EDDMapS Summit 2021
Join us for a free summit, featuring training, Q&A with developers, panel discussions and more. This summit is suited for any EDDMapS user–from beginners to experts!
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All Times Eastern Time Zone
March 31, 2021
11:00 a.m. – Welcome
Belle Bergner, NAISMA Executive Director
11:10 a.m. – Building Capacity to Address the Invasive Species Threat
Mike Ielmini, USDA Forest Service – National Invasive Species Program Manager
11:40 a.m. – Introduction and History of EDDMapS
Chuck Bargeron, UGA
12:00 p.m. – How to use the EDDMapS App
Rachel Carroll, UGA
12:20 p.m. – How to use EDDMapS Pro
Jerry Caldwell and Kevin Bailey, Tooele and Juab Counties, Utah
12:50 p.m. – Break
1:00 p.m. – Query Tools, Data Downloads, Data Uploads, and QA/QC
Rebekah Wallace, UGA
1:30 p.m. – Advanced EDDMapS Features and Data Utilization
Joe LaForest, UGA
2:00 p.m. – EDDMapS Special/Spinoff Projects
UGA
2:30 p.m. – Open Questions with EDDMapS Team
April 1, 2021
11:00 a.m. – Welcome
Belle Bergner, NAISMA Executive Director
11:05 a.m. – Invasive Free USA
Steve Manning, President, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
11:35 a.m. – Public Engagement
Washington’s interagency first detector collaboration: From Asian giant hornet to Zebra mussels. – Justin Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council
Using Social Media to Engage Ontario’s Public on Invasive Species – Brook Schryer, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
EDDMapS Alberta, eight years of promoting invasive species reporting using the app. Overview of challenges, successes and lessons learned. – Megan Evans, Alberta Invasive Species Council
Using Wildspotter at public events on federal lands – Chris Evans, University of Illinois
Education for All in Teton County, WY – Lesley Beckworth, Teton County Weed and Pest District, Wyoming
Reaching firewood users when it matters – Leigh Greenwood, The Nature Conservancy
PlayCleanGo- Plug and Play Prevention – Krista Lutzke, NAISMA – PlayCleanGo
12:25 p.m. – Data for Funding and Decision Making
The need for data and its tie to funding – the western perspective (Western Weed Action Plan)– Meghan Brown, Nevada Department of Agriculture
Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis Model – Aaron Eagar, Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
Jumping worms to zebra mussels: Data across taxa and organizations – Laura Van Riper, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Using EDDMapS to Help Inform and Guide National Forest Health Programs – Vanessa Lopez, USDA Forest Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers EDDMapS Module – Jessica Spencer, US Army Corps of Engineers
EDDMapS: Decision-making, Monitoring, and Reporting Tool in South Florida – Art Roybal, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Everglades
1:15 p.m. – Break
1:25 p.m. – Modeling
Utility of Inventory Data in Management and Modelling– Corey Ransom, Utah State University
How modeling can inform management – Doug Johnson, California Invasive Plant Council
Incorporating Models into Statewide Land Management Decisions – Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Large scale models of invasive plant habitat suitability – Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey
Incorporating abundance into invasive plant risk assessment – Bethany Bradley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2:00 p.m. – Treatment Tracking and Monitoring
ISMTrack: Easy, powerful invasive species management tracking system for land managers – Monika Chandler, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and Bob Dunning, Stearns County, Minnesota
ISMTrack with Volunteers – Anne Pearce, University of Wisconsin
Illinois Community Network Tree of Heaven Mapping and Monitoring Program – Tricia Bethke, The Morton Arboretum
Tracking corn and soybean diseases with the IPM PIPE – Carl Bradley, University of Kentucky
EDDMapS Applications for Monitoring Key and Emerging Pecan Pests: Nut Casebearer and Ambrosia Beetle – Angelita Acebes, University of Georgia
2:50 p.m. – Wrap up