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As a neighboring West Virginian, I can help…. but I don’t want to take the learning opportunity or resume building item from a Virginian that is building their career. If no one else is interested I could help.
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<div>My email for this work would be klw5421@gmail.com</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Kristen Wickert PhD<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Spotted Lanternfly Coordinator and Plant Pathologist<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Plant Industries Division - West Virginia Department of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Based in Morgantown, WV<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cell: 681-313-9140 Email: <a href="mailto:kwickert@wvda.us" style="text-decoration-color: var(--accent-color) !important;">kwickert@wvda.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jul 11, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi. Virginia Master Naturalists are working with Blue Ridge PRISM, Virginia's Natural Heritage Program, and EDDMapS to ramp up invasive plant reporting in Virginia. However, for these reports to be uploaded to the EDDMapS database, they need
to be verified. Verification is at the heart of EDDMapS' data accuracy and credibility.
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<div>Unfortunately, we do not have many verifiers in Virginia, which creates a backlog of unverified reports. Can you help?</div>
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<div>Verifiers typically are folks with either an educational background in botany or a related field or who work or have worked as natural land managers (or similar). </div>
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<div>FYI, you don't have to be an expert in all kinds of plants. There are different types of verifiers, including ones that specialize in certain types of plants (e.g., aquatic). </div>
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<div>If this sounds like something you'd be interested in doing, I can put you in touch with the right folks at EDDMapS. Please do send me a note (preferably off-line).</div>
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<div>Thank you!</div>
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<div>Susan McLaughlin Gitlin</div>
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