Presentations and handouts from the conference are downloadable as .pdf files. If you have questions, or would like the original PowerPoint presentation, please contact the speaker.

Agenda
Speaker Contact Information

Alaska Invasive Species Conference, Tuesday November 13th

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Michele Hébert, UAF Cooperative Extension Service-Tanana District

Alaska Invasive Species Working Group (AISWG) Addressing All Taxa
Michele Hébert, UAF Cooperative Extension Service-Tanana District

Pulling Together Against Invasive Plants: An Overview of the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management
Gino Graziano, Alaska Association of Conservation Districts

Early Detection and Rapid Response- All Taxa Efforts
Alan V. Tasker, Ph.D., USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine

A New Invasive Species Prevention Training Program to Consider for Alaska
Steven Manning, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.

Plant Pathogens of Concern
Michele Hébert, UAF Cooperative Extension Service-Tanana District

Invasive Species Includes Disease Pathogens: How Will the State Respond?
Robert Gerlach, Ph.D., State Veterinarian, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health

Management of Invasive Mammals on Alaska Maritime National Wildlive Refuge (.pdf not yet available)
Steve Ebbert, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Shipwreck Response (.pdf not yet available)
Steve Ebbert, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Coastal Marine Invasions in Alaska: Patterns Processes and Predictions
Gregory M. Ruiz, Ph.D., Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Marine Invasion Research Laboratory

Spartina Early Detection and Rapid Response: The Oregon Experience
Vanessa Howard, Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, Portland State University

Green Crab Habitat Suitability Modeling in Southeast Alaska, British Colombia and Washington Using the Shorezone Coastal Mapping Project
Linda Shaw, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

A Citizen Monitoring Program for Marine Invasive Species in Alaska
Judy Hamilton, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve

Invasive Northern Pike: A Growing Threat in Southcentral Alaska
Kristine Dunker, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Sport Fish Division
Pike Handout

Rats: Reputations, Revelations, Regulations and Rumors (.pdf not yet available)
Ronald G. Clarke, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation

Discussion and Recap
Michele Hébert facilitating, Deena Jallen recording

Posters and Handouts

Yukon Weeds excel file from Bruce Bennett
Invaders Poster from Bruce Bennett