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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #039
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:04:32 -0700 (PDT)
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1. NFWF Pulling Together Grants
2. Purple loosestrife: pulling and aerial monitoring
3. Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus fortunei
4. List of weeds for Alabama
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1. NFWF Pulling Together Grants
From: John Randall (jarandall(at)ucdavis.edu)
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has released a unified
request for proposals (RFP) for all projects to be funded under the US
Dept. of Interior, USDA, US Dept. of Defense (DOD), and National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Initiative entitled "Pulling Together: A
Public/Private Partnership for Invasive and Noxious Plant Management". The
goals of the Initiative are: 1) to prevent, manage, or eradicate invasive
and noxious plants through a coordinated program of public/private
partnerships; and 2) to increase public awareness of the adverse impacts
of invasive and noxious plants.
Completed applications must be received at the Foundation on or before
Tuesday, November 2, 1999. To obtain a copy of the RFP, visit NFWF's
web site (http://www.nfwf.org) and look for "Pulling Together Initiative
(PTI) request for proposals" on the left side of the screen. If that web
site is not responding, you can obtain a copy at the TNC Invasives on the Web
site (http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/newsnotes.html). You may also get a
copy via e-mail from Gabriela Chavarria at chavarria(at)nfwf.org; please type
PTI-RFP in the subject field and indicate whether you would like an
electronic copy or paper copy. If you have any problems, please call
Gabriela Chavarria at 202/857-0166.
The grants typically range from $2,500 to about $50,000 with the large
majority being for $15,000-$25,000. Proposals that involve work by several
partners in a Weed Management Area are most likely to be supported. This
is especially true if one of the partners is a unit of the US Forest
Service, BLM or Department of Defense since these agencies provide the
bulk of the funding for the grant program. The grant committee likes to
balance the awards geographically. For the last 3 years relatively few
proposals were submitted from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions so
these had a better than average chance of being supported. TNC has had a
representative on the Pulling Together grant award committee for the last
three years (Tina Hall '97, John Randall '98, Donnelle Keech '99) and will
likely be represented again in '00. Please feel free to contact John for
advice or comments on your proposal.
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2. Purple loosestrife: pulling and aerial monitoring
From: Nina Schoch (nschoch(at)tnc.org)
How effective is hand-pulling for small (1-30) patches of loosestrife?
If done on a regular basis, will it keep the plants from spreading or will
it lead to increased spread of the plants? Some private landowners in our
area would rather not use herbicides on small patches of loosestrife.
Is aerial (or satellite) surveying an effective means of identifying
patches of invasives if the patches are relatively small (less than an
acre?). What species does aerial surveying work best for identifying
sites?
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3. Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus fortunei
From: Kelly Victory (kvictor(at)siue.edu)
I am a resident with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Natural Heritage Division. I am looking for recent information regarding
management regimes for controlling Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus
fortunei.
To manage Lespedeza cuneata, some say that a late spring burn is the best
while others say that fall, winter or spring burns will only cause it to
spread more quickly and that it is best to burn in August or September and
to follow it with an additional mechanical or chemical treatment. When is
the best time to burn and what is the best known post - burn treatment?
There are several suggestions for herbicide treatment. (2% glyphosate in
late June; triclopyr at ~1 quart/acre in late summer; Metsulfuron .3
oz/acre between mid-summer and September). Are these the most effective
herbicides for managing Lespedeza in natural areas?
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4. List of weeds for Alabama
From: Kathryn Flynn (flynn(at)forestry.auburn.edu)
Is anyone aware of a good list of invasive and noxious plants
Alabama? Actually, even one for the Southeast would probably work.