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CISMA Call Agenda1:30pm Introductions

Rose Godfrey

1:35pm Technical Presentation

IFAS Assesment – Deah Lieurance

1:55pm CISMA Update

Florida CISMAs – Heartland

– Cheryl Millett

2:10pm Shoutouts

4th Fall HalloWeed Count, Cane Grasses brochure, EDRR emails, CISMA call topic suggestions

Polls

2:30pm Adjourn

Introducing the New FISP Co-Chairs

• Sherry Williams

– Seminole County Natural Resources Program Coordinator for the Seminole County Greenways and Natural Lands Division

– swilliams02@seminolecountyfl.gov

• Samantha Yuan

– FWC, Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS) Research and Outreach Manager

– Samantha.Yuan@myfwc.com

Technical Presentation

UF/IFAS AssessmentPresented by Deah Lieurance

Update from the UF/IFAS Assessmentof Non-native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas

Deah Lieurance, Ph.D.The Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants

University of Florida

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Entry of non-native species

Control/management

Containment

Prevention

Eradication

• Florida ranks in the top 4 areas in US for

invasive species

• Tropical/subtropical climate

• Transportation hub (tourism & trade)

• 1043 plant species tracked in EDDmaps

• Significant impacts to recreation,

agriculture, ecosystem services

• Expensive to manage

• $45 million/yr on conservation acres (Hiatt, unpublished data)

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What is The Assessment?

1. Predictive Tool to evaluate invasion risk before species enters the state

2. Status Assessment to evaluate species present in the state

3. Infraspecific Taxon Protocol to evaluate invasion risk of cultivars

Multiflora rose(multiflora rose)

Indigofera hirsuta(hairy indigo)

Nandina domestica CV.(harbor dwarf)

History & Purpose

• 1999 UF/IFAS Invasive Plant Working

Group

• Recommendations for use &

management faculty/staff

• Currently, fulfilling a research &

extension role

• Recognized nationally & internationally

1. Predictive Tool

• Weed risk assessment (WRA) modified for Florida

• Evaluates species

• New to state

• Causes problems elsewhere

• Proposed for new use

• >140 species evaluated

Vitex rotundifolia (Beach vitex)

High Risk

2. Status Assessment

• Evaluates species already in Florida

• Describe the status of the species

• Ecological impacts

• Potential for expanded distribution

• Management difficulty

• Economic value

• Incorporates field data from experts

2. Species Re-assessments

Copyright © 2011 by Leonardo L. Co (contact: benctan@berkeley.edu)

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by Forest & Kim Starr

Acacia auriculaformis-Earleaf acaciaC, S

Medicago polymorpha-Burr cloverN, C

Syzygium cumini-Java plumbC

Cynodon dactylon-Bermuda grassALL ZONES

Eulophia graminea-Ground orchidC, S (N if present)

• Cultivars, varieties, or sub-species

• Determine if recommendations for resident species apply

• Request submitted to IFAS Assessment staff

• Evidence indicating the taxon is a distinct entity

• Evidence the taxon will behave differently than parent species

3. Infraspecific Taxon Protocol

Ruellia simplex(Mexican petunia)

Ruellia simplex CV.(Mayan purple)

Mayan pink Mayan white Mayan purplePhotos by Rosanna Freyre

Conclusions

1. Not considered a problem (or Low Risk) species at this time & may be recommended (reassess in 10 yrs)

2. Caution (or Evaluate Further) – may be recommended but manage to prevent escape (reassess in 2 yrs)

3. Invasive (or High Risk) (reassess in 10 yrs)

5%

7%

15%

73%

862 species evaluated

Time

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Entry of non-native species

Control/management

Containment

Prevention

Eradication

Predictive Tool&

ITP

Status Assessment

Research example 1:

Predicted versus actual invasiveness of climbing vines in Florida (Gordon et al. 2017)

• 84 vines in Florida

• 15 non-invaders were predicted high risk (i.e., false positive)

• 4 invaders were predicted to be low risk (i.e., false negative)

• Residence time highly correlated to invasion status

Future research

• Research on fate of abandoned agricultural lands

• Invasion risk of alternative crops being promoted to citrus

• Relationship between residence time & the invasion status

• Assessment dataset provides information on >600 species

Stay tuned for new additions!!

• Currently completing backlog of WRAsAgave angustifolia (Century plant)

Morrenia odorata (Latexplant, strangler vine)

Jatropha gossypiifolia (Bellyache bush)

• Collecting data to complete 31 new assessmentsPraxelis clematidea (Praxelis?)

