Save the dates: 7/31 Heartland CISMA meeting, 8/13 cogongrass workshop, 9/4 Forest Stewardship Program/Heartland CISMA workshop in Okeechobee, 9/19 Lake CISMA CEU workshop and always MORE

Hi all, 6 items for you as you come in from the field with another July afternoon thunderstorm rolling in:

 

1)      Monthly CISMA call 7/23 at 1:30-2:30 pm with updates and ideas from other CISMAs and an introduction to the Neighborhood Toolkit. More info, including how to call in, here http://www.floridainvasives.org/cismas.html

 

2)      Heartland CISMA!!!! It is time we have a meeting to hear the latest about invasive exotic animals in our area and find out what we’re each doing and what opportunities are coming up!!

 

When? July 31^st

What time? 1:00pm

Where? Circle B Bar Reserve – CLASSROOM (Which is the 3^rd building)

WHO? Heartland CISMA

 

GUEST SPEAKER!!!! Tessie Offner-

Tessie is a Non Native Species Biologist for FWC and has a BS in Biology from the University of Tampa. She has been with the agency for one year but she has been working with wildlife for almost 10 years!  Before joining FWC she was an educator for the Florida Aquarium while finishing school. At UT she worked for two years under Dr. Todd Campbell on the Argentine black and white tegu.

 

What We Plan to Discuss:

 

•             New NFWF/Wells Fargo grant to TNC and what it means for the Heartland CISMA (hint: we’re going to have an Exotic Pet Amnesty Day)

•             Two new problems? EDRR priorities and should we revisit already (questions about Praxelis clematidea and downy rose-myrtle)

•             Biocontrols: air potato beetle project and Lygodium moth and how you can get them or, if you’ve got them, how are they working for you?

•             Upcoming projects: grass ID workshop? Okeechobee Forest Stewardship Program workshop

•             Upcoming funding opportunities: next year’s CISMA grant and FLEPPC education grant- what would you like to see them used for?

 

If you have any questions just let me know, also if you plan on attending also let me know so we have a head count!!

 

Thank you,

 

Keeli Carlton-Carmichael

Environmental Specialist

Environmental Lands Program

4399 Winter Lake Road

Lakeland, Fl.33803

Cell:863-581-0602

Office:863-668-4673 ex. 204

Fax: 863-668-4677

www.polknature.com

 

3)      8/13 cogongrass workshop in Ona (see attached flyer for details)

 

4)      Forest Stewardship / Heartland CISMA Workshop: Invasive Exotic Species and Management (link to flier), 9:00 am to 3 pm ET, UF/IFAS Okeechobee County Extension Office, 458 Highway 98 North, Okeechobee, FL  34972. 3 DOACS Pesticide applicator CEUs approved in FOR, NWM, PVT, ROW. 4 Cat 1 SAF CFEs approved.  $15 fee if registered by August 25. $20 fee after August 25.  Please register on-line at http://fsp-workshop090414.eventbrite.com/

 

5)      From the Lake County CISMA: Please save the date for a CEU workshop on Friday September 19^th at Venetian Gardens in Leesburg. We are holding an aquatic plant ID session in the morning from 9-12 and an upland plant ID session in the afternoon from 1-4.  We will rotate participants through 5 ID stations.  Please let me know if you are willing to be a presenter at a station.  We will discuss this more at tomorrow’s meeting.

Thanks,

Brooke Moffis

 

Residential Horticulture Agent

Lake County/IFAS/UF Extension

1951 Woodlea Road

Tavares, FL 32778

Phone:  (352) 343-4101

Fax:  (352) 343-2767

 

6)      Heartland CISMA on Facebook (Heartland CISMA) and Twitter (@HeartlandCISMA): finally, a reminder that Brendan Myers has been sharing interesting CISMA content on FB and Twitter and he welcomes your stories and, especially pictures, at brendan.t.myers@gmail.com. Get the word out about your work! And if you haven’t already, check it out.

 

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