[APWG] invasive species and climate change

Mon Jan 20 07:31:05 CST 2020

Does anyone have a summary of research on the effects on non-native invasive
species mono-cultures reducing the ability of forests to reduce climate
change?

From: Marc Imlay <ialm at erols.com <mailto:ialm at erols.com> > 
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Subject: USDA-ARS Overseas Biological Control Laboratories (OBCL)
Contribution to Biological Control Programs. 

USDA-ARS Overseas Biological Control Laboratories (OBCL) Contribution to
Biological Control Programs. 

At the presentation on Jan 14, 2020, in Beltsville, Massimo Cristofaro
reported that a new Yellow star thistle biological control will be released
next year in California. This non-native plant species is also invasive in
Maryland. As a stake holder, The Natural Places Committee of the Maryland
Chapter of the Sierra Club requests maximum support for the critical
research conducted by the Overseas Lab's to find potential effective and
host specific biological control of species of insects, pathogens and plants
invasive in America. These USDA federal overseas laboratories carry out the
most needed stage of research.

Marc Imlay, PhD,

Natural Places Committee chair, Sierra Club, Maryland Chapter

Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group 

From: ARSInternational < <mailto:ARSInternational at ARS.USDA.GOV>
ARSInternational at ARS.USDA.GOV> 
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2019 8:03 AM
Cc: Widmer, Tim < <mailto:tim.widmer at usda.gov> tim.widmer at usda.gov>; Watson,
Ingrid < <mailto:ingrid.watson at usda.gov> ingrid.watson at usda.gov>;
Norrington, Bryan - ARS < <mailto:bryan.norrington at usda.gov>
bryan.norrington at usda.gov>
Subject: Invitation: USDA-ARS Overseas Biological Control Laboratories
(OBCL) Customer-Stakeholder Meeting - January 14, 2020
Importance: High

Hello,

If you have not done so already, this is a friendly reminder to please let
us know by December 9, 2019, if you plan to attend the one-day USDA-ARS
Overseas Biological Control Laboratories (OBCL) Customer-Stakeholder Meeting
- January 14, 2020. 

Thank you in advance.

Dear USDA-ARS Customer/Stakeholder:

You are invited to attend the Customer-Stakeholder Meeting for USDA-ARS
Overseas Biological Control Laboratories (OBCL), on Tuesday, January 14,
2020, in Beltsville, Maryland.  

The goal of this Customer-Stakeholder Meeting is to highlight the
opportunities that exist for our USDA-ARS partnered OBCLs to contribute to
collaborative projects and to elicit your input as to how we can work better
towards meeting your needs. This workshop will consist of morning
presentations and afternoon break-out sessions for discussions focusing on
biological control, ecological studies, taxonomy, and other related topics
regarding invasive weeds and insects. Your input will be important for
formulating high-priority objectives that will foster collaborative research
in this area.  

*	The one-day workshop will be held at the USDA-ARS National
Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, MD, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

*	By Monday, December 9, 2019, please let us know if you plan to
attend or not, by e-mailing the ARS International mailbox at
<mailto:ARSInternational at usda.gov> ARSInternational at usda.gov.

*	If you personally cannot attend, we would appreciate if you could
recommend a person to represent your interests.

The USDA-ARS National Agricultural Library at 10301 Baltimore Avenue,
Beltsville, MD 20705 (
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maps%2FDDsRouSt8ft&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3ef720e3ade54f4751b308d7964ac699%7Ced5b
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short distance from Baltimore and from Washington, DC. Three airports serve
the area:  Baltimore Washington International (BWI), Reagan National (DCA),
and Dulles International Airport (IAD). Several hotels are nearby (e.g.,
Holiday Inn College Park, Greenbelt Marriott, Sheraton College Park North,
and Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/Greenbelt). The Holiday Inn is within
walking distance of the NAL. Most of these hotels do have complimentary
shuttle service to NAL. Please check upon making accommodations if you need
this service. Travel and per diem expenses will be borne by the workshop
attendees. USDA/ARS will provide lunch, snacks, and beverages during this
one-day meeting.  

Thank you for considering attending this OBCL Customer-Stakeholder meeting.
We would greatly appreciate your presence and input!

Sincerely,

Bryan Norrington

Director

Office of International Research Programs

Tim Widmer

National Program Leader for Plant Health

Office of National Programs

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oud.org%2Fibiocontrol%2Fpublications%2FWeed_Classical_Bio_Ctrl_Directory_Con
tacts-2-13-28.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd0f5248631cd43a3b54a08d79a9722fb%7Ced5b3
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rectory_Contacts-2-13-28.pdf

Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) Project started: 1960s Entity
conducting foreign exploration: USDA ARS EBCL Project scientists: Lincoln
Smith (USDA ARS EBCL), Massimo Cristofaro (BBCA) Funded in 2015 or 2016 or
both by: * USDI BLM * USDA ARS For more information contact:
<mailto:Link.Smith at ars.usda.gov> Link.Smith at ars.usda.gov,
<mailto:mike.pitcairn at cdfa.ca.gov> mike.pitcairn at cdfa.ca.gov,
<mailto:m.cristofaro55 at gmail.com> m.cristofaro55 at gmail.com Weed Information:
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.invas
iveplantatlas.org%2Fsubject.html%3Fsub%3D4390&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd0f5248631cd
43a3b54a08d79a9722fb%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C1%7C6371478462
31524905&sdata=%2BhYaE4pmlloBXe%2B%2B5duTlfpbwzeErK0GHghLRNLdxAs%3D&reserved
=0> https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=4390

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