National Invasive Species Information Center - What's New Contains new items added to the Web site of the USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center. Updated daily. http://weblogs.nal.usda.gov/invasivespecies/ jbolton jbolton@nal.usda.gov Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Movable Type 2009-11-20T20:35:01Z Massachusetts -- State Environmental Officials Urge Consumers to Avoid Invasive Plants in Holiday Decorating (Nov 19, 2009) State Environmental Officials Urge Consumers to Avoid Invasive Plants in... State Environmental Officials Urge Consumers to Avoid Invasive Plants in Holiday Decorating (Nov 19, 2009)
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
State officials are urging homeowners and holiday decorators to beware of invasive plants that may be used in holiday wreaths and garland. The two most common invasive plants are Oriental Bittersweet and Multiflora Rose, which are on the Massachusetts Prohibited Plant List. Under Massachusetts law, it is illegal to import or sell Oriental Bittersweet or Multiflora Rose in any form (plants or cuttings) in the state.

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Effective Feb 1, 2010, the DNR starts regulating large oceangoing ships to prevent them from accidentally introducing harmful new invasive species to Wisconsin's Great Lakes waters, and in turn, our inland lakes and rivers. The DNR permit supplements the current federal general permit that scientists have concluded does not provide significant protection to the Great Lakes. It requires oceangoing ships to meet numerical standards for live organisms left in ballast water after it's been treated.

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University of Nevada - Reno.
Scientists' estimate of the discounted cost of treatment, removal, and replacement in response to EAB infestation over a 10-yr horizon from 2009–2019 is $10.7 billion.
Kovacs, K.F., et al., Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S. communities, 2009–2019, Ecological Economics (2009), doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.09.004.

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American Phytopathological Society Southern Division Annual Meeting, in conjunction with Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists -- Feb 7-8, 2010

2010 8th Annual Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference -- Apr 8-10, 2010

United Nation's Commission of Sustainable Development (CSD) Annual Meeting -- May 3-14, 2010

Florida Native Plant Society 30th Annual Conference -- May 20-23, 2010

27th Annual American Society of Mining and Reclamation Meeting and 12th Billing Land Reclamation Symposium - "Bridging Reclamation, Science and the Community" -- Jun 5-11, 2010

51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany -- Jun 6-10, 2010

American Phytopathological Society North Central Division Annual Meeting -- Jun 6-8, 2010

American Phytopathological Society Pacific Division Annual Meeting -- Jun 20-23, 2010

Society of Wetland Scientists 2010 Annual Meeting -- Jun 27-Jul 2, 2010

Society of Nematologists 49th Annual Meeting -- Jul 10-15, 2010

50th Annual Meeting of the Aquatic Plant Management Society -- Jul 11-14, 2010

Soil and Water Conservation Society 2010 Annual Conference - "Ecosystem Services, Applications for Conservation Science, Policy and Practice" -- Jul 18-21, 2010

American Phytopathological Society Caribbean Division Annual Meeting -- Aug 24-27, 2010

American Phytopathological Society Northeastern Division Annual Meeting -- Oct 27-29, 2010

Society of Nematologists 50th Annual Meeting -- Jul 17-21, 2011

97th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting -- Aug 5-10, 2012

8th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting -- Aug 4-9, 2013

10th International Congress of Plant Pathology - "Bio-security, Food Safety and Plant Pathology: The Role of Plant Pathology in a Globalized Economy" -- Aug 25-31, 2013

99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting -- Aug 10-15, 2014

100th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting -- Aug 9-14, 2015

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USDA. Economic Research Service.
Oct 22-23, 2009
Washington, D.C.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Jan 20-22, 2010 - Orlando, Florida
Mar 2010 - Athens, Greece
The workshops are acceptable by the FAA Administrator for complying with part of the wildlife hazard management requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 139. They are suitable for those who train airport personnel involved in implementing FAA approved wildlife hazard management plans, as well as anyone directly involved in controlling wildlife hazards on airports.

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28th Annual Western Aquatic Plant Management Society Conference (PDF 417 | KB) - Programs and Abstracts
Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2009
Moana Surfrider Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii

2008 Hawai'i Conservation Conference – "Island Ecosystems:The Year of the Reef" - Abstracts and Presentations
Jul 29-31, 2008
Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

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Wisconsin Office of the Governor. Jim Doyle.
Governor Jim Doyle signed Senate Bill 123 - 2009 Wisconsin Act 55 (Oct 28, 2009; PDF | 33 KB) which furthers protects against invasive aquatic species by establishing statewide enforcement and increasing Department of Natural Resources authority requiring seaplanes, watercraft, vehicles or boats to remove attached aquatic plants.

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Agua Fria Open Space Alliance.
Prepared in consultation with representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Land anagement, Phoenix District Office, Phoenix, AZ according to the requirements of a contract with the Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument, Inc.
Please send your comments or questions to grogers@aguafriaopenspace.org or to info@aguafriaopenspace.org.

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North Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council 2009 Annual Meeting -- Dec 2-3, 2009

American Phytopathological Society Potomac Division Annual Meeting -- Mar 24-26, 2010

29th Annual Western Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting -- Mar 28-31, 2010

76th Annual Meeting of the American Mosquito Control Association -- Mar 28 - Apr 1, 2010

61st Annual Western Forest Insect Work Conference - "Living on the Edge" -- Apr 5-10, 2010

2010 Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America -- Apr 11-14, 2010

2010 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting -- Apr 14-18, 2010

2010 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists -- Apr 16-17, 2010

17th Annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River / Great Lakes Ecosystem - "Protecting and Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems through Government and Community Action" -- May 5-6, 2010

12th World Congress of the International Association for Plant Biotechnology -- Jun 6-11, 2010

2nd Pan American Congress on Plants & Bioenergy -- Jul 6-10, 2010

International Conference on Plant Vascular Biology 2010 -- Jul 24-28, 2010

Plant Biology -- Aug 6-10, 2011

Perth 11 (Five Years Later) - "Global Change and the World's Mountains -- Sep 26-30, 2010

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Environmental Protection Agency.
The grants include $38,538 to control perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) at West Meadow Beach, Town of Brookhaven, New York.

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New Grants.gov invasive species related grants include:

Extension Integrated Pest Management - Coordination and Support Program (Nov 9, 2009)

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Two grants are available from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to prepare for and respond to the newly discovered tree pest, emerald ash borer (EAB). The two grant programs are the Planning and Preparedness Grant and the Incident Response Grant. They are competitive, matching grants available to local governments and other entities.
Closing date for applications is Nov 20, 2009.

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Florida Exotic Pest Pest Council (EPPC) 25th Annual Symposium - "Changes in Lattitude" -- Apr 5-8, 2010

International Council for Archaeozoology 11th International Conference -- Aug 23-28, 2010

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Michigan Department of Agriculture; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Michigan State University; USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Forest Service.
Free webinars, registration is required.

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