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The IPANE Project: Invasive Plant Atlas of New England Leslie J. Mehrhoff Invasive Plant

The IPANE Project: Invasive Plant Atlas of New England Leslie J. Mehrhoff Invasive Plant Atlas of New England University of Connecticut

IPANE Project Participants Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge

IPANE Project Participants Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Center for Cartographic Analysis n New England Wild Flower Society n Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, US F&WS n

Primary Funding: United Stated Department of Agriculture – Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food

Primary Funding: United Stated Department of Agriculture – Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems n

IPANE Goals New England Early Detection Network n Gather current & historic distributional data

IPANE Goals New England Early Detection Network n Gather current & historic distributional data n Make information available n Conduct & encourage scientific research n Increase public awareness n Train volunteer spotters n “Interoperability” n

IPANE Project Components Atlas of invasive or potentially invasive plants in New England n

IPANE Project Components Atlas of invasive or potentially invasive plants in New England n Interactive website n Volunteer training - NEWFS n Research – UCONN n Outreach - NIPGro n Regional Early Detection Network n

User Community Academia n Conservationists n Land Managers n Government Agencies n Regulators &

User Community Academia n Conservationists n Land Managers n Government Agencies n Regulators & Legislators n Green Industries n Public n

Before we got started. . . Convened a knowledgeable committee n Defined our geography

Before we got started. . . Convened a knowledgeable committee n Defined our geography n Established parameters for the kinds of data we would, and would not, gather n Established criteria n Established data gathering protocols n

Data Warehouse IN n Herbarium records n Current field data OUT n Species Catalog

Data Warehouse IN n Herbarium records n Current field data OUT n Species Catalog n Collections database n Maps

IPANE Collections Databases n n Herbarium specimen 20 + regional herbaria Capture all label

IPANE Collections Databases n n Herbarium specimen 20 + regional herbaria Capture all label data Geo-referenced – 35 K geo-reference points Metadata Current Field Data Field data from trained volunteers Geo-referenced from GPS or maps Verified by IPANE staff Metadata

Importance of Herbarium Specimens Document a species’ occurrence in space and time n Permanent

Importance of Herbarium Specimens Document a species’ occurrence in space and time n Permanent record n Verifiable n Good for teaching, demonstration, or as an identification aid n “Herbarium currency” n

Volunteer Network 450 in 3 years – 25 per state per year n Volunteer

Volunteer Network 450 in 3 years – 25 per state per year n Volunteer coordinator n Staff-run training sessions n Terrestrial and Aquatic species n On-line reporting forms n Verification and Quality Control n

Spontaneous & Unsolicited Reports “Report sighting” button on website n Verification IPANE staff Regional

Spontaneous & Unsolicited Reports “Report sighting” button on website n Verification IPANE staff Regional herbaria FNA authors n Initiate Rapid Assessment process n

The Invasive Plant Atlas for New England Website http: // invasives. eeb. uconn. edu/ipane

The Invasive Plant Atlas for New England Website http: // invasives. eeb. uconn. edu/ipane n Maps & database n Catalog of species n Project information n Announcement and unmoderated lists n Volunteer support n Quizzes and “Weed Wisdom!” n

IPANE Catalog Scientific and common names n Diagnostic & incursion photographs n Descriptive text

IPANE Catalog Scientific and common names n Diagnostic & incursion photographs n Descriptive text n Historical information n Similar species n Hard copy references and hot links n Management links n

Berberis spp. Cardamine impatiens

Berberis spp. Cardamine impatiens

IPANE Databases n Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective Modeling & pathways

IPANE Databases n Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective Modeling & pathways

IPANE Databases Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective Modeling & pathways n Current field

IPANE Databases Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective Modeling & pathways n Current field data Ecological & site specific data Available shortly n

IPANE Maps Occurrences n Herbarium records & current reports n State, county, town, &

IPANE Maps Occurrences n Herbarium records & current reports n State, county, town, & site occurrence n ? ? Automated n

The IPANE Project: An Early Detection and Rapid Assessment Network for New England

The IPANE Project: An Early Detection and Rapid Assessment Network for New England

Network Components Early Detection n Rapid Assessment n Rapid Response n Long-term Monitoring n

Network Components Early Detection n Rapid Assessment n Rapid Response n Long-term Monitoring n

IPANE Rapid Responders Database Field Botanists n Floristic Botanists n Control & Management Experts

IPANE Rapid Responders Database Field Botanists n Floristic Botanists n Control & Management Experts n Regulatory Officials n

IPANE Rapid Responders Database Geography – states and regional n Responder categories n Ecological

IPANE Rapid Responders Database Geography – states and regional n Responder categories n Ecological systems – terrestrial and aquatic n

IPANE Rapid Assessment page List of “Early Detection Species” n Table of species’ status

IPANE Rapid Assessment page List of “Early Detection Species” n Table of species’ status in all 6 states n Early detection protocols n How to report a possible new incursion n

IPANE list of species Approximately 100 species n Includes most of the species that

IPANE list of species Approximately 100 species n Includes most of the species that appear on some state or regional list n Criteria used to determine biological potential for invasiveness n Problematic or questionable species n

Other things on the IPANE website Project information n Volunteers information n Associated projects

Other things on the IPANE website Project information n Volunteers information n Associated projects n Associated research n Quizzes n Weed Wisdom! n

Contact us http: //invasives. eeb. uconn. edu/ipane/ n ipane@uconn. edu n

Contact us http: //invasives. eeb. uconn. edu/ipane/ n ipane@uconn. edu n