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”
