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CISMA Call Agenda 1:30pm Introductions Rose Godfrey 1:35pm Technical Presentation Gainesville Greenway Challenge Darby Guyn 1:55pm CISMA Update Florida CISMAs Big Scrub Patricia Burgos 2:10pm Shoutouts 4 th Fall HalloWeed Count, Fall FISP Meeting, EDRR emails, FLEPPC CISMA Session topics, 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 Gainesville Greenway Challenge Presented by Darby Guyn
Gainesville Greenway Challenge Darby Guyn
What do volunteers work with?
Many Successful Events
400 GGC Volunteers 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 June-Dec2015 Jan-June 2016 July-Dec 2016 Jan-June 2017
One Part of a Two Part System
Part One: The Great Invader Raider Rally
Part Two: The Gainesville Greenway Challenge
Before and After
The Coral Ardisia Problem Video about Coral Ardisia removal can be found here: gnvgreenwaychallenge.org
Elements of Success
Thank you! Questions?
CISMA Update Big Scrub CISMA Presented by Patricia Burgos
Big Scrub CISMA Lake and Marion Counties March July
Good Neighbor Festival March 4, 2017 (NISAW week) ISSUE Public is unfamiliar with living near/adjacent to natural areas (Ocala National Forest, Seminole State Forest) Organized an informational event in a small community on the borders of conservation lands. Picked a location that is known in the community Paisley Library and park Had CISMA members represent their entities at tables answering questions. (ONF, FWC, FFS, USDA, Animal Control, FNPS, CISMA). Partnered with the Library to have boy scouts come to event to work on merit badges.
Good Neighbors Festival, Paisley
May 11 th CISMA Meeting Location Lake County UF/IFAS Extension Office Short wrap-up of the Good Neighbor Festival Good replacements for locally available invasives. Discussion of Early Detection Rapid Response 3 on the Hit List. Small crowd, UF Master Gardeners
April 21 st Invasive Exotic Species and Control Workshop Location Marion County UF/IFAS Extension Office Partnered with the Florida Forest Stewardship Program Large crowd, 3 CEUs offered
July 19 th CISMA Meeting Location Lake George Ranger Station, Marion County How to communicate w/neighbors/public/media regarding visible invasive work in public areas. Meet and Greet the EDRR species mini-lab. Large crowd, Permit for transport, 7 ONF student interns
Upcoming Tentative meeting October 26 th, Lake County IFAS. Topic Up and Coming Aquatic Invasives by Dr. Lyn Gettys, UF. Pre-recorded presentation, 1 Aquatic CEU Developing our Facebook page BigScrubCISMAFL and Twitter account @BigScrubCISMA Planning for HalloWeed Event on sections of the Florida Scenic Trail with partners/public. Developing draft of Good Neighbor brochure Planning NISAW pet amnesty event with local nature center.
August - Shout Outs FISP/ CISMA Category Activitiy/Name of Event/Title Date Location St. Johns County Extension Office (3125 Agricultural FCIWG Meeting First Coast Meeting/ECF 8/3/2017 Center Dr, St Augustine, FL 32092) Heartland Meeting steering committee on 8/9/2017 Circle B Bar Ranch FCIWG Workday Beach Vitex Work Day 8/14/2017 FCIWG Workday Beach Vitex Work Day 8/15/2017 FISP Outreach - Other August CISMA call 8/23/2017 Zoom Withlacoochee State Forest NC Meeting Nature Coast CISMA me8/23/2017 HQ SixRivers Meeting Six Rivers Meeting 8/24/2017 Gum Creek Lodge
FLEPPC 2018 April 4, 2018 9am-12pm Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Topics Needed It s never too early to start planning!
HalloWeed Count Fourth Annual Fall HalloWeed Count October 27, 2017 through November 5, 2017 New dates 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).
HalloWeed Count Focusing on partnering with the Florida Native Plant Society If you already have a strong relationship with your local chapters please look into giving a brief presentation on the Fall HalloWeed count/eddmaps or having a joint event.
EDRR Emails Helpful? Or just another email?
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 ;-)
CISMA Calendars
Next Month s Call September 27,2017 Cane Grasses Candice Prince East Central CISMA Deb Stone
Please take the Poll
2017 Bi-annual CISMA Call Agenda January- May 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 Suggestions Needed!
Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) Monthly Call Hosted by the Florida Invasive Species Partnership (FISP) participation is voluntary, we promise it will only last 1 hour, and we can guarantee that you will enjoy the conversations 4th Wednesday of Every Month at 1:30pm Except November and December Join the listserv to receive announcements at: floridainvasives.org Log on through Zoom Call in with the Conference Line Or BOTH!