Cooperative Weed Management Area Development: Expanding Coast to Coast

7th Annual National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week
*FICMNEW Session
Washington, DC, March 2, 2006

*Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds

OPENING REMARKS

• Jim Olivarez, U.S. Forest Service

GROWTH OF THE CWMA CONCEPT IN THE U.S.

• Jim Bean, BASF
  "Growth of the CWMA Concept in the U.S."
  "What is a Cooperative Weed Management Area?"

CWMA MODELS

• Steve Schoenig, Calif. Dept. Food & Agriculture
  "Weed Management Areas: The Good, the Bad, and the Awesome"
• Tina K. Mudd, Nevada Dept. of Agriculture
  "Cooperative Weed Management Areas in Nevada: Successes and Failures"

CWMA EDUCATION AND RESOURCES

• Janet Clark, Center for Invasive Plant Management
  "Education and Resources for CWMAs, Western Region"
• Kate Howe, Midwestern Invasive Plant Network
  "Educational Resources for CWMAs in the Midwest"
• Jim Bean, BASF
  "Eastern Invasive Species Resources"
• Group Discussion

CWMA FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Ellen Gabel, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
  "NFWF's Pulling Together Initiative"
• Rick VanBebber, U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Dept. of Agriculture
  "Grants - What are the Possibilities?"

CWMA MENTORING

• Mark Musaus, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  "The FWS Refuge Volunteers Program: A Model for Mentoring"
• Jim Larson, North American Weed Management Association
  "Next Steps and Partners"

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