Regional Strategic Planning

Stopping the spread of invasive plants at the landscape level will require coordinated action by multiple land management entities. Coordinated action must be based on existing population distributions, and should take into account projections of future suitable range based on climate models. Cal-IPC’s new statewide mapping dataset and this CalWeedMapper site provide capacity for developing strategies based on such information.

In December, Cal-IPC met in Jackson, CA with a dozen representatives from El Dorado, Amador, Alpine, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties to discuss how the maps and reports from CalWeedMapper can support coordinated regional planning in the Central Sierra. The goal was to use CalWeedMapper to reach consensus on a strategic list of species that are top priorities for surveillance and eradication. We focused on identifying which species are the highest priority for surveillance and for region-wide eradication. The group was successful in whittling the region’s priorities down to 21 species for eradication and 24 species for surveillance based on CalWeedMapper’s reports and attendees’ knowledge of existing efforts.

Next steps include:

• A top ten regional list of strategic surveillance and eradication priority species
• Education and outreach for these species
• Collaborative funding pursuits for these species

Upcoming meetings include Cache Creek Watershed Regional Planning and Southern Sierra Regional Planning.  Stay tuned!

Weed Management Area (WMA) Meetings

Cal-IPC is attending WMA meetings where we:

• Demonstrate CalWeedMapper (15 minutes)
• Take questions on how to use the site (10 minutes)
• Use CalWeedMapper to generate a WMA Management Opportunity Report and discuss management opportunities in your WMA (20 minutes)

Interested in setting up an online meeting for Cal-IPC to demonstrate CalWeedMapper?  Send an email to mapping@cal-ipc.org and we’ll set a “virtual” demo up for you.

1) Cal-IPC will customize a “virtual demo” for your WMA meeting where we:

• Demonstrate CalWeedMapper (20 minutes)
• Take questions on how to use the site (10 minutes)
• Use CalWeedMapper to generate a WMA Management Opportunity Report and discuss management opportunities in your WMA (20-30 minutes)

2) Cal-IPC is holding CalWeedMapper “Train to be a trainer” webinars.  The next one is March 15th at 10AM. After attending this training, participants will be able to demonstrate CalWeedMapper and demonstrate how it informs strategic invasive plant management planning.

To participate in this class, Cal-IPC:

1. Asks for a commitment that you show CalWeedMapper in at least one relevant meeting this year
2. Provides a .pdf or powerpoint you can adapt for your meeting
3. Provides Q&As so you can easily address questions people often ask

Send an email to mapping@cal-ipc.org expressing interest in either of these options.
 

As always, thanks for your part in Mapping the Spread!
-The Cal-IPC Mapping Team