AQUATIC PLANT NEWS A newsletter of the Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc. /No. 30 Feb. 1989 K.A Langland. Editor. University of Fl orida. Center for Aquatic Plants. 7922 NW 715 t St .. Gainesville. FL 32606 Scottsdale and Phoenix Welcome APMS

The 29th annual meeting of the Aq uatic Plant Management Society will be held July 16-19, 1989 at the Hyatt Reg ency Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale is a short drive from downtown Phoenix. Phoenix is the 10th largest city in the nation wit h an estimated population of 1.9 million in the metropolitan area.

Phoenix is located in the heart of t he scenic Sonoran Desert known for the mysteri ous and majestic Saguaro Cac­ tus an d other desert flora. The Saguaro Cactus grows to a height of 40 feet and livs for hundreds of years. The desert flora will be a real contrast to the aquatic plants the members of our society are accustomed to working Because of economic conditions that match its superb climatic conditions, the with. The Su perstit ion Mountai ns are Valley of the Sun is headquarters to several major American corporations including located to the east of Phoenix, and en ­ Ramada Inns Inc .. the Greyhound Corp. and U-Haul, and is regional headquarters to ci rcl ing the metropolitan area is a hundreds more (photo by Bob Rink, compliments of Valle y of the Sun Convention group of mountains known as the and Visitors Bureau). Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Phoenix originated in 1860 as a ri Si ng from its ashes every 500 years. The American Indians, for almost small settlement on the banks of t he Ph oenix has lived true to this predic­ 25,000 years, were the exclusive in­ Salt River. One of the early settlers tion, but in the process has not forgot­ habitants of Arizona. The earliest in­ gave Phoenix its name, suggesting ten its heritage. As you travel through habita nts to Phoeni x were t he that a gre at city would someday arise the city it is quite evident that Hohokam Indians, who thrived in the form the ancinet Hohokam ru ins like Southwestern architect ure and Indian valley until about 1400 A.D. after which the legendary Pho en ix Bird . In cultural influences are interwoven with they van·ished. mythology, the Phoenix was immortal, the modern-day city. continued on 2 Program Plans for 1989 Annual Meeting

Members of The Aquat ic Plant The Keynote Ad dress this year will In addition to regular contributed Management Society and its Chapters be presented by Dr. Davi d S. Mitchell papers deali ng with all aspects of and all others interested in aquatic who is director of The Murray-Darling aquatic pl ant management to be pl ant biology, ecology, and manage­ Freshwater Research Centre in Albury, presented throughout the meeting, Bi ll ment are encouraged to attend and Australia. Dr. Mitchell has an extensive Zattau is organizing an operational participate in t he 1989 Annual Meeting. background and knowledge of aquatic session for Monday afternoon. Thi s Newsletter highlights the 1989 An­ plant management. We are fortunate to nual Meeti ng, and is being sent to all have him address t he Society. Dr. Mit­ The Tu esday afternoon session, chapter members so they will be in ­ chell has published a number of scien­ Chaired by Randy Stocker, will feature formed of the special events planned t ific and popular articles on aquatic several speakers deali ng with manage­ for the meeting. Those who cannot pre ­ plant management. Of special interest, ment of aquatic weeds in flowing sent a paper are invited to attend and Dr. Mitchell was the first to note the ex­ water - one of the most difficult areas become active in the Society. pl osive growth of a small, floating in which to manage aquat ic plants. plant (wh ich he eventuall y identified as Also, this session will feature an over­ Our welcome to the Phoenix area a new species, Salvinia moles ta D.S . view of the Salt River Project. will be presented by Mr. Lowell Reese Mitchell) destined to become a major who is president of the Arizona weed problem in many areas of the continued on 2 Chamber of Commerce. world.

