2008 Integrating Invasive Plant Species Data in the Midwest Presentations - MIPN

2008 Integrating Invasive Plant Species Data in the Midwest: Solutions for Data Collection and Management

January 24-25

Pyle Center, Madison, Wisconsin

Co-sponsored by the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center and the Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin.

Sessions

Opening Session

Sharing Status of Invasive Species Data Management from the Midwest Region, Alycia Crall, UW-Madison/NIISS

Data Collection Efforts, Iowa, Deborah Lewis, Iowa State Univ.

Invasive Plants in Michigan:Prioritizing Control Efforts, Phyllis Higman & Ed Schools, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Minnesota Weed Data Collection, Tony Cortilet, MN Dept. of Agriculture

Mapping Invasive Plants in Ohio, Tom Arbour, OH Dept. of Natural Resources

USDA Forest Service NNIS Inventory and Mapping Program, Ann Hoefferle, US Forest Service

National Park Service, Carmen Chapin, NPS

Gaps in Regional Data Collection, Alycia Crall, UW-Madison/NIISS

A Database of Nonindigenous Species in Michigan, Robert Ahern, Michigan State Univ.

New Invaders Watch Program, Debbie Maurer, Lake County Forest Preserve District

iMapInvasives: A Web-based Approach to Invasive Species Data Aggregation, Mapping, and Decision-making, Meg Wilkinson, TNC

NIISS Overview, Alycia Crall, UW-Madison/NIISS

PDA Tools

TNCs Weed Information Management System (WIMS), Erik Anthonisen, TNC

EcoNab and VegSurvey for Field Data Collection, Alycia Crall, UW-Madison/NIISS

GODMSurveyor, Jim Graham, CSU/NIISS

Arc Pad Applications, Dara Olsen, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

Monitoring Protocols

North American Invasive Plant Mapping Standards, Greg Hensel, Hubbard County, MN

Invasive plant data collection by NRS Forest Inventory and Analysis, Keith Moser, Northern Research Station

The Art and Science of Weed Mapping, Tom Stohlgren, USGS/NIISS

The Power of Sampling Method Designs: Detecting Changes in the Abundance of Invasive Species, Sarah Johnson, UW-Madison

Citizen Based Monitoring Opportunities, Alycia Crall, UW-Madison/NIISS

Data Exchange

A Global Organism Detection & Monitoring System, Greg Newman, Colorado State University/NIISS

New Invaders Watch List Data and Web Structure, Ed DeWalt, Illinois Natural History Survey

ISDRES:Invasive Species Detection, Reporting, and Education System, Amos Ziegler, Michigan State University

Future of Data Sharing

Invasive Plant Data Sharing in the Midwest, Debbie Maurer, Midwest Invasive Plant Network

Models of Regional Invasive Species using Merged Datasets, Catherine Jarnevich, USGS/NIISS

Mapping Reed Canary Grass in Wisconsin ? Phase Two, Brynda Hatch, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

Special Session: Increasing Important in Federal Grant Programs of Documenting Impact of Research and Education

Special Session – Increasing importance in federal grant programs of documenting impact of research and education, Michael Bowers, National Program Leader, Cooperative State, Research, Education & Extension Service, USDA