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Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team The State of New Jersey Invasives Species 2019 Strike Team Conference Presented by Michael Van Clef, Strike Team Program Director FoHVOS / Strike Team Staff Lisa Wolff, FoHVOS Executive Director Mike Van Clef, FoHVOS Stewardship Director & Strike Team Program Director Michael Bellaus, Land Steward Beth Craighead, Senior Land Steward Tyler Christensen, Land Steward Logan Horvath, Program Manager Adam Korwin, IT Technician Brian Kubin, Land Steward Leslie Kuchinski, Operations Manager Gemma Milly, Land Steward Margaret Spencer, Office Assistant and Strike Team Coordinator Steering Committee John Cecil, New Jersey Audubon Emile DeVito, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Keri Green, New Jersey Highlands Council Ken Klipstein, New Jersey Water Supply Authority Technical Advisory Committee Thom Almendinger, Duke Farms Michele Bakacs, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Kerry Barringer, Flora of North America Association Jeanette Bowers-Altman, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife Chris Doyle, Solitude Lake Management Art Gover, The Pennsylvania State University Rachel Mackow, Wild Ridge Plants Mark Mayer, NJ Department of Agriculture Shanna Madsen, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife Christopher Smith, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife Robert Somes, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife Carole Stanko, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife Results! Since Inception in 2008 Acres Searched 750,000 Populations Detected 12,000 Eradications Completed 2,100 Important broken record stuff… 35% of sites have NO emerging species Plus, 45% of sites have <10 populations Results! 2018 Early Detection / Rapid Response 1,000 acres searched, 380 populations detected, 205 populations eradicated & 68 populations initiated Outreach and Training Annual conference, 14 educational presentations, 2 training sessions and 6 tabling events reaching over 1,100 people The Stewardship Effort Hierarchy 1) Deer, Deer, Deer → deer 2) Invasives Emerging Invasive Species Control / Eradication Stage 0, then Stage 1, etc. Invasives on High Conservation Value Lands Rare species habitat and old forests 3) Restore 2019 Target Species 145 species 101 plants + 44 “animals” More Numbers… • 145 Target Species (down by 4) -Stage 0 = 62 (down by 9) -Stage 1 = 40 (up by 5) -Stage 2 = 29 (up by 1) -Stage 3 = 14 (down by 1) • 78 Widespread Species (up by 7) • 47 Watch Species (up by 6) Stage 0 Examples - Update Sickleweed and Japanese Spirea New Species Update East Asian Tick - Haemaphysalis longicornis Stage 0 → Stage 2 New Species Update Spotted Lanternfly Stage 1 → Stage 2 New Species New Zealand Mud Snail Stage 0 → Widespread soon?? Not new, but on the move? Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) Not Listed to Widespread Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronlis) Not Listed to Watch Biocontrol Update from Mark Mayer To learn more, see Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Google TAGPetitionAction.pdf Black Swallow-wort Pending permit to release in New Jersey Hypena opulenta (moth) Japanese Knotweed TAG approval, awaiting EPA, USFWS, USDA review Aphalara itadori (psyllid) Phragmites TAG petition for release – Long way off, but maybe? Two moth species Hydrilla control Update from Chris Doyle and Heather Desko Performed by NJ Water Supply Authority and Solitude Lake Management Kicked serious butt in the Delaware Canal Moving on to Manasquan Reservoir United States Forest Service Goals Develop 56 concise 10-Year Invasive Species Management Plans Conservation Partners on 6 preserves (see below) Private Landowners on 50 parcels (25 so far) Implement Year 1 for each plan Eradicate 1,500 populations Heavy clearing on 55 acres Provide 6 professional workshops reaching 150 people How are we going to get all of this done??!! Over 12,500 hours of effort (ca. 9,000 staff and 3,500 volunteer) Partners Mercer County Parks – Baldpate Mountain Monmouth County Parks – Hartshorne Woods New Jersey Audubon – Cape May Point State Park New Jersey Conservation Foundation – Ashmum, Apshawa and Parker Preserves Sourland Conservancy – Private Landowners 50 Private Forest Landowners (20 Sourland, 30 elsewhere) Victoria Foundation Goals Develop 5 concise 10-Year Invasive Species Management Plans Conservation partners on 5 preserves (see below) Develop educational program for Newark high school students 320 hours of instruction time related to plant identification, stewardship and conservation careers Partners Hunterdon Land Trust – Saeger Preserve Mendham Township – Mosle Preserve Raritan Headwaters Association – Fox Hill Preserve Ridge and Valley Conservancy – Lightning Bug Hollow The Land Conservancy of New Jersey – West Brook Preserve United Parks as One & Trust for Public Land Franklin Parker Kudzu (you know, the one that should be eradicated ASAP!) Assisted treatment of kudzu on three properties Partners United States Fish & Wildlife Service New Jersey Audubon Contracts Morris County Parks Tourne, Pyramid Mountain, Lewis Morris Pushing back Japanese Aralia and Oriental Photinia Morristown National Historic Park Maintaining relatively clean areas Princeton Herrontown Woods and Mountain Lakes Pushing back Japanese Aralia (as ED/RR) and others Ridge & Valley Conservancy Pine Pond Preserve Pushing back Tree-of-Heaven Japanese Spirea ED/RR Expanded Outreach Efforts Educational Presentations Includes invasives, natives, deer and customized 14 held in 2018 15 scheduled in 2019 (so far) Tabling Events 6 held in 2018 6 scheduled in 2019 (so far) Training Sessions Includes ID and Control Methods 2 held in 2018 4 scheduled in 2019 (so far) ‘Local Strike Teams’ Friends of Great Swamp Watchung Reservation Hilltop Reservation ‘Emerging’ Groups Jackson Woods - Long Branch Others? “The lesson I take from more than a decade of volunteer and professional land stewardship is that remarkable progress is the predictable result of steady, low-technology land management.” - Jennifer Hillmer, Land Steward Upcoming Events Public Conference Sunday, June 2nd @ Great Swamp 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Speakers / Topics Use and benefits of native plant gardens Identification and treatment of invasive species Success stories from ‘Local Strike Team’ leaders Target Audience Volunteers and Volunteer Leaders General Public Potluck Social – Beat Them by Eating Them! October TBD Target Audience EVERYBODY! We thank our conference supporters!.
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