• , PL ANS from page 1 WELCOME from page 1 The local arrangement committee Phoenix is a major tourist area in the composed of Winn Win kyaw, Fred Cor­ Southwest with over 7 mi llion visitors bus, an d Ran dy Stocker is organizing a each year, The city and surrounding tour of several canals in the Sa lt River area offer a large variety of unique an d Project whi ch will follow the Tuesday interesting recreational acti vities such afternoon session, Examples of her­ as tenniS, golf, horseback riding, hik­ bicidal and biol ogical management ing i n forested and desert en­ programs wi ll be shown, Th en for Tu es ­ vironments, hot air balloons, and day eveni ng, Winn is arranging for din­ saloons. A visit to The Desert ner and other social activities to be Botanical Garden w ill provide a held in conjunction with our annual definite contrast to our members who awards night. The local arrangement are used to working w ith aquatic committee has prepared a suggested plants. The Phoenix Zoo holds over The Sonoran Desert s urrounding list of unique and exciting activities 1200 different animals. Ph oenix exemplifies the city's wide which you may want to con sider before The Grand Canyon, one of the great open style and southwe stern flair or after the meeting , Please note their natural wonders of the world, is a (photo comp liments of the Sun Con­ list in another section of the Newslet­ 5-hour drive from Phoenix. Montezuma ven tion and Visitors Bureau.) ter. Castle and Well, an impressive ancient Ken Langeland , Chai r of the In dian cliff dwelling more than six cen­ days before or after the meeting in the Wednesday morning session, is ar­ turies old, is a 3-hour drive from t he ci­ Phoenix area, you may want to write ra nging for several talks on Extension ty. A number of other interesting areas for a free copy of "Phoenix, Scottsdale Programs in aquatic plant manage­ such as the Apache Trail, Mogollon & Valley of the Sun Convention & ment , We hope this session will be of Rim, and the Sedona/Oak Creek Ca­ Vi sitors Bureau, 505 North Second benefit to those involved in trying to nyon are a short drive from Ph oenix. Street, Su ite 300, Phoenix, Arizona determine some of the best ways to in­ If you are planning to spend a few 885004. form the public, aquatic pl ant man agers, a nd o thers of new technology and methods to manage Special Discount Air Fare Offered by problem aquatic plants. Information has been received from United Airlines for Travel to Phoenix several individuals from Mexico, Egypt, When you are making your travel calling 1-800-521-4041 (calls answered and other countries indicating their plans to attend the 1989 APMS from 8 AM to 11 PM Eastern time) and desire to present talks at the meeting, meeting, you will want to consider us­ identifying yourself with meeting 10 Hopefully these individuals can obtain ing Un ited Airlines to travel to and from Number 9039L. In order to qualify for the necessary funding to attend the the meeting. United Airlines will offer the discount, all travel must be com­ meeting, and we look forward to expan­ you either (1) a 5% discount off any menced and completed during the ding the international aspect of APMS, Uni ted or United Express published dates of July 14 to 21, 1989. You can Terry McNabb did an excellent job fare in effect when tickets are pur­ make your own reservations or have a last year in arranging the display area chased subj ect to all applicable travel agent make them for you. If you for our Sustaining Members and other restrictions, or (2) a 40% discount off use a travel agent, then you must pro­ Corporations seeking to advertise their applicable United or United Express vide them with the tOil-free number and products at the meeting. He has unrestricted coach fares in effect when the meeting 10 number. If you have graciously agreed to continue in this tickets are purchased from their com­ questions, call Dave Sutton at capacity, and we are looking forward to pany. Tickets must be purchased by (305) 475-8990. a first-class display of products available for t he management of aquatic plants. A number of excellent photographs Pre· and Post·APMS Meeting Recreational Suggestions were submitted to the first APMS photo contest held last year and we Winn Winkyaw, Fred Corbus, and Randy Stocker, your local arrangement com­ plan to continue with a contest again mittee, are suggesting you may want to take advantage of some of the many uni­ this year. In response to several re ­ que recreational activities offered by Phoenix and the surrounding area. quests, the ru les of the photo contest However, they have noted these are suggested pre- and post-meeting activities. have been expanded which we hope We hope the meeting will be more exciting than these but it will be difficult to will allow for greater partiCipation in compete with some of them. However, as you plan your trip you may want to in­ th is contest. Those of you who like to clude sufficient time for: take pictures are en couraged to submit Hot air balloon rides, your prize-winning photos. Currently Western and gourmet cookouts in the desert, we are t hinking of using the winning Mexican fiestas, photos in the APM S display. Anyone Desert jeep rides in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, having other suggestions for use of the Panning for gold in the Superstition Mountains, winning photos need to direct their A tour of the Desert Botanical Garden, com ments to Dave Sutton. Desert wilderness horseback rides, We invite your active participation in A tour of the Wrigley Mansion. the 1989 meeting of the Aquatic Plant A tour of Frank lloyd Wright's Architectural School, Management Society July 16 to 19. The Wild west show and rodeo - Rawhide, Program Chairman, Dave Sutton, is River raft trips, working hard to provide for an in­ Sunset riverboat excursions on Canyon and Saguaro Lakes, teresting and in formative program. A visit to an Indian Reservation, Comments and suggestions on ways Tournament play on 80 challenging golf courses and a thousand tennis courts, to improve the program and meeting A tour of Sedona and Red Rock Country (day trip), and need to be di rected to Dave Sutton. A shopping trip to Mexico (day trip). See you at the meeting !! ! ! 2

