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Heath Keirstead

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Apr 27, 2015, 12:35:47 PM4/27/15

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From: willame...@oda.state.or.us [mailto:willame...@oda.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Vern Holm
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 7:54 AM
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Subject: EDRR trainings coming up

Only 3 EDRR Invasive Plant Trainings left for 2015! Please join us in Vancouver WA (April 29th), Sandy OR(April 30th) or North Bend, WA (May 3rd) for a free workshop on identification and early detection of invasive noxious weeds. Our May 3rd training will have an optional field component where participants will be able to reinforce their invasive plant identification skills in the field.

See Details about trainings below or see the link to our website:

http://www.pnw-ipc.org/docs/Final_2015_EDRR_Training_Schedule.pdf

***Pesticide recertification credits (2 credits for Vancouver, WA and Sandy, OR; up to 5 credits for North Bend, WA) are available.

Vancouver, WA Wednesday, April 29th; 1:00 pm-3:30pm

Address: Gifford Pinchot National Forest Service Office, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. Please enter by the front door on the west side of the building. Sign in at the front desk. You can park in the main lot or visitor parking on the south side of the building. Hosted by: Carol Chandler, Gifford Pinchot Botanist, USFS and Emily Stevensen, Skamania County Noxious Weed Program Coordinator

Sandy, OR Thursday, April 30th; 10:00am-12:30pm

Address: Mt. Hood National Forest Headquarters, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy, OR 97055
Park in the visitor parking lot on the west side of the building (the building’s main entrance). Enter through the front door. Sign in at the front desk and get a visitor pass from the receptionists. Hosted by: David Lebo, Westside Zone Botanist, Mt. Hood Botanist National Forest

North Bend, WA Sunday, May 3rd; 9:00 am-4:00pm [Includes optional field excursion]

Address: Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest North Bend Ranger Station, Meeting Hall (behind Ranger Station), 902 SE North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045 Hosted by: Carrie Schreiber, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, and Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program. This is a joint training for the Upper Snoqualmie/Alpine Lakes Wilderness Weed Watchers and the PNW-IPC EDRR program.

Seattle, WA [We may add an additional training in June, partnering with King County Weed Watchers]

2015 EARLY DETECTION, REPORTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE PLANTS TRAINING SCHEDULE in WA/OR (March-June)

About the Program

The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW-IPC) is a non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA), Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state and local groups on a Citizen Science EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) program. With funding from the National Forest Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the WSDA, we are gearing up for our fourth year to search for priority and newly emerging invasive plants in our National Forests, National Parks and other public lands. We are excited to recruit new volunteers and inspire our current volunteer base to search for invasive plant populations. We have identified specific focal areas to survey for invasive on National Forests and Parks, DNR and other state land but there is a great need to document emerging invasive populations on all public lands. If you are recreating and/or working on public lands and are interested in participating in our program, you are invited to attend one of our upcoming trainings.

Citizen Science EDRR Volunteer Training

Our mission is to train citizens to identify a suite of invasive plants in a 2.5 hour free training where you will learn how to identify priority invasive species and how to record basic data regarding problematic invasive plants. Participants learn plant identification through a PowerPoint presentation, herbarium sheet specimens and live material. Participants also learn methods of manual removal and which species you should not attempt to remove. Trainings will equip volunteers with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant surveys in order to support local land managers that need your help. Your efforts will directly support the maintenance of heathy ecosystems. Volunteers will receive an invasive plant identification booklet along with survey forms. We hope that volunteers who sign up will conduct 1-2 surveys over the 2015 field season.