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2009 MT Noxious Weed Trust Fund Guidelines. Proposals due December 1, 2008.

A new web site available through MSU Extension can help land owners calculate the impacts of the invasive weeds leafy spurge and spotted knapweed: Invasive Weed Impact Calculator.

Don't Forget to Register for 2008 Natural Areas conference in Nashville. Hotel conference rate registration trhough August 30.

Presentations and conclusions from the Rocky Mountain Weed Summit, held in June in Fort Collins, CO, are now online.

Reporting alerts in a new invasive plants journal, Invasive Plant Science and Management--new detections, range extensions, or taxonomic revelations. For more details, contact Joe DiTomaso, jmditomaso(at)ucdavis.edu.

Free online pesticide training course available for retail employees.   The UC Statewide IPM Program offers a free online pesticide training course for garden center employees, Master Gardeners, etc .http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IPMPROJECT/retailtraining.html.

The March 2008 issue of Restoration Ecology has a special section on Tamarix restoration from papers presented at the 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference.  Scroll down at:http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/rec/16/1 for pp 90-190, "Restoration in the context of Tamarix spp. invasion and control along rivers in western North America."

Weed Science Society of America Warns Glyphosate Resistance Increasing

Weed Science Society of America Invasive Plant Spotlight: "Algae-Harboring Hydrilla Causing Bald Eagle Deaths in the Southeast.”

Cal-IPC's 2008 Wildland Weed Field Course schedule includes courses on four topics for the weed worker. Registration and details at www.cal-ipc.org/fieldcourses/index.php.

See Calendar for more meetings and events.

Jobs & Funding

Biological Science Tech, Boulder City, NV (Lake Mead) http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=73068002. Deadline July 25.

Request for Proposal: Technical Writer for Sub-Basin Planning. Blackfoot Watershed, Western MT. Bid due July 31.

Supervisor, Laramie County Weed and Pest Control District, Pine Bluffs, WY. Deadline: August 1, 2008 or until suitable candidate is identified.

Assistant Specialist (Invasive Plants Control & Mgmt), position number 83459, University of Hawaii-Manoa, College of Tropical Agr & Human Resources, Dept. of Natural Resources & Environ. Mgmt, 11 month, tenure track, to begin January 2009. Review of applications begins August 29, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.

See Rangeland Ecology section of ESA for more jobs. Many job postings in Hawaii and the Pacific Region at http://www.hear.org, Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project.

The Western Regional Panel (WRP) on Aquatic Nuisance Species, Call for proposals. $30,000 available for 1-3 projects, projects in the $10,000 to $15,000 range encouraged. Projects which use the funds as “seed money” for larger scale projects, or have matching funds available, strongly encouraged. WRP funding covers overhead costs of up to 15 percent, and projects must be completed within 2 years of the award date in October 2008. Individuals in federal, state, provincial or local agencies, institutions of higher education, commercial or non-profit organizations, Tribes, and international organizations are eligible for funding as investigators or cooperators. Canadian applicants must have U.S partners. No matching funds or cost sharing arrangements are required, although these are desirable. Applicants must discuss funding proposals with and gain written support and approval from their respective WRP state or provincial representative. Proposals are due by 5:00 pm on August 8. Send proposals to Eileen Ryce at ERyce@mt.gov. For information about the WRP visit http://www.fws.gov/answest/aboutus.htm.

BASF Invasive Vegetation Management 2009 Matching Grant Program. BASF dollars are specifically to support customers that use BASF brand herbicides in an integrated vegetation management program. BASF funding is to be utilized as non-federal match for state, federal or foundation grants. Deadline September 29, 2008.

Western SARE Request for Applications for its 2009 Program now open at http://wsare.usu.edu. Deadlines vary from May 30 to Dec. 5, 2008, depending on the program.

USDA 2008 list of grants includes opportunities for invasive species research, technical assistance, prevention, and control. http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/toolkit/main.shtml.

The August 2007 Tamarisk Coalition Newsletter includes a list of 178 funding opportunities (pdf file) for tamarisk issues and riparian restoration. 

See Grants page for more funding opportunities.

Publications & Sites

Challenging Cheatgrass, 6 page color-illustrated pdf from USFS, Rocky Mtn Research Station, with recent research on control.

Turn Cows into Weed Managers. "In 2004, I developed a process for teaching cows to eat weeds as part of a cooperative pilot project between Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Montana and Utah State University. Cows learned to eat Canada thistle, leafy spurge and spotted knapweed, they ate all three weeds in pasture and they and their calves continued to eat them in 2005. . . . Today, I can teach a cow to eat a new weed in as little as 5 days and to include it in her diet on a regular basis within ten days. It can cost as little as $3.40 per animal in materials and 8 hours labor and even that investment is reduced by 50% every time a cow has a calf." Info from Livestock for Landscapes.

Spatial Invasion Simulator. Model resulting from CIPM-funded research project from the Suding lab at UC Irvine.Learn how invasive plant establishment and spread can be influenced by the ecological mechanisms of plant feedback and seed dispersa; explore alternative management strategies to control invasion and restore native species.

New Weed Alerts from MSU Extension. Whitetop, houndstongue, leafy spurge, yellow starthistle, knapweed, saltcedar, toadflax. Download or contact MSU Extension Publications for free copies.

Biofuel Crops: Panacea or Pandora's Box? Press release from WSSA on risks of using invasives for biofuel crops.

Updated Conservation Directory for 2007 from CPC now online. Search by expertise and state; maps and related fields also updated. Very useful directory to agencies, nonprofits, and more.

The 2007 editions of PNW (Pacific NorthWest) Insect Handbook; PNW Weed Mgmt Handbook, and PNW Plant Disease Mgmt Handbook are online at: http://ipmnet.org/IPM_Handbooks.htm.

 

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