• Submit Papers for 1989 A'nnual Meeting

You are invited to submit a title and CHAIRMAN BY APRIL 30TH, THIS Last year in New Orleans we had one an abstract for a paper to be presented SCHEDULING WILL PERMIT MAILING of our biggest and best contests to at the 1989 an nual meeting of The OF THE PRINTED PROGRAM TO da.te with 11 students, 2 more than for Aquatic Plant Management Society, MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, the 1987 meeting in Savannah. As Inc., to be held July 16 to 19, 1989 at the usual the compe tition was keen and Hyatt Reg ency Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Student Paper Contest, 1989 the f inal scores were extremely close. Arizona. Each year since 1975 the Aquatic We are looking for an eve n larger Pl ease type t he t itle, authors, Plant Management Society has con­ number of students this year. organization, and address exactly the ducted a student paper contest in con­ Graduate and advanced under­ way they are to appear on the program. junction with its annual meeting. The graduate students who have had the The paper su bmission form has been winter of that first contest, held 15 opportunity to conduct independent changed slightly from last year to aid years ago in San Antonio, was Mr. research are encouraged to present the Program Chairman in program Ernest S. Del Fosse, then a student at their findings in the 1989 contest. preparation, so follow it closely. Also, the University of Florida. Since that Papers presented in the student paper complete the abstract, as it will be time, winners have come from a contest should be the results of the used to help organize the program. Al l number of colleges and universities student's original research and should the abstracts wi ll be pri nted for use by throughout the country, and one win­ contain information not previously those attending the meeting. ner, Ms. Robin Anderson, represented presented at an APMS meeting. The Requests for more than 15 minutes McGill University in Montreal, Canada. meeting registration fee will be waived to present a paper, or for specialized The objectives of the contest are (1) for all students presenting a paper at projection equipment, need to be to encourage student participation in the meeting. directed to the Program Chairman, and the Society affairs, (2) to provide Anyone with questions concerning will be considered on the merits of the students with the opportunity to gain the student paper contest needs to individual req uest. experience in preparing and presenting contact Steve Klaine, Department of Biology, Memphis State University, DEADLINE: scientific papers, and (3) to recognize Memphis, Tennessee 38152. Steve's ABSTRACTS AND TITLES MUST BE IN outstanding achievements by student THE HANDS OF THE PROGRAM members of the Society. telephone number is (901) 678-2955 or (90 1) 678-2959. ------Paper Submission Form for 1989 APMS Meeting DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS APRIL 30, 1989 (Please Detach and Return) Title: ______

Author(s ): ______(I f more than one author, denote which one will presen t talk) Organization: ______

Address:

Telephone: ______Reg ular Paper: ____ Student Paper: _____ Projection equ ipment Needed: 35mm sl ide projector: ______~ ------Overhead: ______

Special (list items needed): ______~ Abstract (75 words or less): ______

Please send this form to: Dav id L. Sutton Research and Education Center University of Fl orida · IFAS 3205 Col lege Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 Phone: (305) 475-8990 3

