{"id":53375,"date":"2013-11-20T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=53375"},"modified":"2013-11-20T12:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T19:42:00","slug":"alaska-invasives-conference-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=53375","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Invasives Conference Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management and the Alaska Invasive Species Working Group organize this conference annually. It was Fairbanks&#8217; turn in the rotation to host this years conference from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaf.edu\/ces\/pests\/cnipm\/annual-invasive-species-c\/\">November 5-7, 2013<\/a>. The event brings together a range of expertise in a forum for discussion and presentation of relevant research and management trends. I co-presented on behalf of the Central Yukon Field Office along with the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Biology, Tim Craig. I shared the results of our inventory and discussed the BLM strategic plan for managing invasive plants (particulary <i>Vicia cracca\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<em>Melilotus albus<\/em>). Tim looked at the management efforts from a historical perspective (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BzVf4BSt5beYUzlRUUcycjN6bWM\/edit?usp=sharing\">click here to view sideshow<\/a>).\u00a0Tributaries of the Koyukuk watershed are vectors that threaten to transport propagules from bridge crossings into the Kanuti NWF. This has prompted the consideration of cross-boundary collaboration and the potential formation of a Cooperative Weed Management Area.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunities to collaborate and network were abound. State and non-state organizations were represented, including researchers from the University of Alaska and keynote speaker<a href=\"http:\/\/wamc.org\/post\/dr-jason-fridley-syracuse-university-autumn-and-invasive-plants\"> Jason Fridley<\/a>, Syracuse\u00a0University.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights relevant to my personal and professional interests were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>study of degradation rates of herbicides in cold temperatures<\/li>\n<li>community citizen science programs (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/alaska.edu\/melibee-project\/\">Melibee Project<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dot.alaska.gov\/stwdmno\/documents\/ADOTPF_IVMP.pdf\">state <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/ak\/st\/en\/fo\/fdo\/central_yukon_field\/dalton_invasives.html\">federal<\/a> integrated vegetation management plans<\/li>\n<li>opportunities for CWMA partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairbanksweeds.org\/\">Fairbanks<\/a> district<\/li>\n<li>potential indicator variables for phenological monitoring<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uaf.edu\/files\/ces\/cnipm\/annualinvasivespeciesconference\/13thAnnualMeetingProceedings\/Best%20Management%20Practices%20for%20Roadside%20Invasive%20Plants_103012.pdf\">best management practices<\/a> for invasive plant management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most intriguing concept relevant to my work at BLM was the need for long-term phenological monitoring data. Understanding the ecosystem vulnerabilities and management opportunities that anomalous climate years present in threatened boreal habitats could serve to reduce socioeconomic and ecological impacts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management and the Alaska Invasive Species Working Group organize this conference annually. It was Fairbanks&#8217; turn in the rotation to host this years conference from\u00a0November 5-7, 2013. 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