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Invasive Species & Exotic Pest Workshop

Invasive Species and Exotic Pest Workshop
This event happened on March 29, 2019 in Bellingham, Washington.

This day-long workshop focused on invasive & exotic pests in Northwestern Washington and British Columbia.

Agenda: Workshop Agenda (pdf)

Introduction to Invasive Species and Exotic Pest Workshop

Todd Murray – WSU Extension
Justin Bush – Washington Invasive Species Council

Presentations:

Introduction – State of Invasive Species in Washington State

Ray Willard – WA State Department of Transportation/WA Invasive Species Council

 

State of Invasive Species in British Columbia

Martina Beck – British Columbia Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy/ B.C. Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group

 

Pathways of Species Invasion

Clinton Campbell – USDA APHIS PPQ

 

Decontamination 101

Brianna Widner – WA Recreation and Conservation Office

 

Update on Spotted Lanternfly

Sven-Erik Spichiger – WSDA Pest Program

 

Update to the Japanese Beetle Incursion in Vancouver

Dave Holden – Canadian Food Inspection Agency

 

Invasive Mussel Perimeter Defense: A Municipal and Provincial View

Teagan Ward – City of Bellingham
Martina Beck – British Columbia Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy/ B.C. Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group

 

Knotweed in the Puget Sound Region: Impacts and What Works

Sayward Glise – King County Noxious Weed Control Program

 

Making British Columbia Invasive-Wise: Engaging Audiences Around Invasive Species

Sue Staniforth – Invasive Species Council of British Columbia

 

European Green Crab

Chelsey Buffington – WDFW Aquatic Invasive Species Unit

 

Best Management Practices for Securing and Managing Landowner Permission/Data Collection Tool

Patrick Sowers – King County Noxious Weed Control Program

 

Invasive Plant Diseases: Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa

Rachel Bomberger – Washington State University

 

White Nose Syndrome: A Deadly Bat Disease

Abby Tobin – WA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Ann Froschauer – US Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

Feral Swine and Animal Disease Risk

Brook Zscheil – USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

 

Closing

Todd Murray – WSU Extension
Justin Bush – Washington Invasive Species Council