National Military Fish and Wildlife Association - Invasive Species Working Group: August 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Small Grants for wilderness stewardship, including invasive species inventory and monitoring!

From our Regional Wilderness Program Manager:

Here is a potential funding source for partners: http://www.wildernessalliance.org/wsp_grant_info

National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, in partnership with the FS, offers small grants ($2,000-5,000) to volunteer organizations for projects that advance wilderness stewardship (i.e., result in WSP point gains). There is currently an open call for proposals, due October 15^th, for winter projects (Nov 2017-May 2018). So, his wouldn’t be a fit for high-elevation areas like most of the MBS wildernesses but may work for lower elevation areas. Match is required.

Examples of Wilderness Stewardship Performance Activities

Work proposed under this Grant application may include, but is not limited to:

Inventory and monitoring surveys for invasive species
Eradication and control of invasive species

Becky Blanchard
Wilderness, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and Congressionally Designated Areas Program Manager

Forest Service

Pacific Northwest Region

p: 503-808-2449
bpblanchard@fs.fed.us

1220 SW Third Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
www.fs.fed.us

Caring for the land and serving people

Thursday, August 24, 2017

new blog - on feral hogs

Dear forest pest mavens & others,

I have posted a new blog at www.cisp.us or www.nivemnic.us

This one discusses issues in efforts to suppress populations of feral hogs - one of the worst invaders.

Faith Campbell

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Invasive Princess Tree

Hi folks. Below is an example of why allowing invasive plants to be sold at nurseries is a bad idea…

Subject: FW: Invasive Princess Tree - Advertised as the Fastest Growing Tree in the World

If this isn't a testimonial on why you shouldn't buy invasive species, I don't know what is!

(P.S. If you received this twice, it's because you're on the SE-EPPC list-serv. If this is the only time you've received this, you're NOT on the SE-EPPC list-serv and should sign up here. Low traffic and since you’re a board member, you should know what’s going out to members. Thanks!)

-----Original Message-----

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:36 PM

To: Brown,Karen P

I live in Tulsa, OK. This tree [Paulownia tomentosa] was sold as having sterile seeds so I felt safe in buying it (bare root). Seeds are not where the invaders come from ... they come from the roots of the tree.

I actually cut the trees (2) down and dug two big holes around the roots ... the roots were 7-inches in diameters in some places and looked like a twisted leviathan coming up out of the ground. I cut them out in big sections and disposed of them. I slit what root remained then poured Roundup on them. A month or two later I saw two stalks from this plant growing up under the pegboard above my workbench (in my garage) ... and other week or so, a stalk was growing up behind my freezer (on the other side of my two-car garage).

The volunteers keep showing up in other places ... in my yard, anywhere they want to come up. I feel like it is growing under my house like a monster and will break through my foundation and clog my sewer lines. I want to move, but I would have to disclose that Jack's giant beanstalk (on steroids) lives under my house.

Friday, August 11, 2017

iguanas may disperse Brazilian pepper

Title: An Isotopic Study of Diet and Muscles of the Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico
Author(s): Govender, Y; Munoz, MC; Camejo, LAR; Puente-Rolon, AR; Cuevas, E; Sternberg, L
Source: JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Pages: 167-170 Published: JUN 2012
Abstract: In Puerto Rico, the number of nonnative Green Iguana, Iguana iguana, has increased and the species has proliferated throughout the island….The gut contents consisted primarily of black mangrove leaves (Avicennia germinans), suggesting a higher impact of herbivory on this species of mangrove. Another plant species of interest found in the gut was Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius. We suspect that I. iguana may be a disperser of this aggressive invasive plant in Puerto Rico. Our study indicates that I. iguana impacts the native flora and fauna in Puerto Rico, and that the ecological role of this species in introduced ranges warrants further investigation.

Natural Areas Weed Identification Equipment Calibration Calculations Herbicide Selection

https://www.morningagclips.com/weed-management-pesticide-licensing/

On Friday, Aug. 18, Ken Gioeli, Natural Resources Extension Agent with the University of Florida St Lucie County Extension, will be teaching a course designed to prepare students to successfully complete the Natural Areas Weed Control Pesticide Licensing Exam. Several special topics will be addressed including

Natural Areas Weed Identification
Equipment Calibration Calculations
Herbicide Selection

Pre-registration is required. Call 772-462-1660 for information. Register online at http://stlucie.ifas.ufl.edu

Pesticide licensing exam available after training.

Invasive beetle that kills ash trees found in three Upstate counties [of South Carolina]

From: Shepherd, William -FS
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 4:41 PM
Subject: EAB found in South Carolina

Hello SFIWC [Southern Forest Insect Work Conference] colleagues,

Dave Coyle has provided the following link about the first confirmed detection of EAB in South Carolina:

http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/invasive-beetle-that-kills-ash-trees-found-in-three-upstate-counties/

William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer

USDA Forest Service SRS

2500 Shreveport Highway

Pineville, LA 71360 USA

Voice: 318-473-7256

FAX: 318-473-7222

williamshepherd@fs.fed.us

SFIWC website: http://www.sfiwc.org

This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Alaska Invasive Species Workshop

<http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pests/cnipm/annual-invasive-species-c/> website is updated with all the new information on hotel accommodations, registration, and submitting your abstracts for presentations. Attached is the Save the Date card. Please share the card and other announcements widely.

