[APWG] Fw: Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Formally Established at the University of Georgia
Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov
Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov
Tue Mar 11 09:11:02 CDT 2008
Hi,
Please see Dave Moorhead's message below for the full story. This is great
news for invasive species managers, researchers, educators and the general
public throughout the U.S.
Thank you,
Jil
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Jil M Swearingen
Invasive Species Specialist
National Capital Region IPM Program
Center for Urban Ecology
4598 Macarthur Blvd NW
Washington DC 20007
202-342-1443, ex 218
202-282-1031 fax
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Subject: Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Formally Established at the
University of Georgia
Greetings: Please see the announcement & link below regarding the creation
of the Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of
Georgia. Thanks to all who have helped to support this effort!
Dave Moorhead, Keith Douce, Chuck Bargeron
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Formally Established at
the
University of Georgia http://www.bugwood.org/center/
To address issues on invasive species and ecosystem (agricultural, forested
and natural system) health, the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem
Health has been established at the University of Georgia. Invasive plants,
insects, plant pathogens, aquatic species and terrestrial wildlife cost the
United States economy more than $100 billion each year. Agricultural and
forested systems are under increased stress due to problems caused by both
non-native invasive species and native pest organisms. Solutions to these
problems require collaborations that transcend traditional disciplinary,
college, institutional and agency approaches, as well as state and national
borders. The Center, housed at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus,
evolved from the Bugwood Network that developed through faculty cooperation
between the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of
Georgia.
The Center Goals are:
. To become a preeminent national and international public service and
outreach center
. To develop collaboration between UGA and state, university, federal
and international partners
. To integrate and develop information and programs
. To serve as a clearing house for information, applied research and
training
. To promote public awareness, education and applied research
Current Center Projects
. Develop and administer twenty educational web systems (140 million
hits in 2007)
. Seek and archive digital images in four topic-based web systems to
support educational activities (72,000 images from 1300 photographers)
. Manage the Georgia Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program and
Georgia Invasive Species Task Force
. Develop policy and protocols for early detection and rapid response
of invasive species
. Develop and administer the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping
System for the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council and the Everglades
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
. Provide image support for USDA CSREES, USDA APHIS and USDA Forest
Service projects
. Applied herbicide research on emerging invasive plants
. Facilitate and extend program development in Europe and Central
America
Center Staff:
G. Keith Douce, Co-Director and Professor of Entomology, College
ofAgricultural and Environmental Sciences
David J. Moorhead, Co-Director and Professor of Forestry, Warnell School
ofForestry and Natural Resources
Charles T. Bargeron, Information Technology Director
Joseph H. LaForest, Program Specialist - IPM/Forest Health
Carey Minteer, Program Specialist - Invasive Species
Salina C. McAllister, Administrative Assistant II
Anna Bowden, Digital Image Specialist
Walter B. Sikora, Laboratory Technician - Insect Taxonomy
Dave Moorhead, Ph.D.
Professor - Silviculture
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
P.O. Box 748
Tifton, GA 31793 USA
Phone (229)386-3298
Fax (229)386-3352
www.bugwood.org
www.forestryimages.org
www.invasive.org
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