A reminder to confirm ID of new sightings

A few weeks ago a newspaper in WV reported that giant hogweed had been found in the northern panhandle of WV.  However, upon further investigation, it was determined that the plant in question was in fact white-flowered leafcup, which has similar vegetation but is not related.    

This just serves as a good reminder to us all (myself included!) to confirm new sightings with a professional ID before doing anything else.

And hooray!  We don’t (yet) have giant hogweed in WV!

 

Whitney Bailey Forest Ecologist Forest Service Monongahela National Forest p: 304-636-1800 x280 whitneybailey@fs.fed.us 200 Sycamore St. Elkins, WV 26241 www.fs.fed.us Caring for the land and serving people

Wood-borers in Wood Packaging: How Did We Get to This Crisis?

http://www.cisp.us/

Alaska Invasive species workshop registratioon

Registration is now available for the Alaska Invasive Species Workshop.

Early registration is available till October 16th.  Visit our workshop page <http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pests/cnipm/annual-invasive-species-c/> to register.

 

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Gino Graziano

Invasive Plants Instructor

UAF Cooperative Extension Service

907-786-6315

gagraziano@alaska.edu

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Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants

Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14910.html

Rise of Citizen Scientists

A brief article discussing citizen science- with some interesting comments below.

 http://www.nature.com/news/rise-of-the-citizen-scientist-1.18192?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20150820&spMailingID=49357355&spUserID=NTU4MzQ3MzI4MjMS1&spJobID=743016620&spReportId=NzQzMDE2NjIwS0

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Tammy Davis  /  Invasive Species Program Coordinator ADF&G /P.O. Box 115526 / Juneau, AK 99811-5526

P: (907) 465-6183 / C: (907) 209-2492

 

Be part of the solution... Report Invasive Species: 1-877-INVASIV

*Alaska Invasive Species Workshop*

Call for Speakers
Alaska Invasive Species Workshop

“Invaders in our backyard”

October 27th-29th, 2015

Juneau, Alaska – Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall

The Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management (CNIPM) and the Alaska Invasive Species Working Group (AISWG) are proud to announce the upcoming Alaska Invasive Species Conference in Juneau. This is a call for speakers at the 2015 conference. The theme, “Invaders in our backyard,”

represents the lurking threats from invasive species across Alaska-both new and on-going efforts included. If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please submit an abstract following the guidelines listed below.

*Presentation Abstract Guidelines:* Please submit abstracts by September 30th, 2015. Email abstracts as a Word document to Gino Graziano at gagraziano@alaska.edu. An example is included to refer to when preparing your abstract.

Please follow these instructions to prepare your abstract:

·         No more than 300 words

·         Use Times New Roman, 12 point font
·         First line: Title in bold font
·         Second line: List primary author *last name first*, then other
authors
·         Third Line: Affiliation below author line
·         Leave  a space between the title, authors, affiliation, and
abstract body
·         Single space abstract body
·         Spell check and proofread carefully (we will not be editing the
abstracts)

After reviewing abstracts we will contact speakers that make the final agenda by October 9th.  If you have any questions please contact Gino Graziano atgagraziano@alaska.edu, 907-786-6315 or Heather Stewart at heather.stewart@alaska.gov, 907-745-8721. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you in Juneau.

*Abstract Example:*

Purple Loosestrife in Alaska: An Action Framework for Potential Invasion

Bella, Elizabeth M.1, Boldenow, Megan L.2

1 HDR Alaska Inc., 2525 C Street, Anchorage, AK 95616, elizabeth.bella@hdrinc.com.

2HDR Alaska Inc., 714 4th Avenue, Suite 302A, Fairbanks, AK 99701, megan.boldenow@hdrinc.com

Purple loosestrife is a significant threat to the health of Alaska ecosystems, particularly wetlands, riparian zones, and coastal regions.

Infestations can negatively affect fish and wildlife populations in Alaska, especially salmon and waterfowl. If left untreated, purple loosestrife has the potential to spread to thousands of acres across the state, causing potentially irreversible damage to critically productive areas of Alaskan wildlands. We discuss the key findings from two recent projects to outline an action framework for preventing potential purple loosestrife infestations in Alaska. We analyzed distribution of three years of individual plant occurrence data in the only known state population in Anchorage to determine whether current hand-pulling methods are effective.

Although a decline was observed, unusual climate conditions and flooding for restoration activity purposes in 2008 may have been contributing factors. We investigated the history of invasions in North America, as well as species life history, to determine the best control options for the local infestation. We used predictive bioclimatic habitat modeling to map current climate potential range, as well as future climate potential range in 2020, 2050, and 2080, to quantify the area across the state at risk of invasion. Our main finding is that eradication of current populations, future prevention, and an early detection-rapid response (EDRR) system, will be the key to keeping purple loosestrife from establishing in other locations or spreading further in its current location. We also discuss our recommended public education framework strategy to effectively reach the public and other stakeholders to spread the message of the potentially devastating effects of purple loosestrife infestation in Alaska.

*Heather Stewart*

Natural Resource Specialist III
State of Alaska Division of Agriculture
907.745.8721

 

North American Invasive Species Management Association Conference

From: Aaron Foster
Organization: Fremont County Weed and Pest
Reply-To: "afoster@wyoming.com"
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 10:26 AM
To: Aaron Foster
Subject: North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA)

Dear All:

As President of the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA), I would like to personally invite you to attend our 2015 Conference.  As a NAISMA stakeholder, either directly or indirectly, your feedback and support is very important to us as we work towards our mission to promote and empower invasive species management in North America. 

The 2015 NAISMA Conference will be held October 19-22 at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. We have a strong schedule which touches issues affecting all invasive species managers, breakouts focused on biological control, prevention & management, and invasive species marketing and outreach. Attendees will have an opportunity to witness, first-hand, the challenges for managers in the Pacific Northwest and within a larger metropolitan area during our field tour. On Thursday, there will be a special North American Bio Control Consortia Summit where researchers from CABI Switzerland will be giving their updates on new bio agent development projects which may provide some new biological control agents for new North American weeds.

For details about NAISMA and the upcoming conference, please visit www.naisma.org.  There you will have access to the agenda and other information about the association. If you have questions please contact Phil Banks our Executive Director or myself.

Please share this message with anyone who may be interesting.

I hope to see you there!

 

Aaron Foster

NAISMA President