[APWG] Mapping and Early Detection Rapid Response workshop

[Marc Imlay]

Mapping and Early Detection-Rapid Response for Invasive Exotic Species. July
30, 2008. Hands on workshop for land managers and planners at Frying Pan
Farm Park in Fairfax, Virginia.  For the annual Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest
Plant Council workshop it is recommended that attendees register by July 18
for the $55 early registration at 

www.ma-eppc.org <http://www.ma-eppc.org/> . 

 

 

 

Mapping the Mid-Atlantic: 

Creating a Consistent Early Detection-Rapid Response System for Invasive
Exotic Species

 

8:00 am     Registration

8:30 am     Welcome and introduction, housekeeping

                   Meghan Fellows, President, MA-EPPC

 

8:45           Carol Holko 

                   Chief, Plant Protection and Weed Management

                   Maryland Department of Agriculture

                   EDRR: Lessons from the Emerald Ash Borer Experience

                        Introduced into Maryland illegally in 2003 on
infested nursery stock, EAB presented a significant threat to Maryland's
forests, both natural and plantation, and for nursery production of ash
trees.  MDA's PPWM section organized and implemented an EDRR plan
unprecedented in Maryland.  Ms. Holko will share lessons from her experience
managing this effort, including the importance of prevention, the value of
mapping an outbreak and how to do it, and the issues presented in bringing
together the right team for the job.

 


9:30
Break

 

9:45            Kristin Sewak
                   Director
                   Natural Biodiversity

                   Ranking Invasive Plants: Case Studies and Customization

                        A look at existing ranking systems, how land
managers can customize the principles within those based on their specific
management goals and geographic areas, and a guide to the key questions to
ask as a first step in developing their ranking methodology.

 

10:15                   Mary Travaglini 
                   Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager 
                   The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC 
                    Assessing Risk for Invasive Plants--Not so Complicated
After All

 

10:45         Panel (of Speakers): Questions: How to determine criteria
associated with an EDRR? What is NEW? What is an important movement? What is
a routine movement? How many times must a record appear for it to be
established?

 

11:15         Chuck Bargeron and David Moorhead 

                   Information Technology Director; Co-Director

                   Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

                   University of Georgia  

                   EDDMaps

                   What is it, how does it work, who can use it, when is it
used, why was it developed?

 

12:15         Lunch

 

1:00           Small group workshop problem set and GPS tasks

                   Organization or break-out groups and distribution

   

2:00 to 2:30        (Depending on group activities and areas covered) Whole
group feedback

                   EDDMaps in action in real time

 

3:00 or 3:30       Facilitated Panel, Jil Swearingen, National Park Service
(Bugwood and Invited MA-EPPC Board Members)

                   EDRR for Mid-Atlantic brainstorming session

                   Questions: What do we need to do to make this happen?
What are next steps? How do we identify the experts? How do we fund this
(initially and maintenance)?

 

4:30           Closing Remarks (Meghan Fellows)

 

5:30            Annual Board Meeting and dinner

 

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