Please pass these EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) Invasive
Plant trainings on to colleagues and/or interested groups concerning
this important citizen science effort in WA and OR.
2015 EARLY DETECTION, REPORTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE PLANTS
TRAINING SCHEDULE in WA/OR
About the Program
The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW-IPC) is a non-profit
conservation organization
(<http://www.pnw-ipc.org/>http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership
with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA),
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state and local groups on a
Citizen Science EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) program. With funding
from the National Forest Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
and the WSDA, we are gearing up for our fourth year to search for priority
and newly emerging invasive plants in our National Forests, National Parks
and other public lands. We are excited to recruit new volunteers and
inspire our current volunteer base to search for invasive plant populations.
We have identified specific focal areas to survey for invasive on National
Forests and Parks, DNR and other state land but there is a great need to
document emerging invasive populations on all public lands. *If you are
recreating and/or working on public lands and are interested in
participating in our program, you are invited to attend one of our upcoming
trainings.
Citizen Science EDRR Volunteer Training
Our mission is to train citizens to identify a suite of invasive plants
in a 2.5 hour free training where you will learn how to identify
priority invasive species and how to record basic data regarding
problematic invasive plants. Participants learn plant identification
through a PowerPoint presentation, herbarium sheet specimens and live
material. Participants also learn methods of manual removal and which
species you should not attempt to remove. Trainings will equip volunteers
with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant surveys in order to
support local land managers that need your help. Your efforts will
directly support the maintenance of heathy ecosystems. Volunteers will
receive an invasive plant identification booklet along with survey forms. *We
hope that volunteers who sign up will conduct 1-2 surveys over the 2015
field season.
Capacity is limited in our nine upcoming free trainings, so if you
would like to attend one of these free trainings, please RSVP to Julie
Combs at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> (or call
<file:///C:/Users/INOUY_~1/AppData/Local/Temp/tel:615-812-5295>615-812-5295)
to reserve your place!
1. Naches, WA Friday, March 27th; 1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: USFS Naches Ranger Station, 10237 U.S. Highway 12, Naches,
WA 98937
Enter through the BACK door of the building. Free parking is
available in the back near the back door.
Hosted by: Jodi Leingang, USFS Tapash CFLR Coordinator/Planning,
Range, Invasives, Botany Staff
2. White Salmon, WA Saturday, March 28th; 10:00am-12:30pm
Address: White Salmon Community Library, 77 Northeast Wauna Avenue,
White Salmon, WA 98672
Hosted by: Don Hardin, WA Native Plant Society's Suksdorfia Chapter,
Columbia Gorge CWMA
3. Eatonville, WA Wednesday, April 8th; 1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: 11610 Trek Drive East, Eatonville, WA; Specific location of
training will be sent to participants who sign up for the trainings.
Hosted by: NorthwestTrek Wildlife Park General location information
about Northwest Trek can be found at
<http://www.nwtrek.org/>http://www.nwtrek.org/
4. Bellingham, WA Wednesday, April 15nd; 1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: Whatcom County Noxious Weed Control Board, 322 N. Commercial
St., Suite 110, Bellingham WA 98225; Enter at street level at the
front of the building off of Commercial St. and go to the Civic
Garden Level Meeting Room. Limited free parking along south end of
the building.
Hosted by: Laurel Baldwin, Whatcom Co. Noxious Weed Board and Shauna
Hee USFS Botanist
5. Olympia, WA Wednesday, April 22nd; 1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: Olympic National Forest Service Office, 1835 Black Lake Blvd
SW, Olympia, WA
Please enter through the main entrance, which faces towards Black
Lake Blvd. Enter conference room on right from main lobby of the
building. Free parking available in the visitor lot in front of the
main entrance, or along the northeast side of the building.
Hosted by: Will Arnesen, Olympic National Forest Service Botanist
6. Kelso, WA Thursday, April 23rd; 2:00 pm-4:30pm
Address: 207 Fourth Avenue N., Kelso, WA, 92626 Cowlitz County
Administration Building, (General Meeting room, 3rd floor Room 300)
Parkinng is available on streets around the Administration Building
(three story brick building) or in 2 lots located East and Northwest
of the building. Enter the building through the north door; proceed
up one floor to the meeting room.
Hosted by: Angelica Velazquez, Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Coordinator
7. Vancouver, WA Wednesday, April 29nd; 1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: Gifford Pinchot National Forest Service Office, 10600 NE
51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682
Please enter by the front door on the west side of the
building. Sign in at the front desk. You can park in the main lot
or visitor parking on the south side of the building.
Hosted by: Carol Chandler, Wildlife Biologist, Gifford Pinchot
National Forest, Emily Stevenson Skamania Co. Noxious Weed
Coordinator, Columbia Gorge CWMA
8. Sandy, OR Thursday , April 30th; 10:00 am-12:30pm
Address: Mt. Hood National Forest Headquarters, 16400 Champion Way,
Sandy, OR 97055
Park in the visitor parking lot on the west side of the building (the
building's main entrance). Enter through the front door. Sign in at
the front desk and get a visitor pass from the receptionists.
Hosted by: David Lebo, Westside Zone Botanist, Mt. Hood National
Forest and Sam Leininger, WeedWise Program Manager, Clackamas Soil &
Water Conservation District, Columbia Gorge CWMA
9. North Bend, WA Sunday, May 3rd; 9:00
am-4:00pm [Includes optional field excursion]
Address: Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest North Bend Ranger
Station, Meeting Hall (behind Ranger Station), 902 SE North Bend Way,
North Bend, WA 98045
Hosted by: Carrie Schreiber, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest,
and Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program. This is a
joint training for the Upper Snoqualmie/Alpine Lakes Wilderness Weed
Watchers and the PNW-IPC EDRR program.
10. Seattle, WA [Potential June training TBA [ in partnership w/King
County Weed Watchers ] Check Website for updates on our calendar
page:
<http://www.pnw-ipc.org/calendar.shtml>http://www.pnw-ipc.org/calendar.shtml
________________________________________
Julie K. Combs, Ph.D.
PNW Invasive Plant Council
EDRR Citizen Science Program Director
University of Washington, Botanic Gardens
Box 354115
Seattle, WA 98195
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812-5295
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