Inventory/Survey Methods Web Seminar Series
Audio recordings and PowerPoint slides for six live web seminars about inventory and survey methods for invasive plants. The web seminars were coordinated by the Center for Invasive Plant Management, and took place in January and February, 2010.
Inventory/Survey - Managing Invasive Plants: Concepts, Principles, and Practices
Developed by the Center for Invasive Plant Management for the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System, this online learning module defines inventory, survey, and monitoring; discusses the purpose and different types of inventories/surveys; and presents considerations for conducting inventories/surveys.
California Weed Mapping Handbook. Provides information on (1) shared data standards, so that different data sets will be compatible, and (2) "how to" instructional information on mapping techniques. Its aim is to help those working on weed issues to develop mapping systems that will support project goals on both a local and state level. PDF (2 MB) download on website.
A field manual for surveying and mapping nationally significant weeds (pdf). I McNaught, R Thackway, L Brown & M Parsons; published by Australia's Bureau of Rural Sciences, 2006. A 52-page manual explaining standardized, systematic procedures for collecting core weed infestation data for mapping those plants that are Australia's 20 "weeds of national significance."
Introduction to Mapping Noxious Weeds in Montana.
Inventory and Survey Methods for Nonindigenous Plant Species. MSU Extension Publications, Sept. 2006. Practical information for sites of any size, staffing level, or budget. Color photos, maps, and diagrams; 80 p. $20 includes shipping and handling. For more about this publication visit the CIPM store.
Mapping Standards from NAWMA (the North American Weed Management Association).
Montana Noxious Weed Survey and Mapping System - Guidelines for a statewide mapping project.
Nevada Weed Mapping Data Standards (draft) The intent is to have a statewide standard that offers maximum flexibility in accommodating different data collection protocols, yet captures all of the data essential to compiling a uniform, high-quality statewide data set.
Non-native Plants of the Kenai Peninsula: Summary of a 2-year Roadside Inventory Example of a baseline inventory, conducted across the Kenai Peninsula by the KP-CWMA.
Weed Manager's Guide to Remote Sensing and GIS from the USDA Forest Service.
Vegetation Mapping Program from the National Park Service.
Yellow Starthistle Mapping Project. Detailed methods, forms, and sample maps used in Cooperative Western Sierra Nevada Yellow Starthistle Mapping & Assessment Project.
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