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CISMA Call Agenda1:30pm Introductions

Rose Godfrey & Sherry Williams

1:35pm Technical Presentation

National Association of Plant Councils: A Council’s Tale – Sherry Williams

1:55pm CISMA Update

Florida CISMAs – Everglades CISMA

– Dennis Giardina

2:10pm Shoutouts

4th Fall HalloWeed Count, EDDMapsVerifiers, Fall FISP Meeting, EDRR emails, FLEPPC CISMA Session topics, CISMA call topic suggestions

Polls

2:30pm Adjourn

Introducing the New FISP Co-Chairs

• Sherry Williams

– Seminole County Natural Resources Program Coordinator for the Seminole County Greenways and Natural Lands Division

– swilliams02@seminolecountyfl.gov

• Samantha Yuan

– FWC, Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS) Research and Outreach Manager

– Samantha.Yuan@myfwc.com

Technical Presentation

National Association of Plant Councils: A Council’s Tale

Presented by Sherry Williams

Sherry WilliamsVice Chair NAIPC

Natural Resources Program CoordinatorSeminole County Natural Lands Program

swilliams02@seminolecountyfl.gov

National Association of Invasive Plant Councils

A coalition of state and regional Exotic Pest Plant Councils (EPPCs) and Invasive Plant Councils (IPCs) representing

professional natural resource managers, scientists and others with an interest in invasive plant management.

Promoting effective management of invasive plants in natural areas and wildlands

History• Established by MOU in 1995 between the first four Exotic Pest Plant Councils

• FL-EPPC, Cal-IPC, TN-EPPC, PNW-EPPC• Power in organization, strength in numbers, some problems are national in

scope and better addressed by national organization

• Membership consists of state and regional invasive and exotic pest plant councils who share the similar mission.

• Open to all non-profit organizations whose primary mission addresses issues of invasive exotic pest plants in natural areas

• Governed by a board of directors consisting of the presidents and chairs of the member EPPCs and IPCs.

• Name changed from NAEPPC to NAIPC in 2014.

State CouncilsAlabama Invasive Plant CouncilCalifornia Invasive Plant CouncilFlorida Exotic Pest Plant CouncilGeorgia Exotic Pest Plant CouncilKentucky Exotic Pest Plant CouncilNew Jersey Invasive Species Strike ForceNorth Carolina Invasive Plant CouncilOhio Invasive Plant CouncilOklahoma Invasive Plant CouncilSouth Carolina Exotic Pest Plant CouncilTennessee Invasive Plant CouncilTexas Invasive Plant and Pest CouncilInvasive Plants Association of Wisconsin

Regional CouncilsMid-Atlantic Invasive Plant CouncilMidwest Invasive Plant CouncilNorthern Rockies Invasive Plant CouncilPacific Northwest Invasive Plant CouncilSoutheast Exotic Pest Plant CouncilSouthwest Vegetation Management Association

To facilitate communication between EPPCs especially regarding

issues and policies of national importance on invasive plants that

threaten natural areas and wildlands

To communicate and represent the interests of EPPCs on these issues

and policies

To support the formation and growth of EPPCs, and to provide a

forum for all EPPCs to share in and benefit from the information

generated by each EPPC and this association;

To provide support for the implementation of national invasive

species initiatives and other activities of national importance.

NAIPC Goals

Developing and maintaining state invasive plant lists Conferences and WorkdaysPublic Outreach (websites, newsletters, brochures, bulletins)

Mapping and EDRR (EDDMapS)Grants supporting local research and outreach efforts and

graduate students (travel grants, awards at conferences) CWMA/CISMA development and supportAdvocacyConduit between academia, green industry, natural

resource professionals, local, State and Federal agencies

IPC and EPPC Priorities

Most IPCs and EPPCs maintain and periodically update invasive plant lists … little consistency though

NAIPC was involved with an effort to develop a national standard for plant listing through ASTM

