NMFWA ISWG community,
News you can use.
1. Herewith some
new and useful publications from IUCN on Guidelines for IS planning and
management on islands. Use this
link: https://www.cpsg.org/sites/cbsg.org/files/documents/IUCN%20Guidelines%20for%20invasive%20species%20planning%20and%20management%20on%20islands.pdf
2. In case you
missed it, here is the WGA Webinar Summary on the Biosecurity and IS Initiative
Slides (http://westgov.org/images/editor/BISI_Launch_(002).pdf) and webinar here: (http://westgov.org/news/wga-chair-hawaii-gov.-david-ige-announces-biosecurity-and-invasive-species-initiative-july-12-webinar/ with associated press releases and DAT
recommendations. Nice summary of efforts
to standardize IS distribution mapping.
See: http://westgov.org/images/editor/WGA_Invasive_Species_Data_Protocol.pdf
3. Also some NISC
guidance on improving access to and analysis of IS info. Thank you FICMNEW Chair, Annie Simpson and
USGS for these links. See: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/isim_guidance.pdf
Sincerely,
Doug
Douglas A. Burkett, PhD
Environmental Biologist 🐝
Operations Division
Armed Forces Pest Management Board
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy,
Installations and Environment) US Army Garrison Forest Glen
2460 Linden Lane, Bldg 172
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: 301-295-8304
