GULF & SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens / Clarion Suites & Conference Center
Savannah, GA
May 11-12, 2017
Thursday, May 11, 2017 – Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
8:00 Call to Order – Kristen Sommers
- Introductions
- Public Comment
8:15 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Kristen Sommers
8:20 Review and Approval of Minutes (10/4-6/2016 Lafayette, LA) – Kristen Sommers
8:30 Giant Salvinia Eradication – Chris Harper
8:50 Cogongrass Management – Chip Bates
9:10 Georgia’s ANS activities and happenings – Tim Bonvechio
9:30 Wooly frogs mouth (Philydrum lanuginosum) found in Pender County, NC; a first find of this invasive plant in the U.S. – Bridget Lassiter
9:50 Range Expansions of Introduced Aquatic Plants in the USFWS Southeast Region – Ian Pfingsten
10:10 BREAK
10:20 Update on New Aquatic Nuisance Species Introductions – Matt Neilson
10:40 Update on the Lone Star Lionfish Symposium – Leslie Hartman
10:50 RECESS
11:00 North American Invasive Species Forum: Moving Forward / Next Steps / Future Meetings
11:30 LUNCH
1:00 North American Invasive Species Forum: Field Trips
Friday, May 12, 2017
8:00 Call to Order – Kristen Sommers
- Public Comment
8:10 Biological Control of Aquatic Invasive Species by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Julie Nachtrieb
8:30 Overview of Cyanotoxin Research Funded Through the Small Grants Program – Susan Wilde
9:00 Results of EarthTec QZ Field Trials for Control of Zebra Mussels – David Hammond
9:20 Discussion about Sponsoring an International Symposium on Snakeheads – All
9:50 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Update – TBD
10:00 BREAK
10:20 Update on the Invasive Species Traveling Trunk Revisions – Education/Outreach Committee
10:40 Discussion of GSARP Distinguished Service Award Nominations – All
11:00 State Reports / Members Forum
11:30 LUNCH
1:00 State Reports / Members Forum
1:30 Discussion of ANSTF Recommendations – All
2:00 Other Business
- Next Meeting, Time and Place (North Carolina)
- Public Comment
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Agenda - 20170511_agenda.pdf