Gino Graziano

Invasive Plants Instructor

UAF Cooperative Extension Service

907-786-6315

gagraziano@alaska.edu

Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill is very generous to APHIS' program

Dear Forest Pest Mavens,

please visit my blog at www.cisp.us or www.nivemnic.us to learn about House & Senate action on funding APHIS - especially its tree pest programs; and House action on funding USFS (Senate has not yet acted).

The Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill is very generous to APHIS' program - please contact your Senator if he/she is on the Ag Approps Subcommittee and thank him/her! Also thank Chairman Hoeven (ND), who supported these generous funding levels.

Faith Campbell

Center for Invasive Species Prevention

Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference

Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference

We invite you to join us for the first Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference and Workshop to be held in Nashville, TN December 13-15th, 2017 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Click below for the conference website.

Innovations in Invasive Species Management Website

This year’s meeting will be co-hosted by the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s Invasive Species Working Group, the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council, the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council, the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils and Invasive Plant Control, Inc.

Registration- To register please also go to the conference website Innovations in Invasive Species Management Website and go to the registration page to register for the meeting.

Hotel- I also strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations now. The hotels in Nashville fill up quickly in December and there are a limited number of rooms reserved at the federal per diem rate for our meeting. It’s definitely worth staying at the resort if feasible as they do a great job decorating the hotel during the holidays. Reservations for the Opryland Hotel at the Conference Per Diem Rate can be made by clicking here

Who Should Attend?

Department of Defense Land Managers
Department of Transportation
Public and private land managers
Not for profit land managers
Municipal staff (parks and recreation, public works, inland wetlands/conservation commissions)
Nursery, tree and landscape professionals
Landscape architects and designers
State and federal employees
Members of conservation organizations
Educators, students
Gardening enthusiasts
Private landowners
Concerned citizens

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Pesticide Recertification Credits and other Continuing Education Credits will be offered.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me steve@ipc-inc.org if you have any questions.

Steven T. Manning

President

Invasive Plant Control, Inc.

e-mail: steve@ipc-inc.org

web: www.invasiveplantcontrol.com

cell: 615-969-1309

office: 615-385-4319

Invitation to ASWM’s New Webinar Series: Invasive Species in Coastal Wetlands

Dear Wetlanders:

The Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) invites you to join us for our new mini webinar series focused on best management practices for invasive species in coastal wetlands. We will be hosting a total of 6 webinars on this topic, starting with our first one, “Invasive Species in Coastal Wetlands: Current and Future Challenges & Management Implications” on Thursday, August 17th at 3:00 p.m. eastern, 2:00 p.m. central, 1:00 p.m. mountain, 12:00 p.m. pacific, 11:00 a.m. Alaska, and 9:00 a.m. Hawaii time. In this webinar we will hear from two experts in this field: Thomas Hall, a Wildlife Biologist with the USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Program; and Anne Garwood, the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Ecologist for the Water Resources Division in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Information about the presenters and their abstracts can be found below.

To register for the webinar, click here.

Invasive Species Cook-Off & Potluck

I thought this event might be of interest to members of this group. Got any good invasive species recipes you'd like to try out? Come on out and have some fun with eating invasive species!

--
Tom Kaye, PhD
Executive Director
Institute for Applied Ecology
563 SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, Oregon 97333-4602
541-753-3099 ext. 111 www.appliedeco.org

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Associate Professor (courtesy)
Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology
Oregon State University
2087 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331

Avoid the Line, Get Your Tickets Online!

Invasive Species Cook-Off & Potluck

Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 5-8 pm

Get Your Tickets Today! We are getting excited to sample amazing, creative dishes that help native habitat restoration! We will have a roast pig, side dishes, and your potluck dishes! You'll not likely find Roast Nutria or Invasive Crayfish Etouffee, not to mention a Queen Anne's Lace and Blackberry ale, anywhere else!

What will YOU Bring? We asked that each group brings a potluck dish - with our without an invasive species!

Win a Prize! To enter the Cook-off, bring a dish in one of four categories: Savory Meat, Savory Vegetarian, Dessert/Sweet, Beverage. Click here for details!

Haven't yet made it to our Eradication by Mastication Cook-off? Check out Oregon Field Guide's segment!

Forward this email to friends - Keep up with our Facebook Event

We need YOU to volunteer at the Cook-off - a fun way to be involved! Email michelw@appliedeco.org!

Tickets are a suggested donation of $10 - $50/person at the door.
Your donation is a tax deductible gift to the Institute for Applied Ecology!

If you're an IAE member, join us at 4:30 pm before the Cook-off for an Invasive Species Beverage Tasting & Social (beer, cider, mead, and wine)
to thank IAE members who support our work.
Check the box to RSVP for this Social when you get your tickets!
Click here to become an IAE member to join in the fun!

This is our annual fundraiser to put native habitat restoration, research, and education into action. We hope to see you there! Can't attend this event but want to support our mission? Click here!