Agenda

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7:30am-7:45am - Sign in & Settle

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7:45am-9:45am - Ecostystems Extension Workshop Activity Part 1: Connecting past weed control and restoration problem solving efforts with present efforts needs (snack and coffee breaks included) -  Click to See Slides

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9:45am-10:45am - Opportunities for Collective Problem Solving

9:45am   An introduction to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation's Invasive Species Mapping Tool - Richard Pender, SWCA  

10:00am   How to know if your field trials are really telling you anything - J.B. Friday, CTHAR Forestry Extension

10:15am   Decontamination: The secret weapon to battling invasive species - Nate Dube, OISC (Facilitated Discussion) -  Click to See Slides

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10:45am-11:45am - Guest Talks: Climate Change and Invasive Species 

10:45am   Reviewing the impacts of climate change on biocontrol agents - Dr. Annette Evans, NE CACS, UMass, Amherst

11:05am   Geospatial tools to track and monitor land use change over time - Bradley Eichelberger, CWMI, Division of Fish and Wildlife -  Click to See Slides

11:25am   Integrating Climate Change into Weed Management and Restoration with Pacific RISCC - Dr. Ellliott Parsons, Pacific RISCC

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11:45am-12:30pm - Lunch

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12:30pm-2:30pm - Concurrent sessions

1) Albizia treatment training (KMWP) pre-registration needed*

2) Outreach breakout ( 1 hour panel discussion on outreach with programs at varying spatial scales; 1 hour strategizing priority outreach subtopics in focus groups) * pre-registration needed*

3) Ecosystems Extensions Workshop Activity Part 2: Identifying next steps for weed control and restoration topics delineated in Part 1 *for everyone else!*

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2:30pm-4:00pm - Tool Tailgate

Fill the bed of your truck with:

1) Your toll "Hall of Fame": Tools that you/your organization loves

2) The tool "graveyard": Tooks that just didnʻt make the cut

3) Load up a backpack with your gear for the "Backpack Weight Contest"!

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4:00pm-4:30pm - Clean up