From cbargero at uga.edu Thu Sep 18 06:58:25 2025 From: cbargero at uga.edu (Chuck Bargeron) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:58:25 +0000 Subject: [MAIPC] Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training - February 3-5 2026 - LIMITED AVAILABILITY Message-ID: ? Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training February 3?5, 2026 | Lake Guntersville State Park & Lodge, Alabama Protect the Places You Love. Lead the Change. Are you ready to step up as a champion for wild places? The Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training is a fast-paced, hands-on program designed to build leadership skills, engage communities, and launch ground-up invasive species campaigns where they matter most. ________________________________ What You?ll Learn ? Building partnerships & engaging stakeholders ? Branding & marketing invasive species programs ? Using the Wild Spotter app & EDDMapS for real-time reporting ? Recruiting & coordinating volunteers ? Growing sustainable leadership skills ? Networking with experts & peers ________________________________ Who Should Attend * Natural resource managers * Volunteer & outreach coordinators * Site managers & conservation groups * Weed wranglers & community stewards * Anyone ready to lead invasive species efforts! ________________________________ Training Details ? February 3?5, 2026 ? Lake Guntersville State Park & Lodge, Northern Alabama ? $335 Registration Fee (includes materials & meals) ? Participants will cover travel & lodging expenses | No travel grants available at this time ________________________________ Be an Ambassador Every wild place needs a champion. Graduates of the 2026 Ambassador Training will join a national network of leaders driving grassroots invasive species action through the Wild Spotter app. ________________________________ ? Apply online at https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/ Questions? ? debby.monfort at uga.edu ? caroline.shaw at uga.edu ? Explore. Report. Protect. [cid:image001.png at 01DC2882.9CA71F50] Thanks, Chuck Chuck Bargeron Director and Senior Public Service Associate Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia 2360 Rainwater Road Tifton, GA 31793 p: 229-402-0412 e: cbargero at uga.edu w: www.bugwood.org -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1213286 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: