Tue Sep 13 2005 - 16:45:54 PDT

Contents
1. Western Invasives Learning Network Workshop #3! (Western States, USA)
2. Invasives meetings (Global, Planet Earth)

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1. Western Invasives Learning Network Workshop #3! (Western States, USA)
From: Mandy Tu (imtu(at)tnc.org)

The third workshop of the "Western North America Invasives Learning Network"
(previously known as the Aridlands Network) will be held October 25-27th in
Grand Junction, Colorado. This workshop series details invasive species
prevention and management strategies in the West, specifically providing
critique and peer review for project-scale managers on invasive species
topics using the adaptive management process. New participants and TNC
project sites are welcome!

In this third workshop of the network, we will be working on "Developing
Strategies at Multiple Scales" with a focus on exporting those project-scale
lessons learned from the project scale using communications to influence
public policy. TNC Government Relations (GR) staff are specifically invited
on the first day of the workshop to discuss successful (and unsuccessful)
invasive species policy initiatives, to voice their needs to stewardship
staff, and to create a dialogue for how to make a difference in abating the
invasive species threat over the long-term and at multiple-scales.

Workshop Objectives:

**Share lessons-learned, peer review and critique of your invasive species
strategies, and networking with colleagues who also work on invasive species
issues (project and GR staff),

**Learn how to promote our work on invasive species beyond stewardship:
Effective communication & GR strategies, and

**Provide both GR and project staff with tools/ framework to begin working
on joint obtainable invasive species objectives, and provide specific
examples of successful (and non-successful) strategies.

Cost: The workshop is free to all participants. The network will also cover
lodging expenses based on double occupancy for TNC and Agency staff. Some
meals will also be provided. Participants have to pay their own travel,
miscellaneous and some meal costs.

CONFIRM your attendance by October 7th!!
Put "Western Invasives Confirmation" to the Subject Line of your e-mail, and
reply to BOTH:
Bob Unnasch (bunnasch(at)tnc.org; 208-343-8826 ext. 14) and Mandy Tu
(imtu(at)tnc.org; 503-802-8150).

For registration, travel and workshop information, contact either of us
and/or see details of about our network workshops at:
http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/networks.html

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2. Invasives meetings (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)

If you haven't looked at the Global Invasive Species Team web site
lately (note how we are phasing in the word "Global" into our name?), it is
time to look at our meetings web page. You'll see a new line up of impending
meetings, such as this one, sent by list reader Dara Olson:

19-20 October 2005: Promoting Regional Cooperation and Collaboration

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission is hosting a working
conference to enhance regional cooperation and collaboration on Aquatic
Invasive Species management efforts. The conference will bring together
staff from Federal, State, Tribal, and County governments as well as Lake
Association leaders, volunteer coordinators, and other non-government
entities involved in the fight to protect regional waters from invasive
species.

See: http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/networks.html