Western Weed Coordinating Committee Tropicana Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV November 18 - 20, 2014

The Western Weed Coordinating Committee (WWCC) is a voluntary organization made up of state and federal agencies, state weed coordinators, NGOs and many other entities all concerned about invasive species, particularly invasive plants. WWCC and its members are dedicated to preventing the introduction and spread of noxious weeds and undesirable plants in the western United States. The committee provides a forum for discussion and resolution of problems, and operates under bylaws established in 1994. More information about WWCC can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/wwcc/home

MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, November 18 Missouri River Watershed Coalition meeting Healthy Habitats Coalition update, Roger Batt via phone (all attendees welcome) National Invasive Species Management Association update (all attendees welcome)

11/10/14

(Pacific Time Zone)

8:00 – 10:00 AM 10:30 – 11:00 AM 11:00 – 11:30 AM

WWCC Meeting convenes Welcome, Introductions Approval of 2013 meeting minutes Financial report Agenda review

1:00 PM

Federal agency updates – APHIS, BIA, BLM, BOR, DOD

1:20 PM

State agency updates – Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado Idaho, Kansas

2:10 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Topic: Weed-Free Forage – state, federal programs, issues/challenges Don Gallegos, Colorado Department of Agriculture Jamie Greer, Nevada Department of Agriculture Hal Pearce, R2 Invasive Species & Pesticide Use Coordinator, USFS

3:20 PM

NGOs, others updates – MRWC, CISM, TC, FICMNEW, others

4:30 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:15 PM

Wednesday, November 19 State agency updates – Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota

8:00 AM

Topic: SW Region USFS IS Management Guidance Manual, and unique challenges of managing noxious weeds in the SW US Allen White, R3 Coordinator for Invasive Species and Pesticide Use, USFS

8:50 AM

Break

9:30 AM

Federal agency updates – NRCS, NPS, USFS, USFWS

9:50 AM

State agency updates – Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

11:00 AM

Lunch (on your own)

Noon

ASTM Invasive Plant listing process – update Doug Johnson, Executive Director, Cal-IPC

1:30 PM

Presentations/Panel – Threats to T & E species from Invasive Plants 1:50 PM Mike Ielmini, National Invasive Species Program Manager, USFS Kim Goodwin, Research Associate, Montana State University (via phone) Mark Coca, BLM Nevada State Office Julie Knudsen, Tamarisk Coalition – Yellow-billed cuckoo, SWWF & woody invasives Break

3:45 PM

Presentations/Panel – Invasive Plant Mapping Chuck Bargeron, Univ. of Georgia / EDDMapS Becca VanKampen Doug Johnson, Cal-IPC

4:05 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:15 PM

Thursday, November 20 FSM 2900 and associated topics Mike Ielmini, National Invasive Species Program Manager, USFS

8:00 AM

Roundtable Discussion - Open

8:45 AM

Break

9:30 AM

Roundtable Discussion continued

10:00 AM

Summary Actions, Parking Lot Issues

11:00 AM

Meeting Ideas for 2015, new officers for 2015-16

11:30 AM

Adjourn the WWCC meeting

Noon

State Weed Coordinators annual meeting

1:00 PM

Thanks to Dow AgroSciences for sponsoring the breaks for this year’s meeting.

Western Weed Coordinating Committee Officers 2013 - 2014 Steve Ryder, Chair Colorado Department of Agriculture (303) 869-9034 [email protected]

Mark Coca, Vice-Chair Nevada State Office Bureau of Land Management (775) 861-5675 [email protected]

Jamie Greer, Secretary Nevada Department of Agriculture (775) 353-3640 [email protected]

Eric Lane, Treasurer Colorado Department of Agriculture (303) 869-9032 [email protected]