Evolved into …. Checklist for Invasive Plant Listing by State and Regional Invasive Plant Councils

• Goal of checklist is to ensure that listing is done with:• highest standards for scientific rigor and ecological expertise• transparent procedures and clear documentation• opportunity for public review• consistent, objective methodology to assure comparability across lists

Invasive Plant Listing

NAIPC Webinars

CWMA Support and Development

Facebook Page

Everglades CISMA

CISMA Update

Presented by –Dennis Giardina

2017 Everglades CISMA Update

CISMA PartnersMOU Signatories

South Florida Water Management District

Miami-Dade County

US Fish and Wildlife Service

US National Park Service

Army Corps of Engineers

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

PartnersBroward County, The Nature Conservancy, University of Florida, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Power and Light, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Tribe of Florida, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, Florida Department of Transportation, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Kampong Tropical Botanic Garden, the Everglades Foundation, Auburn University, Palm Beach County

E verglades CISMA Organizational Chart

Steering Committee

Operations Subcommittee

Plant Team

Animal Team

Outreach Subcommittee

Rapid Response

Subcommittee

Strike Team (FISST)

FOE Inc.

Grant from Miccosukee Tribe for Invasive Animal Outreach

Exotic Removal/Native Planting - ECWMA Recreational Area, US 27

Seaside Mahoe Out, Native Butterfly Garden In!

Neyraudia Infested Site at Zoo Miami Before…

Pine Rockland Restoration, During And After!

2017 Fish Slam

2017 Fish Slam, Big Cypress National Preserve

Detector Dog Team and Training Python Contractors

Pet Amnesty Day, Miami Zoo and FWC booth, Coconut Creek

Monitor Lizard Control

SFWMD Python Contractor Program

Exotic Mangroves Bruguiera and Lumnitzera

Crocosmia Control Workday at Mauna Ka’ala Preserve - O’ahu, Hawai’i

Andrew Derksen, USDA – APHIS - PPQ

South West Florida Python Team, Jamie, Ian B and Ian

Protecting Native Wildlife From Engulfment Since 2013

Outreach The Next Generation – Pet Supermarket, Coconut Creek

2017 Partner of the Year Award

2017 Partner of the Year

Carrie Beeler-Kanderski

ECISMA

Tony Pernas (NPS) and Dennis Giardina (FWC)

October - Shout Outs

FISP/

CISMA CategoryActivitiy/Name of

Event/Title Date Location

CF

Outreach -

Workshop

CF/Osceola/EC FL

CISMA Grass/Sedge

Workshop 10/5/2017

Wekiwa Springs State Park

(Youth Camp).

ECF

Outreach -

Workshop

CF/Osceola/EC FL

CISMA Grass/Sedge

Workshop 10/5/2017

Wekiwa Springs State Park

(Youth Camp).

FKIETF

Outreach -

Workshop

Postponted: Herbicide

Workshop 10/6/2017

Windley Key Fossil Reef

Geological State Park

SixRivers

Outreach -

Workshop

EDDMapS HalloWeed

Training 10/10/2017

Navarre Visitors Center,

Santa Rosa County

Extension Office

ECISMA Meeting

ECISMA Steering

Committee Meeting 10/11/2017

Lauderdale Research and

Education Center Complex

in the FAU Davie West

Building, Room 203

NC Workday Nature Coast Workday 10/11/2017 Crystal River State Preserve

FKIETF Workday Cancelled: Workday 10/12/2017

Heartland

Outreach -

Workshop

CANCELLED: Ludwigia

ID and Aquatic Grass

ID workshops 10/13/2017 Circle B Bar Ranch

October - Shout Outs: Continued

FISP/

CISMA CategoryActivitiy/Name of

Event/Title Date Location

SixRivers Workday work day 10/13/2017 Chimney Park

SixRivers

Outreach -

Workshop

EDDMapS HalloWeed

Training 10/17/2017

Escambia County Extension

Office

Osceola Meeting

Osceola CISMA

meeting 10/19/2017

Disney Wilderness

Preserve, 2700 Scrub Jay

Trail Poinciana.