• .... Attention Honorary Member Nomination Aquatic Shutterbugs

Biography Plan now to enter the 1989 APMS Photo Contest. The rules have been changed slightly from last year in Max McGowen received his BS response to suggestions by several degree in zoology an d MS degree in contestants. Hopefully these changes Biology from Indiana State University will provide for a little more flexibility in 1937 an d 1938, respective ly. He was for those wanting to enter the contest. an instructor at Indiana State from Get out your cameras, flashes, fi Iters, 1938-1942 . From 1942 to 1946 he was in telephotos, and let others see your ar­ the Navy and worked in the area of tistic impressions of aquatic plants. tropical diseases. Max joined Eli Lilly as a resea rch associate in 1946 . He served as Senior Rules for Entry of Photographs Parasi tolog ist and Department Head from 1947 to 1965. From 1965 to 1971 in the 1989 APMS Photo Contest he was head of Parasitology and Ch emotherapy for El i Li lly Intern a­ 1. Contest is open on ly to members tional in Eng land. From 1971 until 1983 of the Aquatic Plant Management he was a Research Scientist in Plant Society (A PMS). Sciences for Eli Li lly in Green fi eld In ­ Max McGowen, long time APMS 2. Photographs containing subject diana. During this time he was respon­ member and President in 1985, has matter rel ated to aquatic plants sible for aquatic herbi ci de screening. been nominated to receive Honorary will be considered for entry into He was responsible for determ ining Membership a t the 1989 Annual the contest. aquatic herbicidal activity of fluridone. Meeting. 3. Each contestant may enter up to From 1983 until his retirement in 1985 any number of prints, but can win he was a Research Sc ientist in En­ Max has been an active memt-er of only one prize. vironmental Biology at Greenfield. the Aquatic Plant Management Society 4. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, Max is a member of Alpha Ph i since 1971 and has served on various 3rd, and 4th places. Omega fraternity and the Fraternal committees. He served on the Board of 5. Photographs can be either color or Order of Masons. Directors and as President in 1985. black and white prints. There is no size restriction on the prints to be entered; however, prints of 8 by 10 inches appear to be a good size for viewing. Prints should be mounted. Vertical or horizontal format will New Resident in Minnesota be considered. No 35 mm slides will be accepted. Many of us in the Southeast assumed revenue could be more than $2 million 6. Information to be included on the that all of our northern neighbors were (as reported in Star Tribune, December back of each print shall be the blessed with Eurasian watermil foil. 26, 1988). Th e Lake Minnetonka Con­ following: Th erefore, it came as a surprise to servation District is attempting to raise a. Title of print (can be included learn that it is a rel atively new in­ $.5 mil lion to purchase three aquatic on front of mounted prints). troduction to Minnesota lakes. Actual­ p lant ha rvesters, t ransportation b. Name and address, or ly the plant, which was introduced into barges, conveyors, and other equip­ business card of contestant. the country in 1942 and has been ment to manage the weeds. c. Negative or slide from which reported in 37 states, had not been According to Howard Krosch, Min­ the photograph was made. found in Minnesota until October of nesota Departmen t o f Natura l d. Optional information may in­ 1987. It has now been found in 7 loca­ Resources, extensive surveys will be clude camera used, film, and tions in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" . conducted in Wh ite Bear Lake this camera settings. The largest of t hese are Lake Min­ summer and herbicides will be used to e. If the photograph contains netonka in West Minneapolis and eliminate the population if this ap­ recognizable people, then a model White Bear Lake near Saint Paul. pears to be feasible. release form must accompany the The Minnes o ta DN R is also print. According to Tom Reese, Vice Chair­ distributing a publ ic information 7. APMS retains the ri ght to keep any man of the Lake Mi nnetonka Conserva­ bulletin on Eurasian watermilfoil. It is or all photographs. Any tion District, property values around hoped that educating the public of pro­ photographs retained by APMS the lake, wh ich are worth $1 billion blems associated with the weed and become the property of APMS for could decline by as much as $75 how to identify it will prevent or at least their exclusive uses. Photographs mi llion as a result of the weed infesta­ slow its spread into other Minnesota not retained by APMS will be tion and the re su lting decrease in tax lakes. returned to the contestant. 8. Entries must be submitted in per­ son to the registration table prior to noon of the first full day (July 17) It Ain't Gettin Any Cheaper of the meeting. The average cost to get a new pesticide product to market is $80 million over a 7 9. Contestants must attend the to 9 year period, compared to about $40 million in the early 1980's. The increased meeting to win. costs are due mainly to regulatory requirements and the demand for new, safe and 10. Entries will be judged on: effective products. and outmoded research and testing technologies. (Farm a. Subject matter, Chemicals, January 1989) b. CompOSition, and c. Technical merit. 4

• Proposed Changes to Bylaws

Article XVII of the Societies Bylaws re­ The vacant office shall be filled as de­ t hey meet selection c riteria_ Eli g ible quires that notice of proposed amendments scribed in ARTICLE X. Section C. nominees will be presented to t he Board of be given to the SecretarylTreasurer and Directors and the Past Presidents Advisory transmitted by him to the mem bershi p 30 Th e second amendment wou ld change Committee by the Bylaws and Resolutions days prior to the Annual Meeti ng_ Th e the way th at honorary members are Committee. Honorary membership shall be following three amendments to th bylaws selected. This amendment would do th e aooroyed by a majority yote of the Past were approved by the Board of Directors at fol lowing: Presidents Advisory Committee and con­ the mid-winter annual Board Meeting. 1.) Alleviate the need of making the ferred by a majority vote of the Board of Th ese amendments have been given to the nominees known in advance of the annual Directors meeting thereby avoiding a rather anti­ Secretary/Treasure r a nd are herein Th is final change would adjust the duties of presented to t he membership: c li mact ic award ceremony. 2.) Avoi d the unlikely yet potentially embar­ the Past Presidents Advisory Committee The first change would add language to rassing chance of a nominee not being ac­ listed in Article XII. Section 8. It is only re­ Article IV which wou ld establish a cepted by a vote of the membership_ quired if the amendment on selecting mechanism for removing persons who 3.) Allow the Society to further utilize the honorary members is adopted_ The new language is underlined. failed to perform the duties of office. The experi ence and expertise of its Past new text is underlined. Presidents. 8. Past Presiden ts Advisory Committee. ART ICLE IV The existing version of Section C is This committee shall consist of all past TER M OF OFFICE Presidents of the Society and shall be presented fi rs t and the proposed version All officers except the Presiden t, Presi­ chaired by the immediate outgOing Presi­ with the new word ing underlined is dent Elect, and Secretary -Treasurer shall be dent of the Society. The duties of this com­ presented next. elected for one year or until their suc­ mitee shall be to examine the aims and cessors shall be duly elected and qualified. Old Version: goals of the Society and make recommen­ The President El ec t shall be elected for a Sectio n C. Se lectio n of Honorary dations to the Board of Directors related to term of two ye ars, to include one year as Members. Nominees for honorary member­ achieving these aims and goal s, and to ap­ President El ect and a succeeding year as ship shall be submitted to the By laws and prove the granting of honorary member­ Pr es ident . Beginning wit h t he annual Resolutions Committee in the form of a ship. meeting in 1981 , the Secretary-Treasu rer petition signed by no less than ten (1 0) ac­ shall be elected for a three-year term begin­ tive members or may originate with t he For additional information contact David ning at the close of the annual meeting in Bylaws and Re sol utions Co mmittee. Spencer, Bylaws and Resolutions Commit­ 1982 and ex tending to the close of the an­ Nominees will be eval uated by the Byl aws tee Ch air (916/75 2-6260) nual meeting in 1985. Subsequently, the and Re solution s Committee to ascertain Secretary-Treasu rer wi ll be el ected every that they meet the criteria for eligibility as three years beg inning in 1984, shall take of­ an honorary member. Eligible nominees will fice for one year after election and shall be presented by the Bylaws and Resolu­ Nominations serve a three-year term of office. The pur­ t ions Committee to the Board of Di rectors pose of election one year prior to assuming and upon acceptance of nominees by the The following slate of officers will be office is to permit the newly elected Board a b iographical sketc h of the Secre tary-Treas u r er th a t p eriod to nominees will be printed in the Newsletter. nominated by the Nominating Commit­ understudy the requirements and duties of The Board of Di rectors shall, at· t he next an­ tee at the Annual eating to be held the office under the direction of the incum­ nual meeting, present the nominee to the July 16-19, 1989. bent. No officers except the Secretary ­ Society. Honorary members shall -be President-Elect Treasurer and/or the Ed itor shall · succeed elected by a majority vote of the voting Joe Joyce himself/herself. Officers elected at any an ­ members present at the an nu al meeting of Vice-President nual meeting shall begin their dut ies on the this Society. close of the meeting at which they were Randy Stocker elected. Nominees for President Elect sh all Proposed Version: Board of Directors - (3 yr term) be selected from the Board of Directors. Section C. Selecti o n of Honorary Bill Zattau Two (2) new members of the Board of Di rec­ Members. Nominees for honorary member­ Board of Directors - (3 yr term) tors shall be elected eac h year for a term of ship shall be submitted to the Bylaws and Nate Dechoretz three (3) years or until their successors Resolutions Committee in the form of a Editor shall be duly elected and qualified. ~ petition signed by no less than ten (1 0) ac­ Bill Haller ficer or director of the Society who fail s to tive members or may originate with the fulfill the duties of the office without val id Bylaws an d Resolution s Com m ittee_ R.D. Comes, Nominating Committee reasons. may be removed from office by a Nominees will be evaluated by the Bylaws Chair two-thirds vote of the Board of Di rectors. and Resolutions Committee to insure that Two Honored at SCAPMS Annual Meeting

