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Funding Program: Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

Project Title: Montana Invasive Species Strategic Plan--Pest Component

Project Directors (PDs): Bryce R Christiaens [1] Stephanie Hester [2]

Lead State: MT Lead Organization: Missoula County Weed District

Undesignated Funding: $10,000

Start Date: Mar-01-2016 End Date: Feb-28-2017

Pests Involved: na

Site/Commodity: na

Area of Emphasis: Montana and western region

Summary: Montana is nicknamed The Last Best Place. Despite this assertion, invasive species have established in the state and threaten the viability of its economic, ecological, and human health. In response to this ever growing threat, Governor Bullock established the Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council (MISAC). MISACs mission is to protect Montanas economy, ecological resources, and public health and safety by assessing and bolstering Montanas invasive species efforts through a coordinated approach with stakeholders in and out of the state to keep invasive species out of Montana and to eliminate, reduce, or mitigate the impacts of invasive species already established in the state. In order to meet its mission by MISACs sunset in December 2016, the Council has identified three priorities. Priority 1 is underway and includes an independent all-taxa assessment of Montanas invasive programs to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Priority 2 is to validate findings from the assessment by engaging stakeholders to develop a shared strategy for the state via an Invasive Species Summit April 12-13, 2016. Priority 3 is to incorporate assessment findings and stakeholder input into a comprehensive Montana Invasive Species Strategic Plan. This grant application is to implement workgroup activities by funding the pest portion of the strategic plan. This project meets Western IPM Center priorities because it will provide necessary information for stakeholders in and out of the state to evaluate program effectiveness and prioritize pest issues and concerns that impact Montana and surrounding states, and to identify a strategy for better implementing IPM in Montanas invasive species plans. Objectives: The primary objective of this project is to implement a workgroup project by producing a strategic plan that is developed and vetted by all interested stakeholders in order to help guide and bolster Montanas invasive species efforts as they relate to: policy, coordination, research, outreach & education, management/control, prevention, early detection/rapid response, and monitoring. The plan will include components for aquatic, terrestrial, and pests, and animals. Objective 1: Use a collaborative approach to produce the Montana Invasive Species Strategic PlanPest Component

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