[MAIPC] Fwd: EDDMapS Verifiers - Let's get some records verified for Virginia!

[Elizabeth Mizell]

This is great, Jil. Thank you for sending this out!

We still could use some help in verifying records for Virginia and would
like to recruit a few new statewide verifiers. If you are interested please
email me at beth at blueridgeprism.org.

Keep the records coming! Thank you!

-Beth
_______________________________________
Elizabeth Anne Mizell
Program Director | Blue Ridge PRISM
beth at blueridgeprism.org


Blue Ridge PRISM <https://blueridgeprism.org/> is a partnership for
regional invasive species management in Virginia.




On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:36 PM Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> OK, MAIPCers, Let's make this a regional effort! Let's all get reporting
> the species that we can id during the winter. We gotta have ways to get
> through winter!
>
> Jil
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Elizabeth Mizell <beth at blueridgeprism.org>
> Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:21 AM
> Subject: EDDMapS Verifiers - Let's get some records verified for Virginia!
> To: Tangren, Sara (DOEE) <sara.tangren at dc.gov>, Lori Chamberlin <
> Lori.chamberlin at dof.virginia.gov>, Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen at gmail.com>,
> Kevin Heffernan <kevin.heffernan at dcr.virginia.gov>, Jacob (Jake) Hughes <
> Jake_Hughes at nps.gov>, Alex Fisher <arf2483 at gmail.com>, Stockschlaeder,
> Erin A. <Erin.Stockschlaeder at fairfaxcounty.gov>, <
> david.gianino at vdacs.virginia.gov>
> Cc: Rebekah Danielle Wallace <bekahwal at uga.edu>, Susan McLaughlin <
> susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu>
>
>
> Dear Fellow EDDMapS Verifiers,
>
> I understand you are a Virginia EDDMapS Verifier for plants and am
> reaching out this morning to ask for your assistance in clearing a backlog
> of EDDMapS records for Virginia.
>
> Over the past six months, Blue Ridge PRISM, EDDMapS (Rebekah Wallace),
> Virginia Master Naturalists (Susan McLaughlin) (VMN), and DCR's Natural
> Heritage (Kevin Heffernan) have partnered to train interested VMNs in
> reporting invasive plants using EDDMapS. This joint effort has been
> generating a lot of new reports (since July 2021) for Virginia resulting in
> a bit of a backlog. To keep these volunteers engaged, they need timely
> verification and feedback. We want them to keep reporting and you can help
> make this happen.
>
> Learn more about this effort:
> https://blueridgeprism.org/reporting-invasive-plants-in-virginia/
>
> *How can I help?*
>
>    - Reviewing just five records submitted since July 1, 2021 would be a
>    huge help. It's okay to pick easy ones, but if you can tackle a mystery
>    plant, a plant that is tough to ID, or an incorrect ID, even better.
>    - Some of you review records for just a few counties. Would you
>    consider adding more counties or becoming a statewide verifier?
>    - Do you know someone else interested in becoming a verifier? Please
>    connect them with me and I'll take it from there.
>    - Do you know the following individuals: Wendy Cass, Rod Simmons,
>    Rachel Habig-Meyers, Ron Circe, Patrick O'Brien, or Meghan Fellows? They
>    are also listed as Virginia plant verifiers, but I do not know how to reach
>    them. If so, would you please forward this email to them or put them in
>    touch with me.
>
> *When I review reports, how can I be most effective?*
>
>    - Review reports submitted since July 1, 2021, but feel free to go
>    back further. There are a lot of reports prior to the VMN project!
>    - Prioritize all reports on the "Top 20 Invasive Plants List in the
>    Trade We Want to Know More About" (list below)
>    - Help sort through and bulk verify iNaturalist reports
>
>
> *It's been awhile since I worked in EDDMapS and I might need a refresher.
> Are there resources? *
>
>    - How to Verify a Record,
>    https://presents.bugwood.org/download.cfm?pn=00000339
>    - Claiming an EDDMapS Record,
>    https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16649.pdf
>    - EDDMapS Triage System,
>    https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16648.pdf
>    - Email me, beth at blueridgeprism.org or Rebekah Wallace,
>    bekahwal at uga.edu
>
> Susan, Kevin, Rebekah, and I appreciate any time you might be able to
> contribute to this effort in supporting the work of VMNs and other citizen
> scientists across Virginia. Please let me know if you have questions or if
> there is anything I can do to help.
>
> Many thanks,
> Beth Mizell
> _________________________________________________
>
> -Top 20 List-
> Akebia quinata Five-leaf akebia, Chocolate vine
> Arum italicum Italian arum
> Berberis bealei (Mahonia bealei), Leatherleaf mahonia
> Berberis julianae, Wintergreen barberry
> Berberis thunbergii, Japanese barberry
> Buddleja davidii, Butterfly bush
> Clematis terniflora, Sweet autumn virgin’s bower
> Euonymus alatus, Winged euonymus, Burning bush
> Euonymus fortunei, Winter Creeper
> Hedera helix, English ivy
> Hemerocallis fulva, Orange daylily
> Hibiscus syriacus, Rose-of-Sharon
> Miscanthus sinensis, Chinese silvergrass
> Nandina domestica Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
> Perilla frutescens Beefsteak plant, Perilla mint
> Pyrus calleryana, Callery pear, Bradford Pear
> Quercus acutissima, Sawtooth oak
> Rhodotypos scandens, Jetbead
> Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm, Lacebark elm
> Vinca minor, Periwinkle
>
>
> _______________________________________
> Elizabeth Anne Mizell
> Program Director | Blue Ridge PRISM
> beth at blueridgeprism.org
>
>
> Blue Ridge PRISM <https://blueridgeprism.org/> is a partnership for
> regional invasive species management in Virginia.
>
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