The South Carolina Aquatic Plant SCAPMS, received the Societies The Board of Directors has sched­ Management Society held its Tenth An· highest honor in 1988. Howard thus uled the Eleve nth Ann ual Meeting for nual Meeting on Au gust 18, 1988. The became the first member of SCAPMS August 9·11, 1989. The meet ing will be meeting was held at Santee Cooper's to be so honored. held at Charlestown Landing in Somerset Point Recreational Facility Charleston. The annual Wednesday in Moncks Corn er, with Santee Cooper SCAPMS Officers for 1988-89 are as Night Hospitality Suite will be held at graciously acting as co-sponsor and follows: the Charleston Sheraton Hotel. Special host. The SCAPMS Member of the Year Cindy Aulback Smith, President room rates of $55/night (si ng le or dou­ Award, presented an nually to an in­ Ken Manuel, Vice President ble) have been arranged at the dividual who has made significant con­ Pat Walker, SecretaryrTreasurer Sheraton. t ributions to the Society and to aquatic John Inabinet, Editor plant management activities in general Tim Drake, Immed. Past President As was the case last year, t he Board was presented to Cindy Aulback Smith. and Director is planning a number of special events The highest honor the SCAPMS can Ph il Fields, Di rector for August 9, the day prior to the formal bestow on an individual is that of Lance Hammonds, Director meeting. Tentative plans call for a golf Honorary Member. Howard B. Roach, Phil Kirk, Director and/or fishing tournament, proceeds of one of t he founding fathers of Jim Tuten, Direc or which will go to the Scholarship Fund. 5

