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Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Gainesville, FL Permit No Prsrt std U.S. Postage PAID Gainesville, FL Permit No. 726 SPRING 2005 SPRING SPRING 2005 SPRING Wildland Weeds Wildland Wildland Weeds Wildland FLORIDA EXOTIC PEST PLANT COUNCIL – www.fleppc.org Officers Editorial Brazilian Pepper Karen Brown Jim Cuda Jim Burney, Chair University of Florida Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc. Education Entomology Department 561/845-5525 Leesa Souto 352/392-1901 Ext. 126 Wildland Weeds WildlandPRING WeedsOLUME UMBER [email protected] Stormwater Management S 2005, V 8, N 2 [email protected] Academy Dianne Owen, Secretary 321/722-2123 Carrotwood Florida Atlantic University [email protected] Chris Lockhart Table of Contents 954-236-1085 [email protected] FNGA/FLEPPC Liaison Dioscorea 4 Editor’s Note Doria Gordon Mike Bodle Kristina Kay Serbesoff-King, University of Florida Treasurer Grasses 5 Letter to the Editor The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy Greg MacDonald by Dennis Teague 352/392-5949 561-744-6668 University of Florida [email protected] [email protected] Agronomy Department 6 Snakes, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails: -and- 352/392-1811 Ext. 228 Lygodium with Teeth, by Amy Ferriter Karen Brown, Editor JB Miller [email protected] University of Florida St. Johns River Water Exotic South American Snail Occurs in Florida Waters Lygodium Center for Aquatic Management District Amy Ferriter/Tom Fucigna Evil Weevils, by Heidi Aspen Rhoades & Invasive Plants [email protected] 352/392-1799 Skunkvine Legislative 11 The Power of Partnerships – Island Style [email protected] Brian Nelson Matthew King by Alison Higgins Mike Bodle, SWFWMD Local Arrangements Immediate Past Chair Brooksville, FL 34609-6899 Mike Bodle 15 In Memorium: Mark Conrad Zeller South Florida Water 352/796-7211 Management District Membership [email protected] by Greg Jubinsky and Drew Leslie 561/682-6132 Katy Roberts Chinese Tallow [email protected] 727/726-1455 Drew Leslie 17 Cogongrass: An Increasing Threat to South Georgia [email protected] Directors Melaleuca by Christopher Evans Merchandise Francois Laroche Roger Clark (1st year) 21 Internodes Tony Pernas South Florida Water Lee County Parks & Recreation Florida Caribbean Exotic Management District 239/461-7453 Plant Management Team 561/682-6193 [email protected] South Florida Ecosystem Office [email protected] The mission of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council is to Drew Leslie (1st year) 305/224-4246 support the management of invasive exotic plants in Florida’s Florida DEP Bureau of Invasive [email protected] Plant Management SOUTHEAST EXOTIC natural areas by providing a forum for the exchange of scientific, Nominations 850/245-2822 PEST PLANT COUNCIL Mike Bodle educational and technical information. [email protected] www.se-eppc.org Outreach Cressida Silvers (1st year) Officers Tom Fucigna USDA/ARS President CZR Inc. An exotic plant has been introduced to Florida, either purposefully or accidentally, 954/475-0541 ext. 144 Brian Bowen 561/747-7455 [email protected] Tennessee Dept Environment from a natural range outside of Florida. A naturalized exotic plant is one that [email protected] and Conservation sustains itself outside of cultivation (it is still exotic; it has not “become” native). Jim Duquesnel (1st year) Plant List Division of Natural Heritage Florida Park Service An invasive exotic plant not only has become naturalized, but it is expanding its Kathy Craddock Burks 615/532-0436 305/451-1226 Florida Natural Areas [email protected] range in Florida plant communities. [email protected] Inventory Vice President Wildland Weeds (ISSN 1524-9786) is published quarterly by the Florida Exotic Robert Egan (2nd year) 850/224-8207 Ext. 210 Joyce Bender Habitat Restoration Resources Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) and the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council [email protected] Kentucky State Nature 239/574-8173 (SE-EPPC) to provide a focus for the issues and for information on exotic pest Program Chair Preserves Commission [email protected] Daniel Clark 502/573-2886 plant biology, distribution and control. Amy Ferriter (2nd year) Florida/Caribbean Exotic Plant [email protected] South Florida Water Management Team Secretary Management District 340/693-8950 x 231 Kristen Gounaris Allen Direct all editorial and Direct address changes to: 561/687-6097 [email protected] Richmond National advertising inquiries to: Jackie Smith [email protected] Research Battlefield Park Karen Brown, Editor DEP - Invasive Plant Management Matthew King (2nd year) John Volin 804/795-5019 Wildland Weeds 9737 Gumbo Limbo Lane Palm Beach County Florida Atlantic University [email protected] 7922 NW 71st Street Jensen Beach, FL 34957 561/233-2400 954/236-1115 Treasurer Gainesville, FL 32653 561/722-2479 [email protected] [email protected] Tony Pernas, Florida EPPC 352/392-1799; FAX 352/392-3462 [email protected] Chris Lockhart (2nd year) Training SE-EPPC Chapters and [email protected] Habitat Specialists, Inc. Jim Duquesnel Regional Organizations: 561/738-1179 Editorial Committee: Vendors Alabama [email protected] Scott Ditmarsen Florida Mike Bodle Committee Chairs Dow AgroSciences Georgia Kathy Craddock Burks By-laws 813/866-7090 Kentucky Jim Cuda Dennis Giardina [email protected] Mid-Atlantic Tom Fucigna Mississippi Design by JS Design Studio. 