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North Carolina Sandhills EDRR Training Workshop
North Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council,
North Carolina Sandhills Weed Management Area,
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve,
Southern Pines, North Carolina
November 4, 2010
Agenda
9:00-9:10. Welcome – Rick Iverson (President, NC-EPPC),
Margaret Fields (TNC), and Tracy Rush (NCSWMA)
9:10-10:00. EDRR – Introduction and Overview Part I
EDRR – Introduction and Overview Part II
- Randy Westbrooks, USGS
Handout 1: National EDRR System Overview – Fact Sheet
Handout 2: Traditional Approaches – Evolving Framework
Handout 3: NC EDRR System – Organizational Framework
10:00-10:30. NCDA Noxious Weed Program Overview Part I
NCDA Noxious Weed Program Overview Part II
- Rick Iverson, NCDA
Handout 4: Witchweed Eradication Program – Fact Sheet
Handout 5: NC EDRR Target List
10:30-10:45. Break
10:45-11:00. Cogongrass, a Serious Threat to the Sandhills Region
- Rick Iverson
Handout 6: Cogongrass Fact Sheet
11:00-12:00. Other Federal/State Regulated EDRR Species
- Fact Sheets
- Rick Iverson
12:00-1:00. Lunch in Town
1:00-2:00. Non-regulated EDRR Species – Fact Sheets - Randy Westbrooks
2:00-2:15. EDDMapS and other Online Invasive Species Resources
- Margaret Fields, TNC
Handout 7: Field Survey Data Collection Form
Handout 8: Online Resources
2:15-2:30. Plant Specimen Collection and Preparation
- Carol Ann McCormick, UNC-Chapel Hill
2:30-2:45. Break
2:45-3:30. Sandhills Weed Management Area Overview
- Tracy Rush, NCSWMA
3:30-4:00. Next Steps for Building EDRR Capacity in the Sandhills Region
– Group Discussion
Handout 9: Guidelines and Next Steps for Building EDRR Capacity
Handout 10: Stakeholders and Volunteers – Sandhills Early Detection Network
Handout 11: SCC Online IVS Training Program – Train the Next Generation
Handout 12: Student Weed Stopper Program
Handout 13: Rapid Assessment Guidelines
Handout 14: NC EDRR Program Contacts
4:00. Adjourn
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