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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #094
Fri Oct 05 2001 - 15:42:26 PDT
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1. Eastern Invasives Management Network (Eastern North America)
2. Model weed plan on-line (Global)
3. Is Poa pratensis a native here? (Saskatchewan, Canada)
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1. Eastern Invasives Management Network (Eastern North America)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)
TNC has discovered that working with multiple sites via "networks" is a
successful way to address a number of management issues. Now, the Wildland
Invasive Species Team is using this method to work with invasives in
eastern North America.
The core of this new network will be 3-4 network meetings, each involving
"homeworks", field trips, presentations, etc. If you are interested in
including your TNC site in this network, review the information about our
network (and networks in general) at:
http://tnc-ecomanagement.org/ and http://tnc-ecomanagement.org/Weeds/
If you think participation in the network would benefit you, contact WIST
director John Randall (530-754-8890) or myself (530-754-8891) for more
information.
Registration is now open for the first workshop, and will close on 31
October, 2001. Space is extremely limited. The workshop will take place
December 11-13, 2001 on St. Simons Island, Georgia. St. Simons Island is
approximately 1 1/2 hours northeast of Jacksonville, FL.
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2. Model weed plan on-line (Global)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)
Here at WIST we are always reminding staff that to fight invasive species
successfully, they should have an adaptive management plan. We have on our
web site a template you can use to write your own plan. This template is
at: http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/products.html
Now, to make things even easier for you, we have used the template to
create a real weed plan for the Cosumnes River Preserve in California.
Staff far and wide are encouraged to download the Cosumnes River Preserve
Weed Plan. Steal from it however you like and make your own plan. Steal
from the best! The Cosumnes River Preserve has plenty of weeds on it, so
the plan is nice and meaty. Like the adaptive management template, the
Cosumnes Plan is at: http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/products.html
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3. Is Poa pratensis a native here? (Saskatchewan, Canada)
From: Ann Gerry (agerry(at)serm.gov.sk.ca)
Poa pratensis is very widespread in mesic Saskatchewan ecosystems, but is
often described as having introduced and native elements. Is anyone aware
of recent research into this question? Perhaps genetic or pollen core
analyses? My literature searches have been fruitless so far.
I would also appreciate feedback on how the P. pratensis issue is being
addressed elsewhere; both in terms of classifying plant associations and
exotic species management. The species is so ubiquitous that it has the
potential to eat up entire exotic species management budgets (if it can be
managed!).