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<p class="MsoNormal">Interesting webinar from the USGS on Aug 11<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Damien Ossi<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 8:41 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Mims, Ray <<a href="mailto:Ray.Mims@aoc.gov">Ray.Mims@aoc.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>USGS Friday's Findings - INHABIT: What, Where, and Why of Invasive Plant Species<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzZ3MuZ292L21pc3Npb24tYXJlYXMvZWNvc3lzdGVtcy9uZXdzL2ZyaWRheXMtZmluZGluZ3MtYXVndXN0LTExLTIwMjMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODAzLjgwNTk2MTcxIn0.Gb1LTdyutrhC_cBpSJDsFjGkgQtIhIUZAPUlXksD3tU/s/2189393297/br/223658897658-l" target="_blank">INHABIT:
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Friday, August 11th at 2:00 pm Eastern</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Catherine Jarnevich, Research Ecologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Summary:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> There are approximately 4000 non-native plant species within the United States, many of which can
become invasive and cause harm. Many managers are hampered by the scope of the invasive species problem compared to their available resources. In response, we have formed a scientist-practitioner partnership to create suitability models for manager-identified
priority terrestrial invasive plant species and deliver them via the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZ2lzLnVzZ3MuZ292L2luaGFiaXQiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODAzLjgwNTk2MTcxIn0.B3Pzt7BePa3h6vGW_ONeGJ6d2MhrsQLLIp0LmoThYV4/s/2189393297/br/223658897658-l" target="_blank">INHABIT</a>),
a publicly available web application with practical information on 200+ invasive plant species. The tool includes downloadable maps and detailed tabular summaries of invasion risk for over 4,000 management units for federal land management agencies and U.S.
counties across the contiguous United States. The maps can help prioritize control efforts by providing information on the scope of potential invasions, providing national and regional context to local invasions. The tables summarizing invasion risk and distance
to known populations within focal management units can inform watch list creation for EDRR activities. This talk will present the INHABIT web tool and demonstrate its utility to inform invasive species management.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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