Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council’s 2015 conference “Advances in Invasive Plant Science”

Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council’s 2015 conference “Advances in Invasive Plant Science,” August 4^th & 5^th at Juniata College, is now active. 

 

Please go to http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_conference_ipc.shtml to register and view the full agenda. 

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks during break times and the poster session are included in the registration fee, but dinner will not be covered and will not be available at the campus cafeteria.  Dorm room housing is available on campus for about $40-$50 per night.  There is a link to Juniata’s room reservation website at the bottom of the registration page.

There will be a poster session and reception after the plenary sessions on the first day of the conference.  Posters relating to invasive plant projects, research, and restoration will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.  The session will be curated by the MAIPC Board.  Sponsorship opportunities are still available as well.  Send inquiries to Jenn Truong at invasivegirl@yahoo.com.

 

Finally, many thanks are due to the Morris Arboretum for handling registration and other logistics for our conference again this year.

 

Thank you,

 

Damien Ossi

President

Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council

 

Apologies for any cross-posting

 

Damien P. Ossi

Wildlife Biologist

Fisheries and Wildlife Division

District Dept. of Environment

1200 First Street NE; Fifth Floor

Washington, DC 20002

202-741-0840

damien.ossi@dc.gov

2015 Cal-IPC Symposium: Abstracts due Monday

Abstract deadline Monday, June 15!  

2015 Cal-IPC Symposium

October 28-31 - San Diego Convention Center

Submit your paper or poster abstract by June 15! Sessions will be Thursday and Friday, October 29 and 30.

Click here for submission instructions

Share your work with public and private land managers and researchers from across the state! We welcome presentations covering all aspects of invasive plant biology, impacts and control, as well as related restoration topics of interest to those working in land management. Sessions this year include:

• Tools and Techniques for Management
• Strategies for Eradication Success
• New Research on Invasive Plants
• Desert Weeds of Alta and Baja California
• Stopping the Next Invaders

Graduate students, undergraduates, and recent graduates should consider entering our Student Paper and Poster Contest! 

Register now to join us in San Diego for our 24th Annual Symposium! In addition to all the usual thought-provoking sessions, our 2015 Symposium features a special parallel conference on Habitat Conservation Planning and Landscape-Level Invasive Plant Management designed for environmental planners. Discounted registration is available for students and Symposium volunteers.

DPR Credits: We will apply for continuing education credit from the Cal. Dept. of Pesticide Regulation.

Lodging: We have reserved a discounted room block at the Sofia Hotel in San Diego's fun and historic Gaslamp Quarter. See information on our website! 

Oregon Invasive Species Council’s Statewide “Don't Let it Loose” High School Media Design Contest

On behalf of the Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC) Education Outreach Committee, it is my great pleasure to announce the winners of the Oregon Invasive Species Council’s Statewide “Don't Let it Loose”  High School Media Design Contest.

We received an impressive 46 entries from schools all over Oregon. All of the student work was commendable, and we thank our panel of 26 judges including members of the Council, Oregon’s House of Representatives, Agency Directors and various national experts for their diligent work reviewing the contest entries and sharing their expertise in scoring the art.

The art work was judged based on the following criteria: “Don't Let It Loose” Message, Visual Effectiveness, Universal Appeal, and Originality. Based on these criteria, the judges selected the following 10 poster winners and 5 multimedia winners.  Congratulations to these talented students:

Best Poster:

1^st Place: Edwin Leung, Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center, Portland

2^nd Place: McKensi Payne, The Northwest Academy, Portland

3^rd Place: Ethan Chappelear, Clackamas High School, Portland

Honorable Mentions: Zoe Clegg, Clackamas High School. Cody Woods, Sabin-Schellenburg. Katie Storment, Rex Putnam High School, Jenaya Stevenson, Sabin-Schellenburg, Claire Novick, The Northwest Academy, Chase Anderson, Milwaukee High School, Jinal Patel, Clackamas High School.

 

Best Multimedia:

1^st Place: Sanjana Potnis, The Northwest Academy, Portland

2^nd Place: Karissa Thomas and Kaitlyn Dibbler, collaborative project, North Bend High School

3^rd Place: Katie Holcombe and Erin Bjorkland, tied for third place, St. Mary's Academy

Honorable Mention: Justus Humble, Lebanon High School

 

We have set up a Google drive folder where you can enjoy the colorful, creative, and effective projects. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B19TxKyeXgaDRkw4WW1xV1JpeTg&usp=sharing. Please let us know if you have any trouble accessing the folder.

