<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">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!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jil</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Elizabeth Mizell</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:beth@blueridgeprism.org">beth@blueridgeprism.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:21 AM<br>Subject: EDDMapS Verifiers - Let's get some records verified for Virginia!<br>To: Tangren, Sara (DOEE) <<a href="mailto:sara.tangren@dc.gov">sara.tangren@dc.gov</a>>, Lori Chamberlin <<a href="mailto:Lori.chamberlin@dof.virginia.gov">Lori.chamberlin@dof.virginia.gov</a>>, Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>>, Kevin Heffernan <<a href="mailto:kevin.heffernan@dcr.virginia.gov">kevin.heffernan@dcr.virginia.gov</a>>, Jacob (Jake) Hughes <<a href="mailto:Jake_Hughes@nps.gov">Jake_Hughes@nps.gov</a>>, Alex Fisher <<a href="mailto:arf2483@gmail.com">arf2483@gmail.com</a>>, Stockschlaeder, Erin A. <<a href="mailto:Erin.Stockschlaeder@fairfaxcounty.gov">Erin.Stockschlaeder@fairfaxcounty.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:david.gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov">david.gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov</a>><br>Cc: Rebekah Danielle Wallace <<a href="mailto:bekahwal@uga.edu">bekahwal@uga.edu</a>>, Susan McLaughlin <<a href="mailto:susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu">susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dear Fellow EDDMapS Verifiers,</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">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. </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">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. </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Learn more about this effort: <a href="https://blueridgeprism.org/reporting-invasive-plants-in-virginia/" target="_blank">https://blueridgeprism.org/reporting-invasive-plants-in-virginia/</a></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>How can I help?</b></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><ul><li>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. </li><li>Some of you review records for just a few counties. Would you consider adding more counties or becoming a statewide verifier? </li><li>Do you know someone else interested in becoming a verifier? Please connect them with me and I'll take it from there.</li><li>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. </li></ul></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>When I review reports, how can I be most effective?</b></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><ul><li>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!</li><li>Prioritize all reports on the "Top 20 Invasive Plants List in the Trade We Want to Know More About" (list below)</li><li>Help sort through and bulk verify iNaturalist reports</li></ul><b>It's been awhile since I worked in EDDMapS and I might need a refresher. Are there resources? <br></b><ul><li>How to Verify a Record, <a href="https://presents.bugwood.org/download.cfm?pn=00000339" target="_blank">https://presents.bugwood.org/download.cfm?pn=00000339</a> </li><li>Claiming an EDDMapS Record, <a href="https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16649.pdf" target="_blank">https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16649.pdf</a></li><li>EDDMapS Triage System, <a href="https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16648.pdf" target="_blank">https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/16648.pdf</a></li><li>Email me, <a href="mailto:beth@blueridgeprism.org" target="_blank">beth@blueridgeprism.org</a> or Rebekah Wallace, <a href="mailto:bekahwal@uga.edu" target="_blank">bekahwal@uga.edu</a> </li></ul><div><div>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. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div>Beth Mizell</div><div>_________________________________________________</div></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">-Top 20 List-</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Akebia quinata Five-leaf akebia, Chocolate vine<br>Arum italicum Italian arum<br>Berberis bealei (Mahonia bealei), Leatherleaf mahonia<br>Berberis julianae, Wintergreen barberry<br>Berberis thunbergii, Japanese barberry<br>Buddleja davidii, Butterfly bush<br>Clematis terniflora, Sweet autumn virgin’s bower<br>Euonymus alatus, Winged euonymus, Burning bush<br>Euonymus fortunei, Winter Creeper<br>Hedera helix, English ivy<br>Hemerocallis fulva, Orange daylily<br>Hibiscus syriacus, Rose-of-Sharon<br>Miscanthus sinensis, Chinese silvergrass<br>Nandina domestica Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo<br>Perilla frutescens Beefsteak plant, Perilla mint<br>Pyrus calleryana, Callery pear, Bradford Pear<br>Quercus acutissima, Sawtooth oak<br>Rhodotypos scandens, Jetbead<br>Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm, Lacebark elm<br>Vinca minor, Periwinkle<br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span style="font-style:normal">_______________________________________</span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal">Elizabeth Anne Mizell</span><span style="font-style:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Program Director | Blue Ridge PRISM</font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><a href="mailto:beth@blueridgeprism.org" target="_blank">beth@blueridgeprism.org</a> </span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blueridgeprism.org/" target="_blank">Blue Ridge PRISM</a><span style="font-style:normal"> is a partnership for regional invasive species management in Virginia.</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><br></div></div></div></div>
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