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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #061 Thu Apr 27 2000 - 18:27:30 PDT --CONTENTS-- 1. Garlic mustard and glyphosate (Wisconsin) 2. Graduate student assistant opportunity (Utah) 3. National Park Service weed jobs (Florida, DC, New Mexico) 4. New Festuca arundinacea Species Management Summary (Nationwide) --------------------------------------- 1. Garlic mustard and glyphosate (Wisconsin) From: Nancy Braker (nbraker(at)tnc.org) In Wisconsin we have been using glyphosate (Round-up) during the late winter to control garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in a oak woodland. Because of the evergreen nature of garlic mustard, we can treat it on above zero degree, late winter/early spring days after snow melt but before anything else is actively growing. We also conduct fall prescribed burns in these areas to make it easier to see the garlic mustard in the late winter/early spring. --------------------------------------- 2. Graduate student assistant opportunity (Utah) From: Colin Voigt (Colin_Voigt(at)blm.gov) Utah State University has an assistantship available for a Ph.D. student to study the economics of invasive weed management. This is a 3-year program that will fund the student to pursue cost-effectiveness measures of landscape-level, long-term weed control on wildlands. The student can expect to produce one publication per year of school and no less than two publications from their dissertation. Candidates should possess a M.S. in Range Science, Plant Science, Natural Resource Economics, or a closely-related field. Exceptional students possessing a B.S. will also be considered. It is desirable that the candidate have experience using GIS and computer modeling and a knowledge of wildland weed issues. Benefits include a competitive stipend and health insurance. Funding is available beginning 8/1/00. Send any questions regarding this program to nhaynes(at)cnr.usu.edu --------------------------------------- 3. National Park Service weed jobs (Florida, DC, New Mexico) From: John Randall (jarandall(at)ucdavis) ---The following was sent to us from Rene Beymer (Renee_Beymer(at)nps.gov) The National Park Service has announced three vacancies for the newly created positions of Exotic Plant Management Specialists to be located in Miami, Washington D.C., and Carlsbad, New Mexico. These three weed team liaison positions are GS 11/12 PERMANENT positions, and they are open for applicants WITH OR WITHOUT federal status. Hawaii will be announcing a GS 11/12 position shortly. We are working on the intermediate supervisory positions for Washington D.C. and Carlsbad, probably at the GS 7/9 level, and this one also should be announced shortly. The website is: www.usajobs.opm.gov The announcement numbers are: DBO-00-27 (status) and DBO-00-28 (non-status) The application period closes 5-5-00. --------------------------------------- 4. New Festuca arundinacea Species Management Summary (Nationwide) From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu) We have uploaded a new Species Management Summary on Festuca arundinacea (Tall fescue, Kentucky fescue) to the Wildland Invasive Species Team web site. The Species Management Summary can be downloaded at: http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/festarun.html |
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