• 1988 Corps Aquatic Plant Control Research Program Review

The U.S . Army Corps of Engineers vided viewing of biological control Waterways Experiment Station (WES) agents that the WES and USDA resear­ held its annual Aq uatic Plant Co ntrol chers have re leased in Florida. The Research Program Review November WES Simulation Technology Develop· 15·17 in West Palm Beach, FL. The ment Team provided computer model meeting is scheduled each year to demonstrations for hands-on ex­ review current aquatic plant research perience with the latest versions of the and operational activities. This year WES computer·based simulations in· the meeting was hosted by the Corps cluding INSECT Version 1, HERBICIDE Jacksonville District. Presentations Version 1, HARVEST, and ARMUR were given on biologica l control, STOCK Version 2. chemical control technology develop· The special session addressed the ment, ecology of submersed aquatic history, use, and ecology of Lake plant species, and computer·aided Okeechobee. Immediately following, simulation procedures for aq uatic attendees participated in a field trip to plant management. A special session view portions of the lake. Approximate­ on La ke Okeechobee was also includ­ ly 120 people took advantage of the op­ ed . The Research and Development portunity to visit the second largest Directorate of Headquarters Un ited freshwater lake in the continental States Army Corp s of Eng ineers United States. Airboat tours provided (H QUSACE) held the FY 1990 Research the adventursome travelers with a and Development Program Review at taste of the local native and exotic the conclusion of the meeting. f lora and fau na . Airboats and The meeting was attended by 176 in· operatorlguides from Corps of South Dean Barber, Florida Department of dividuals including representatives Florida Area Office, the Corps Palatka Natural Re sources Bureau of Aquatic from six Corps' divisions, twelve Natural Resource Project Office, and Plant Control, explains the problems districts, the WES, and HQUSACE . the Florida Department of Natural ca u sed by hydrilla on Lake This was the highest attendance in the Resources provided transportation and Okeechobee while acting as a field trip history of the Program. The R&D Pro­ expert commentary. guide during the 1988 WE S Aquatic gram Revi ew was attended by 45 Corps The consensus opinion was that Plant Control Research Review. representatives. another very successful and infor­ Du ring the meet ing, t he WES mative Review was he ld. Next year's Reprinted from U.S. Army Corp of B i om an agemen t Tea m manned meeting will be hosted by the Nashville Engineers In format ion Exch ange demonstration aquariums which pro- District at a location to be determined. Bulletin, Vol. 2, NO.4.

Midwest Meets Jointly with Fisheries Western APMS Visits Hawaii Midsouth Meets The Midwest Aquatic Plant Manage­ Fifty-two WAPMS members and at Gulf Shores ment Society he ld its 1989 An nual guests, which included APMS Pre'si­ Meeting as a Joint venture with the dent Ri chard Couch, Kirt GetSi nger American Fisheries Society, Indiana from WES, and a visitor from Egypt, The M i dsouth Aquat ic Plant Chapter during March 12-14. Approx­ travel ed to Hawaii for the Society's Management Society held its annual imately 130 people enjoyed the 1989 Annual Meeti ng. After a day of meeting in Gulf Shores, Alabama on marvelous facilit ies at the Marriot Inn scientific paper pre sentations, partic· October 12-14, 1988 at the Gulf State pants toured a watercress farm - a Park Resort. Th is was one of our larger in South Bend Indiana and listened to a diverse p ro g ra m th a t covered $50,000Iyear business and were guests meetings with approximately 80 at­ marketing topics to managing aquatic for a field tri p to the Honolulu Interna· tendees. We had thi rty-five papers pl ants wit h crawfish. tional Golf and Country Club. But an presented that covered re search, state At the board of directors meeting it aquatic plant scientist 's work is never and federal updates, industrial and was decided to conduct a mass mail­ done. The group was taken to a pond in chemical reports, and two student ing of the Northern Lakes Manager, to the middle of the country club's golf papers. develop three year goals and objec­ course where they were asked for an Hospitality, compliments of Penn­ tives for the society, to sponsor three identification and control recommen­ walt, and a seafood buffet on the aquatic plant management workshops dation for an unsightly weed problem. beach at the State Pavilion, com· during 1989-90, and plans were begun After adeq uate discussion the plant pliments of Valent, were enjoyed by all. to celebrate the society's 10th Anniver­ was identified as coontail and, since sary at next year's Annual Meeting in triplOid grass carp are illegal in Hawaii , One of the highlights of the meeting In dianapolis. the proper herbicide was recom· was a raffle to raise money for our new mended. After surviving an exciting scholarship fund. MAPMS Officers for 1989-90 are as bus tour with "AL", who's last name no MAPMS Officers for 1988·89 are: follows: none could pronounce, t he Annual Raymond Cooper, President Howard Krosch, President Business Meeting was con vened Barry Smith, Vi ce President Doug Pullman, President Elect where the following Officers were Earl Burns, SecretaryfTreasurer Richard Hinterman, Immed. Past elected for 1989-90: Stan Cook, Editor President Tom Mc Nabb, President A. Leon Bates, Past Pres ident Jim Schmidt, Ed itor Rich Thiery, Vice President Randall Goodman, Director Scott Jorgenson, Di rector Barbara Mullin, Immed. Past President Mike Eubanks, Director Julie Lienhardt, Director Nate Dechoretz, SecretaryfTreasurer Scott Lankford, Director Gary Johnson, Di rector Joan Thullen, Director David Tarver, Director Greg Chee k, Direc t or ~ David Spencer, Di rector 6

