Dear
all,
I
am sharing the Public meeting agenda with you all (pasted below). I'd also like
to highlight the presentations for the Jan. 31 and Feb 28th Public meetings
(see below). We encourage and welcome your participation.
- January 31, 2018 - Bob Nowierski (NIFA),
“The Status of Classical Biological Control of Weeds: One Step Forward and
Two Steps Back” – Confirmed
- February 28th talk: “The
Permitting Process for Classical Biological Control of Weeds: The role of
TAG, BAs, EAs, FONSIs, and the Section 7 Consultation Process”.
Speakers: Robert M. Nowierski, USDA-NIFA (the TAG Process); Bob
Pfannenstiel, USDA-APHIS-PPQ (BAs, EAs, FONSIs); and Jeff Herod, DOI-USFWS
(the Section 7 Consultation Process) - Confirmed
Note
that we will be trying Zoom as our online conferencing platform during next
week's meetings. We have tested it and I think that we've worked out any
issues. We are grateful to Bob and his IT team for helping us get this up and
running and providing support in the early days of our use of Zoom. Please let me
know if you have any additions or edits for the agenda.
The
call in information for the FICMNEW Public meeting, Wed, Jan 31, 2:30 pm ET is
below.
Join
from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/140898520
PLEASE
USE PHONE FOR AUDIO, DURING THE TEST WE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WHEN USING COMPUTER
AUDIO
Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 140 898 520
Facilitated
by Terri Hogan
FICMNEW Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/ficmnew/
Public collaboration space home page (open and
accessible without login): https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW
Draft Agenda (as of 1/25/2018)
- Review/approval of last meeting notes;
link distributed by listserv and at bottom of list, here: (https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW/Notes+-+Open+Meetings) (All)
- Review/approval of last meeting notes;
link distributed by listserv and at bottom of list, here: (https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW/Notes+-+Open+Meetings) (All)
- Presentation: “The
Status of Classical Biological Control of Weeds: One Step Forward and Two
Steps Back” by Robert M. Nowierski, National Program
Leader for Bio-Based Pest Management, USDA - National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA), 800 9th St., S.W., Washington, DC 20024; Ph.:
(202) 401-4900; rnowierski@nifa.usda.gov. Dr. Robert
Nowierski received an M.S. degree in Entomology (systematics) in 1975 from
the University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of
California at Berkeley in entomology with an emphasis in biological
control, integrated pest management, and population ecology. From
1982-2002 Dr. Nowierski was a professor at Montana State University in
Bozeman focusing on biological control of weeds and insects, insect/plant
ecology and population modeling. From 2002 to present, Dr. Nowierski has
served as the National Program Leader for Bio-Based Pest Management with
the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly CSREES – the
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service) in Washington,
D.C. He provides national leadership for the overall planning,
development, organization, and management of research and extension
programs concerning applied ecology, biological control, and invasive
species.
- Presentation
Summary:
Classical biological control of weeds is discussed in the context of
political, environmental, sociological and regulatory challenges.
- Advances in weed free seeds for PCA
– standing agenda item (All)
- New/emerging issues (e.g., Palmer
amaranth in conservation seed mixes) – standing agenda item (All)
- NISAW update (All)
- List of upcoming presentations at
FICMNEW Open Meetings:
- February 28th talk: “The
Permitting Process for Classical Biological Control of Weeds: The role of
TAG, BAs, EAs, FONSIs, and the Section 7 Consultation Process”.
Speakers: Robert M. Nowierski, USDA-NIFA (the TAG
Process); Bob Pfannenstiel, USDA-APHIS-PPQ (BAs, EAs, FONSIs); and
Jeff Herod, DOI-USFWS (the Section 7 Consultation Process) - Confirmed
- Rescheduling for
Spring -Steve Popovich, BLM, Weed-Free Seed and Mulch (informs FICMNEW
work plan element)
- Rescheduling for
Spring (J. Jones and Ielmini will confirm speakers) - Tony Koop,
USDA-APHIS-PPQ and Dean Pearson, USDA FS, Protocols for listing species
as invasive (informs FICMNEW work plan element) - Terri will set up a
call with Tony and Dean to discuss what FICMNEW wishes to get out of this
joint presentation.
- Participants Roundtable (All)
- Adjourn
Next
meeting:
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 2:30 - 4:00 pm ET - FICMNEW Public
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Terri Hogan, Invasive Plant
Program Manager
Inside NPS article: 2016 Exotic Plant Management Team Annual Report Now Available
Landscape
Restoration & Adaptation
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