2008 Everglades Invasive Species Summit
Wednesday, July 16th
Operations Updates
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Everglades National Park
- Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Seminole Tribe
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Miccosukee Tribe
- South Florida Water Management District
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Biological Controls
- USDA Wildlife Services
Status of the Nile Monitor in South Florida - Todd Campbell, University of Tampa
The Florida Invasive Species Partnership - Kathy O'Reilly-Doyle, USFWS
Update on EvergladesCISMA.org - Chuck Bargeron, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Thursday, July 17th
Coordination & Integration
- Annual Work Plan Update - LeRoy Rodgers, SFWMD
- BASF Grant Update & New Grant Opportunities - Hilary Cooley & Dan Clark, NPS
- WEEDDAR Workshop - Francois LaRoche, SFWMD
Detection
- Early Detection of the red bay ambrosia beetle - Bud Mayfield, FDACS
- Everglades CISMA Rapid Response - Scott Hardin FFWCC, Art Roybal USFWS, Skip Snow NPS
- Animal Strike Team Training (facilitated discussion) - Skip Snow, NPS
- Update on the Florida Keys Python Patrol Task Force - Alison Higgins, TNC
Research, Education, Awareness & Training
- Project Wild - Scott Hardin, FFWCC
- Training Program for ROW Personnel - Steve Johnson