
efforts will directly support the maintenance of heathy ecosystems.
Volunteers will receive an invasive plant identification booklet along with
survey forms. We ask that volunteers who sign up conduct 1-2 surveys over
the field season.
___________________________________
Julie K. Combs, Ph.D.
PNW Invasive Plant
Council
EDRR Citizen Science
Program Director
University of Washington, Botanic Gardens
University of Washington, Botanic Gardens
Box 354115
Seattle, WA 98195
(615) 812-5295
www.pnw-ipc.org
(615) 812-5295