 

An awards and recognition ceremony will be held for the winning students and teachers. It will be on June 25th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry in downtown Salem  (626 High St. NE, http://www.chemeketa.edu/busprofession/ccbi/map.html) . We hope you will consider attending to recognize these students and their teachers, celebrate their work, and catapult them toward future leadership on invasive species issues.  Please RSVP to Leslie Shaffer by June 18,  lshaffer@oda.state.or.us; Tel.: 503-986-4660 .

 

In addition, members of the Oregon Legislature will be in attendance to help present and recognize the excellent work of students and their teachers. Members of the House of Representatives have extended an invitation to students, teachers and parents to visit the State Capital to observe a session of the House floor from the gallery.

We sincerely thank all of you for your time, expertise, and support to help make this media contest a success.

 

Sincerely,

 

OISC Education Committee Task Group Members: Sam Chan, Tania Siemens, Kayla Martin, Leslie Shaffer, and Thea Hayes

 

Tania Siemens
Watershed and Invasive Species Education (WISE) Program
Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon State University
cell: 541-914-0701 email: tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/invasive-species/wise

[AISC-L] Stevens to research detection of invasive species in cargoes - Marine Log

http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=9287:stevens-to-research-detection-of-invasive-species-in-containerized-cargoes&Itemid=230

National Tropical Botanical Garden

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Job: Seed Bank and Field Botanist - Headquarters
Closing date: July 3, 2015.

Job Posting

National Tropical Botanical Garden is now accepting applications/resumes for a full-time Seed Bank and Field Botanist to manage the NTBG’s seed bank and assist with field collections.

The successful candidate will be knowledgeable in seed and plant accessions and collection/storage processes. Applicants must be detail oriented, highly organized and computer

Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or natural resources management with two years seed lab experience and field botany required. Seed Technician Certification preferred.

Send résumé, cover letter and reference letters electronically to: hr@ntbg.org

Mail/ in person: 

Human Resource Department
National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road
Kalāheo, HI 96741

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: July 3, 2015

The National Tropical Botanical Garden is supported by your donations and dedicated to the research and conservation of the education about the world’s tropical plants.

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer

Science Education Coordinator for the Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance

Please help us get the word out that the Science Education Coordinator for the Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance (NCR Research Learning Center) job is open on USAJobs:

 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/405897900

The job advertisement closes 9 July 2015.  It is advertised to all sources and available for merit promotion.  The duty station is in Washington, DC, within the National Capital Region (NCR), which has 14 parks.  The position is interdisciplinary (Biology, GS-0401, Ecology, GS-0408; and Soil Science, GS-0470) at a GS12 pay grade.
 

You can see more about NPS research learning centers at:  http://www.nature.nps.gov/rlc/uerla.cfm

Please share this announcement with anyone you think may be interested.

 

Thank you.

bye...Diane

 

 

***********************************************************

Diane Pavek, PhD.

Research and T&E Coordinator, Botanist

Natural Resources & Science, National Capital Region

4598 MacArthur Blvd, NW

Washington, DC  20007

Phone:  202-339-8309

Fax: 202-282-1031

Pathways for intentional invertebrate introductions

Colleagues:

 

This request for information on risks related to intentional invertebrate introduction is largely off topic (except as related to biocontrol of weeds and the like), but if you have information you can share with this researcher, please respond to her directly at  sabrina.kumschick@gmail.com

Annie Simpson, FICMNEW cochair

BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov)
Eco-Science Synthesis Branch

Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program

U.S. Geological Survey, MS 302
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia  20192
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asimpson@usgs.gov
703.648.4281 desk

 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sabrina Kumschick <sabrina.kumschick@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:11 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Pathways for intentional invertebrate introductions
To: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu


Dear colleagues

I am busy with a study looking at pathways and risks of intentionally
introduced terrestrial invertebrates. I am therefore looking for
information on such pathways, and the taxa involved in them.

So far, I collected information on the following uses of terrestrial
invertebrates:


biocontrol for commercial production (agriculture)

biocontrol for environmental control

pollination

silk production

pet trade (+ food for pets)

habitat and soil improvement/ restoration (e.g. dung beetles)

human food

animal feed

model taxa for school

laboratory model animals for scientific experiments

waste processing

bioweapons

*bait for fishing

*ornamental trade

*medicinal use

*eating flesh off bones for museum collections (e.g. dermestids)

*colour production

*managed relocation


I am still missing suitable references for many of them (marked with an
asterisk). I am mainly interested in the taxa traded, the impacts caused by
them, and other risk related issues.

Also, please let me know if you are aware of any other reason for
intentional introductions of terrestrial invertebrates.

Please send information directly to sabrina.kumschick@alumni.unibe.ch

I thank you very much in advance!
Best regards
Sabrina Kumschick