Suncoast

Outreach -

Workshop

Suncoast Upland

Habitat Restoration

Workshop 10/20/2017

TC

Outreach -

Tabling

Jonathan Dickinson

State Park’s Fire Fest

event this Saturday

Oct. 21st 10/21/2017

Jonathan Dickinson State

Park

SixRivers

Outreach -

Workshop

EDDMapS HalloWeed

Training 10/24/2017

Escambia County Extension

Office

FISP

Outreach -

Other October CISMA call 10/25/2017 Zoom

SWFL

Outreach -

Tabling

Cancelled: Wiggins

Pass Nature Fest, 10/28/2017 Delnor-Wiggins State Park

ECF Workday

Etoniah Rosemary

Census HalloWeed

Event 10/31/2017

Etoniah Creek State Forest

390 Holloway Rd

Florahome, FL 32140

April 4, 2018

9am-12pmCrowne Plaza Melbourne –

Oceanfront

Topics Needed• It’s never too early to start planning!

FLEPPC 2018

FLEPPC 2018

FLEPPC Grants:• FLEPPC & FISP CISMA Grant• Kathy Craddock Burk Education

Grant• Julia Morton Research Grant

HalloWeed Count• Fourth Annual Fall HalloWeed Count

– October 27, 2017 through November 5, 2017 New dates

– Two Weekends. One Week.– The goal is to collect more credible invasive plant

observation data into EDDMapS (i.e. invasive plant occurrence recorded and verified as correct).

HalloWeed Count

• Focusing on partnering with the Florida Native Plant Society

– If you already have a strong relationship with your local chapters please look into giving a brief presentation on the Fall HalloWeed count/EDDMapS or having a joint event.

HalloWeed Count

Listed below are the 2017 Fall HalloWeed events that I am aware of:

• ARSA CISMA - November 4, 2017 St. Vincent NWR 'Hallow-weed' event with FSU's Strike Team and The Nature Conservancy

• Big Scrub CISMA - November 2, 2017 Ben Gugliotti and Tracy Hauserman, Lake County Water Authority will be hosting the public and homeschool students at Hidden Waters Preserve for Ceasarweed and Rosary Pea round-up.

• Big Scrub CISMA - November 3, 2017 Wendy Poag, Lake County Parks and Trails will be hosting some college students at Lake Louisa State Park, Clermont.

• Big Scrub CISMA - Tracy Hauserman and Marc Crail, Lake County Water Authority will be hosting 4-H club in partnership with UF/IFAS at Hickory Point Park to do waterway clean-up and aquatics & upland invasive IDs.

• ECF CISMA - October 31, 2017 Etoniah Rosemary Census & HalloWeed Event• SWFL CISMA - November 4, 2017- Florida Panther Festival- Naples Zoo Naples, FL

EDDMapS Local Plant Verifiers Needed!!!

• Folks knowledgeable about invasive plants in the following counties:

– Baker, Bradford, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Hendry, Lee, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Taylor

• A single verifier can cover several counties and still have only a few records per month to review.

• Site inspections are typically not required – we rely on photographs, local expertise, online herbarium records, communicating with observer, etc.

• Contact Dexter Sowell for more information (dsowell@fnai.fsu.edu)

EDRR Emails

–Helpful?

–Or just another email?

Reporting Method–Google Form!

• To be emailed & embedded on FISP Success Stories page.

• Automatically fills a spreadsheet!

• So easy it can be done while talking on the phone ;-)

CISMA Calendars

Next Month’s Call

November 22,2017 • CANCELLED

December 27, 2017• CANCELLED

January 24, 2018• FWC’s Nonative Wildlife

Responder Network – Jenny Novak

• Florida Keys Iinvasive Species Task Force – Beth Bergh

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