941/657-7637 Webmaster Ken Langeland New England Printing by StorterChilds, [email protected] Tony Pernas North Carolina Gainesville, FL. CAST Representative Work Groups South Carolina Dennis Giardina Australian Pine Tennessee Ken Langeland (alternate) Robert Egan USDA-Forest Service On the Cover: Not all exotic pests are weeds. Here, a Burmese python loses a battle with an American alligator in the Florida The Exotic Pest Plant Council has not tested any of the products advertised or referred to in this publication, nor has it verified any of the statements made in any of the advertisements or articles. The Council does Everglades National Park. Photo by Mike Mercier. Visit his wildlife not warrant, expressly or implied, the fitness of any product advertised or the suitability of any advice or photography website at http://www.wildphotoguy.com/photoshoot.htm statements contained herein. WILDLAND WEEDS 3 editor’s note Dear Readers, Allow me to introduce you to the FLEPPC Officers and Board of Directors. Although we’re all posted on the masthead of each issue, that doesn’t tell you much about the expert group of folks who serve voluntarily as your council representatives. In the next issue, I’ll introduce you to the Chairs of the Committees and Work Groups. All of us will be at the 20th Annual FLEPPC Symposium in Key West on May 9-11. Please be there—we’d love to meet you personally. Karen Brown, Editor Meet the FLEPPC Officers and Board of Directors Officers Jim Burney is the Chairman of the Board. He has a Karen Brown, the editor, has a Master’s degree in Master’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Library and Information Science from the University University of Central Florida and is certified as a of South Florida. She is a Coordinator of Educational Professional Wetland Scientist by the Society of Media/ Communications at the University of Florida’s Wetland Scientists. He is president of Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc. IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Dianne Owen is the Secretary. She received her Mike Bodle is the Immediate Past Chair. He is a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Senior Environmental Scientist at the South Florida Lausanne in Switzerland in 1983. She now works as Water Management District where he works in the a Research Associate in Biological Sciences at Vegetation Management Division of the Operations Florida Atlantic University. and Maintenance Department. Mike has a Master’s Degree in Biology from Notre Dame University. Kristina Serbesoff-King is the Treasurer. She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies from Florida International University, and is the Invasive Species Coordinator for the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Board of Directors Roger Clark works as Land Stewardship Manager Rob Egan is Vice President of Habitat Restoration for Lee County. He has a Bachelor of Science degree Resources, Inc. He attended the school of hard in Wildlife Biology from North Carolina State knocks and ‘specializes in really cool heavy University. machinery.’ Drew Leslie is a Biological Scientist at the Florida Amy Ferriter received her Master’s degree in Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Geography from Florida Atlantic University in Invasive Plant Management. He has a Master of 1993. She is a Senior Environmental Scientist at the Science degree in Ichthyology from Florida State South Florida Water Management District where University. Drew also plays guitar in the rock and roll band, The Weeds. she works in the Vegetation Management Division of the Operations and Maintenance Department. Cressida Silvers earned a Master’s degree in Entomology from the University of California, Matthew King is an Environmental Program Riverside in 2000. She is the Project Coordinator of Supervisor at Palm Beach County Department of TAME Melaleuca for USDA-ARS. Environmental Resources Management. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science from Florida Jim Duquesnel is a Biological Scientist with the State University. He also is a Certified Arborist with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. International Society of Arboriculture. He is a park biologist at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Chris Lockhart has a Master’s degree in Biological Hammock Botanical State Park. Jim has a Bachelor of Science Sciences from Florida Atlantic University, with an degree in Marine Science from Richard Stockton College. emphasis in Botany. She is president of Habitat Specialists, Inc., and is the Lygodium Specialist for the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI). 4 SPRING 2005 letter to the editor Japanese Climbing Fern Found in Pine Straw Bales Dear Editor, pine straw distributors might be in order.
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