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Funded Project |
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Funding Program:
Western Region Information Networks |
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Project Title:
Invasive Plants in Natural Areas: Connecting Regional Centers Across the U.S |
Project Director (PD):
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Lead State: MT Lead Organization: Montana State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Montana, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee |
| Undesignated Funding: $10,000 |
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Start Date: Jan-01-2009 End Date: Dec-31-2009 |
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Pests Involved: invasive plants |
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Site/Commodity: natural areas |
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Area of Emphasis: invasive plant management |
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Summary:
A two-day meeting of eight regional invasive plant centers is proposed for winter 2009 to consider establishment of a national network of organizations focusing on invasive terrestrial and aquatic plants in non-crop areas. The identified organizations (located in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IN, MT, TN) educate and serve natural resource managers through programs that have proven successful. They are all committed to an ecological, integrated approach to pest management. Working together, these organizations have the potential to offer more comprehensive services more efficiently. In many cases, the center directors (who are deeply involved in their own regions) have not met or spoken with each other. A face-to-face meeting facilitated by the Center for Invasive Plant Management will provide a forum to explore ideas and come to consensus on concrete actions to build an efficient, information-sharing network and possibly collaborate on multi-regional or national projects.
Objectives: 1. Become familiar with other regional centers and organizations in the U.S. focusing on integrated management of terrestrial and aquatic invasive plants in natural areas. 2. Identify programs in which attendees might collaborate, potentially including sharing or developing educational resources regarding IPM in natural areas. 3. Explore options for network funding. 4. Establish a formalized communication process among attendees. |
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