[APWG] RSVP: Plant Conservation Alliance e-Meeting, March 12, 2025, 2-4pm ET, with speaker Chuck Bargeron

[Krone, Elizabeth C]

***RSVP***

Please RSVP to attend our second PCA meeting of 2025 where we welcome Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, who will discuss “EDDMapS and Wild Spotter: Thinking Differently about Early Detection and Rapid Response and Invasive Species Outreach”

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:  It has been over 25 years since the first Executive Order on Invasive Species was signed. Since then, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on preventing, detecting, managing, and researching invasive species, but what difference have we truly made? What can we do better? How can we better work together to solve the problem of invasive species? And most importantly, how can we get more of the public engaged and involved in protecting and restoring their favorite places? This presentation will focus on what needs to change and how we change it, focusing on early detection and rapid response, and invasive species outreach and using EDDMapS and Wild Spotter smartphone apps and websites.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Chuck is the Director of the Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia. Chuck has been with UGA for 26 years, during which time his work has focused on invasive species and information technology.  He is the former Chair of the National Invasive Species Advisory Council and former President of the NAISMA. Chuck has been an invited speaker at over 350 regional and national conferences and co-authored over 67 journal articles and outreach publications.

This meeting is held remotely and open to all.

More information about the presentation can be found on our PCA Meetings page<https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings>.

*** PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS MEETING ***

RSVP by Tuesday, March 11, to elizabeth_krone at fws.gov

The meeting login details will be shared with all respondents via calendar invite and email by Tuesday March 11.

This meeting will be hosted using Microsoft Teams. You will be able to join the meeting from the web or via the Microsoft Teams app<https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads>.

The PCA general meetings are open to everyone and follow this format:
>Updates on PCA Activities - learn about and get engaged in the Plant Conservation Alliance
>Invited Speaker – a topical presentation to explore any of the six focal areas identified in the PCA National Framework for Progress<https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/programs_natural-resources_native-plant-communities_national-seed-strategy_pca_Framework_6.11.2020.pdf>: collaborative conservation; education; restoration; research and development; sustainability; and information sharing
>Native Plants Roundtable - all participants are encouraged to share information on national native plant events and activities

— This meeting is brought to you by the Plant Conservation Alliance Speaker Organizing Team — Gary Krupnick (Smithsonian Institution) / David Lincicome (Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation) / Elizabeth Krone (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) / Gina Zweng (Bureau of Land Management)



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