Cleome hassleriana (Spider flower)

Ludwigia peruviana (Peruvian water primrose)

Pyrus calleryana (Callery pear)

Alexandra Onisko

Cleome hassleriana

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Wiki Commons

Please visit

assessment.ifas.ufl.edu

Email

dmlieurance@ufl.edu

Heartland CISMA

CISMA Update

Prestented by –Cheryl Millett

Cheryl

Millett

Prevention

Heartland,

Osceola,

Central

Florida

CISMAs

May 2015,

2016, 2017

Prevention/

EDRR

EDRR List for Each CISMA

We love workshops!

Aquatics Workshop

Polk County

Extension Agent

September 2016

FNAI Invasive Look-a-

likes Workshop

February 2, 2017

Amy Jenkins & Kim GulledgeFlorida Natural Areas InventoryApril 2016

KEY FEATURES IN

DETERMINING THE WEEDS

FROM THE NATIVES

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7th Annual Central Florida

Invasive Species Workshop

“Every time I attend

one of these

trainings, I learn

something that

makes me rethink

my approach. I’m

definitely

changing how I do

my work with what

I learned today.”

Prevention in with EDRR and

control

Outreach

• Circle B- Wednesday Weed Warriors pulling

Caesarweed

• Bartow Library, Invasive Species talk by Cathy Knott

• Mike Sowinski, invasive plants talk and hosting Boy

Scouts at Circle B workday

• Shannon Carnevale teaching Invasive Species section of

Polk County Master Gardeners class

• Circle B Bar Reserve- invasives info sent home with kids

• Cody gave a talk at DWP and also hosted a week long

educational display in the class room

Outreach

• The Wildlife Society Invasive Species Working Group,

presentation about Florida CISMAs and the Florida

Invasive Species Partnership

• St Augustine Record story in series that has been

“one of our most popular features”

• WMFE story about Old World climbing fern was aired

on NPR affiliates across the country

• NRCS Area 3 Conservationist training meeting

@HeartlandCISMA

@HCISMA

HeartlandCISMA

www.Floridainvasives.org/heartland

Join in!

• Next steering committee meeting Tue., August 8th,

10am-noon, Circle B Bar Reserve

• Fall Ludwigia spp./aquatic grasses Workshop, Oct. 18th

• Feb 2018 NISAW

• Spring 2018 pre-FWC Working Group ranking meeting

prep

• Spring 2018 8th annual Central Florida Invasive Species

Workshop

• Forest Stewardship Program workshop in southern

county

June - Shout Outs

General Information

FISP/ CISMA Category Activitiy/Name of Event/Title Date Location

FISP Meeting HalloWeed Planning Call 6/1/2017 Conferece Call

TC Meeting Steering Committee Meeting 6/7/2017

Savannas Preserve State Park Education Center

Heartland Workday EDRR 6/22/2017

SixRivers Meeting Metting 6/22/2017 Jackson Guard

FISP Outreach - Other June CIMSA call 6/28/2017

Nature Coast Workday Workday 6/28/2017

northern Hernando County Landfill

April 4, 2018

9am-12pmCrowne Plaza Melbourne –

Oceanfront

Topics Needed• It’s never too early to start planning!

FLEPPC 2018

HalloWeed Count• Fourth Annual Fall HalloWeed Count

– October 27, 2017 through November 5, 2017– Two Weekends. One Week.– The goal is to collect more credible invasive plant

observation data into EDDMapS (i.e. invasive plant occurrence recorded and verified as correct).

EDRR Emails

–Helpful?

–Or just another email?

New Reporting Method

–Google Form!• To be emailed & embedded on FISP Success Stories

page.

• Automatically fills a spreadsheet!

• So easy it can be done while talking on the phone ;-)

• Friday is the last day to get your information included in the quarterly eNewsletter!

CISMA Calendars

Next Month’s Call

– July 28, 2017

• EDDMapS Pro – Karan Rawlins

–Central Florida CISMA – Kelsie Johnson

Please take the Poll

Monthly Florida CISMA Call 2017 Bi-annual Schedule January-May

January 25, 2017 February 22, 2017 March 22, 2017 April 26, 2017 May 24, 2017

Southwest FL North Central FL Apalachicola RSA

First Coast IWG Osceola

Selling Sustainability –

Laura Sanagorski Warner

What’s up with the Central Florida

Lygodium Strategy? – Cheryl Millett

AmeriCorps Project A.N.T. –

Lauren Natwick

2017 Bi-annual CISMA Call AgendaJanuary- May

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