Fri May 13 2005 - 17:09:03 PDT

Contents
1. Farm Bill programs to control invasives (Indiana, USA)
2. USF&WS list of non-native birds (Georgia, USA)
3. California Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (California, USA)
4. Tarp experiments (California, USA)
5. NFF grant proposals due very soon (Nationwide, USA)
6. Ilex aquifolium in eastern USA? (North America, USA)
7. Invasives meetings (Global, Planet Earth)

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1. Farm Bill programs to control invasives (Indiana, USA)
From: Ellen Jacquart (ejacquart(at)tnc.org)

Thanks to all who provided me information on their use of Farm Bill programs
to control invasives; I have created an Excel workbook listing projects I
heard about, and a Word document summarizing helpful hints on how to
effectively use these programs. In short, these programs have a lot of
potential but are not being utilized much yet.

They can be downloaded from:
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/products/library/farmbill.xls
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/products/library/farmbill.doc

 
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2. USF&WS list of non-native birds (Georgia, USA)
From: Malcolm Hodges (mhodges(at)tnc.org)

Regarding the recent post about the USF&WS list of non-native birds
(listserve digest 136), it is important to note that the list excludes
entire bird families such as gallinaceous birds and parrots which are widely
introduced. In the families the list does cover, it ignores such species as
purple swamp-hen, which is breeding and spreading in southern Florida.
These shortcomings diminish its usefulness.

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3. California Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (California, USA)
From: Wendy West (wkwest(at)ucdavis.edu)

California Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (CIWAW) is July 18-24, 2005! Your
local weed group is encouraged to get the word out to educate the general
public, policymakers and state legislators regarding the incredible,
successful projects and activities that YOUR group is spearheading to stop
the introduction and spread of invasive weeds. More information, including a
cool pdf poster and other CIWAW materials are online at
http://www.cal-ipc.org (scroll down to "California Invasive Weeds Awareness
Week").

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4. Tarp experiments (California, USA)
From: Becky Waegell (bwaegell(at)tnc.org)

Does anyone have information on a good material to use for tarping
experiments. I need something that is opaque, and will last 2 years in
sunlight.

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5. NFF grant proposals due very soon (Nationwide, USA)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)

National Forest Foundation grant proposals are due 27 May 2005! All grants
awarded by the NFF require a 1:1 cash match through non-federal donations.
In the RFP, NFF notes it will fund collaborative projects that address
invasive species on and around National Forests and Grasslands nationwide
through project activities such as removal and control of noxious weeds;
citizen-based monitoring and GIS-mapping in areas of high infestation;
watershed health improvement through re-seeding of riparian areas with
native species; and cultivation of native species for restoration use.

The RFP has been temporarily placed on line at:
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/temp/nff-rfp.doc

Further information can be obtained at:
http://www.natlforests.org/centennial_year_challenge.html

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6. Ilex aquifolium in eastern USA? (North America, USA)
From: Sarah Reichard (reichard(at)u.washington.edu)

Are any sites reporting Ilex aquifolium (English holly) spreading on the
east coast? We are working on it here in Washington state, and models
suggest it should be able to invade there too.

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7. Invasives meetings (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)

I have updated the meetings page, so if you are looking for some interesting
way to fill a hole in your schedule, point your web browser to:

http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/meetings.html