From: NAEPPC Board of
Directors [mailto:NAEPPCBOARD@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Chuck Bargeron
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 10:50 AM
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 10:50 AM
National
Invasive Species Awareness Week
February 27 - March 3, 2017
PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS ACROSS THE NATION to raise awareness and
identify solutions to invasive species issues at local, state, tribal,
regional, international and national scales. Locate an invasive species event
in your state or county. Plan your own event using the NISAW Toolkit – where
and when it works for you!
Plan to attend the NISAW 2017 reception and briefings on Capitol
Hill!
Can’t attend DC Events? REGISTER FOR WEBINARS
BELOW
Invasive Species Reality Check: Where Are We and Where Do We
Need to Go?
Monday Feb 27 - Impacts and Prevention
10a Informal Meetup at US Botanic Garden Conservatory
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET Some Rapid Risk Assessment Tools for Nonnative Species: Where Are We, and Where Do We Need to Go? Mike Hoff, PhD, (USFWS-retired), Eagan, MN. - Register Here
10a Informal Meetup at US Botanic Garden Conservatory
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET Some Rapid Risk Assessment Tools for Nonnative Species: Where Are We, and Where Do We Need to Go? Mike Hoff, PhD, (USFWS-retired), Eagan, MN. - Register Here
3:00p ET Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Florida Landscape:
Solving Problems with Interagency Cooperation. Melissa Smith, PhD.,
Research Ecologist at Invasive Plant Research Lab, Fort Lauderdale, FL. - Register
Here
Tuesday Feb 28 - Early Detection and Response
10:00 am Senate Dirksen G11, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET Use of Landsat time series for large-scale mapping of invasive species distributions. Valerie Pasquarella, Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Northeast Climate Science Center - Register Here
10:00 am Senate Dirksen G11, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET Use of Landsat time series for large-scale mapping of invasive species distributions. Valerie Pasquarella, Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Northeast Climate Science Center - Register Here
3:00p ET Picking Our Battles: A Strategy to Enhance Success
of Invasive Plant Projects. Rachel Stevens, Stewardship Coordinator and
Wildlife Ecologist, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department. - Register
Here
Wednesday March 1 - Innovative Methods
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET. Biological Control Agents Being Employed for Control of the Emerald Ash Borer. Jian J. Duan, PhD, Research Entomologist/Lead Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, DE. - Register here
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET. Biological Control Agents Being Employed for Control of the Emerald Ash Borer. Jian J. Duan, PhD, Research Entomologist/Lead Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, DE. - Register here
4-7p Federal Agency Fair, Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Thursday March 2 - Creating Behavior Change
10-11a TENTATIVE Fieldtrip: National Museum of the American Indian
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET PlayCleanGo: Research on the Power of Positive Messaging. Susan Burks, Forestry and Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. - Register Here
10-11a TENTATIVE Fieldtrip: National Museum of the American Indian
1130a Cannon 122, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars
2:00p ET PlayCleanGo: Research on the Power of Positive Messaging. Susan Burks, Forestry and Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. - Register Here
3:00p ET Eleven Years of Firewood Behavior Change Research-
What is working, and where should we go from here? Leigh Greenwood, Don’t
Move Firewood Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Missoula MT - Register
Here
11a ET. European Grapevine Moth Eradication Program – a
Formula for a Successful Eradication Project. Nick Condos, Director, Plant
Health and Pest Prevention Services, California Department of Food and
Agriculture, Sacramento, CA. - Register
Here
Plan ahead! The first ever NISAW in the Field will be July 9 –
15 2017. Stay tuned for more information on state-led weed pulls, field days,
seminars, and more!
