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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #039 Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:04:32 -0700 (PDT) --CONTENTS-- 1. NFWF Pulling Together Grants 2. Purple loosestrife: pulling and aerial monitoring 3. Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus fortunei 4. List of weeds for Alabama --------------------------------------- 1. NFWF Pulling Together Grants From: John Randall (jarandall(at)ucdavis.edu) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has released a unified request for proposals (RFP) for all projects to be funded under the US Dept. of Interior, USDA, US Dept. of Defense (DOD), and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Initiative entitled "Pulling Together: A Public/Private Partnership for Invasive and Noxious Plant Management". The goals of the Initiative are: 1) to prevent, manage, or eradicate invasive and noxious plants through a coordinated program of public/private partnerships; and 2) to increase public awareness of the adverse impacts of invasive and noxious plants. Completed applications must be received at the Foundation on or before Tuesday, November 2, 1999. To obtain a copy of the RFP, visit NFWF's web site (http://www.nfwf.org) and look for "Pulling Together Initiative (PTI) request for proposals" on the left side of the screen. If that web site is not responding, you can obtain a copy at the TNC Invasives on the Web site (http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/newsnotes.html). You may also get a copy via e-mail from Gabriela Chavarria at chavarria(at)nfwf.org; please type PTI-RFP in the subject field and indicate whether you would like an electronic copy or paper copy. If you have any problems, please call Gabriela Chavarria at 202/857-0166. The grants typically range from $2,500 to about $50,000 with the large majority being for $15,000-$25,000. Proposals that involve work by several partners in a Weed Management Area are most likely to be supported. This is especially true if one of the partners is a unit of the US Forest Service, BLM or Department of Defense since these agencies provide the bulk of the funding for the grant program. The grant committee likes to balance the awards geographically. For the last 3 years relatively few proposals were submitted from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions so these had a better than average chance of being supported. TNC has had a representative on the Pulling Together grant award committee for the last three years (Tina Hall '97, John Randall '98, Donnelle Keech '99) and will likely be represented again in '00. Please feel free to contact John for advice or comments on your proposal. --------------------------------------- 2. Purple loosestrife: pulling and aerial monitoring From: Nina Schoch (nschoch(at)tnc.org) How effective is hand-pulling for small (1-30) patches of loosestrife? If done on a regular basis, will it keep the plants from spreading or will it lead to increased spread of the plants? Some private landowners in our area would rather not use herbicides on small patches of loosestrife. Is aerial (or satellite) surveying an effective means of identifying patches of invasives if the patches are relatively small (less than an acre?). What species does aerial surveying work best for identifying sites? --------------------------------------- 3. Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus fortunei From: Kelly Victory (kvictor(at)siue.edu) I am a resident with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Natural Heritage Division. I am looking for recent information regarding management regimes for controlling Lespedeza cuneata and Euonymus fortunei. To manage Lespedeza cuneata, some say that a late spring burn is the best while others say that fall, winter or spring burns will only cause it to spread more quickly and that it is best to burn in August or September and to follow it with an additional mechanical or chemical treatment. When is the best time to burn and what is the best known post - burn treatment? There are several suggestions for herbicide treatment. (2% glyphosate in late June; triclopyr at ~1 quart/acre in late summer; Metsulfuron .3 oz/acre between mid-summer and September). Are these the most effective herbicides for managing Lespedeza in natural areas? --------------------------------------- 4. List of weeds for Alabama From: Kathryn Flynn (flynn(at)forestry.auburn.edu) Is anyone aware of a good list of invasive and noxious plants Alabama? Actually, even one for the Southeast would probably work. |
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