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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #009 Tue, 5 Jan 1999 16:23:08 -0800 (PST) --CONTENTS-- 1. New look to the digest and archives 2. TNC biocontrol policy 3. Greater New England Research Symposium --------------------------------------- 1. New look to the digest and archives From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu) Hey All, After a rocky start I have changed the way we are distributing this digest. Hopefully it will be easier for you to read. In particular, the messages won't be handled as annoying attachments as they were in the past. I'll continue to moderate this list, and on days we get more than one posting the mail will be bundled together as a digest (as is this one). Also, did you know this mailing list is archived on the web? To look at old messages, go to http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/tncinvasives/ Messages are archived there in directories sorted by date. --------------------------------------- 2. TNC biocontrol policy From: John Randall (jarandall(at)ucdavis.edu) A brief outline of TNC's policy and standard operating procedure regarding intentional release of biocontrol agents: TNC policy prohibits intentional releases of non-indigenous biological control agents on lands that we own or manage. This and other TNC 'policies' are set by the Board of Governors. However, the Director of the Conservation Science Division (Deborah Jensen) is authorized to approve exceptions allowing releases on individual preserves. This policy is designed to ensure non-indigenous biocontrol agents are used only when the potential benefits clearly outweigh the risks that they may attack and damage non-target native species on and near the preserve. The policy is on page 17 of TNC's Policies and Procedures Manual and we can e-mail you a copy (contact Barry at bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu, or John Randall at jarandall(at)ucdavis.edu). TNC's standard operating procedure for requesting permission to release biocontrol agents is on pages 24 and 25 of the Policies Manual. A formal proposal must be submitted first to the Weed Specialist (John Randall) who will evaluate it and make a recommendation to the director of Conservation Science (Deborah Jensen). The proposal must address specific questions about the benefits and risks of the release, including how the agent was tested for host-specificity, whether it has been shown to reduce <underline>populations</underline> of the targeted weed in the field and how impacts of the proposed release will be monitored. Separate proposals must be submitted for each preserve, in part because native species that the biocontrol agents might feed on are present at some preserves but not at others. Two proposals were submitted and approved last summer, one for release of insects to control purple loosestrife at Ferndale Marsh in MN and the other for a release against leafy spurge at Broken Kettle Preserve in IA. If you plan to request permission for a biocontrol release, you are encouraged to use these successful proposals as models, and even to copy directly from them where appropriate. Contact John for copies and for more details on the scope of the proposal and assistance in preparing one (John may be reached at 530 754 8890 or jarandall(at)ucdavis.edu). --------------------------------------- 3. Greater New England Research Symposium From: Elizabeth Farnsworth (efarnswo(at)science.smith.edu) Announcing a Greater New England Research Symposium on the Ecology of Invasive Species. The Symposium will convene on Saturday, 27 February, at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. If you and your students and colleagues are involved in research projects addressing invasive species, we encourage you to attend this Symposium, where over 40 talks and posters will be presented. The deadline for registration is 1 February 1999, and pre-registration is required. For more information and a registration form, please visit our web site at http://www.yale.edu/forestry/special/invasive.html. We hope you will attend this exciting Symposium. Please contact either of us if you have any questions. Elizabeth Farnsworth Clark Science Center Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 (413) 585-3736 email efarnswo(at)mtholyoke.edu Laura Meyerson Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Sage Hall, 205 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511 (203) 776-7464 email laura.ahearn(at)yale.edu |
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