• "Alex West and the Weed Wackers" Appear at FAPMS Annual Meeting

Highlights of the Florida Aq uatic of the meeting consisted of a diversity less brain tissue than most people so Plant Management Society Twelfth An­ of papers covering basiC and applied to protect yourself READ THE LABEL." nu al Meeting are too numerous to subjects in all areas of aquatic plant FAPMS currently has 603 paid cover adequately but I'll hit the higher management - something for everyone. members. Th e paid attendance at the (or lower depending on your point of A special, informative session was 1988 Annual Meeting was 370. FAPMS view) points. The meeting was held conducted on urban aquatic plant Officers for 1988-89 are as follows: agai n in Daytona Beach at the Holiday management, a topic of growing in­ Bi ll Moore, President Inn Su rfside. We're getting quite well terest in Florida's increasingly urban Brian Nelson, President Elect kn own around those parts but will still environment. And then just when we Greg Jubinsky, Secretary be able to have our 1989 Ann ual thought we had seen everything, "Alex Vi c Ramey, Treasurer meeting there again on October 16-18, West and the Weed Wackers", a rap Dan Thayer, Editor 1989. group dedicated to immortalizing Eddie Knight, Immed. Past President Th e meeti ng began with a keynote aquatic weed control through modern Eric Cotsenmoyer, Di rector address from Ti m Drake who we bor­ folk rap showed up at the banquet. If Pierre Deschenes, Director rowed from SCAPMS. Ti m got us all in you ever have the opportunity to see Mike Hulon, Director the right frame of mind with his " Ham this group DON'T. The meeting ended Ken Langeland, Director Hock Theory", a down home logical ap­ on a hi gh note with "The World Accor­ Larry Maddox, Director proach to accepting changes and ding to Nozzlehead", presented by Tom Dick, Di rector challenges in aquatic plant manage­ Orifice P. Nozzlehead who reminded Mike Dupes, Director ment in the 80s. As usual, the majority appl icators that " Su pervisors have Vernon Vandiver, Director Mark McKenzi e, Director Endangered Species Update: A View Given on EPA's New Endangered Species/Pesticide Program

EPA's revised Endangered SpeCies cern, there wi ll be no restrictions plac­ program will emphasize a biological ed on it. approach to protecting t hreatened Abramson, stated, " We'll use a plants and animals. According to Allan generic three-sentence approach (to Abramson, Director, Program Manage­ labeling), using the same label on all ment and Support Division, OPP, EPA, (pesticide) products." He added that the revised program's approach will be states and counties would continue to The endangered Wes t Indian Manatee to " start wit h t he fundament al be listed on a bulletin, which would (Trichechus manatus) - Ro und paddle­ biological question of what has an contain specific information about shaped tail, nails on flippers, length up adverse impact on the species." Every pesticide use and endangered species to 13 fe et and weight over 3,000 use for a chemical will be consi~ered habitat in a particular county or state. pounds. Fo und in southeastern United when it is tested, with every chemical According to Abramson, EPA wi ll States and Caribbean Sea as far south reviewed on an "cluster approach" for issue a notice of advanced rule making as Recife, Brazil in salt, fresh, or considering pesticide hazards. Accor­ on label changes in 1991, and give af­ brackish waters. Principal threats are ding to Abramso n, "We'll wo rk fected parties a year to come into com­ boat collisions and habitat degrada­ backward looking at label rates, ap­ pliance, with the program going into ef­ tion. Feeds on marine, estuarine, and plication methodology, and decay and fect in the 1992 planting season. fresh water vegetation. Photo by dispersion rates." If a pesticide does (Pesticide and Toxic Chemical News, Alison Fox. not exceed the biological level of con- Vol. 17, No. 13)

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