Nancy Loewenstein Chair - NAIPC

1. Nancy Loewenstein Chair - NAIPC

2. National Association of Invasive Plant Councils • A coalition of state and regional Exotic Pest Plant Councils (EPPCs) and Invasive Plant Councils (IPCs) representing professional natural resource managers, scientists and others with an interest in invasive plant management. • Promoting effective management of invasive plants in natural areas and wildlands http://www.na-ipc.org/

3. History • Established in 1995, MOU between the first four Exotic Pest Plant Councils … • FL-EPPC, Cal-IPC, TN-EPPC, PNW-EPPC • Some problems are national in scope and better addressed by a national organization; strength in numbers and organization • Current membership consists of 19 IPCs and EPPCs who share primary mission of addressing issues of invasive plants in natural areas. • Open to all non-profit organizations with this primary mission • Governed by a board of directors consisting of the presidents and chairs of the member councils. • Name changed from NAEPPC to NAIPC in 2014.

4. State Councils Alabama Invasive Plant Council California Invasive Plant Council Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Force North Carolina Invasive Plant Council Ohio Invasive Plant Council Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council Tennessee Invasive Plant Council Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin Regional Councils Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Midwest Invasive Plant Council Northern Rockies Invasive Plant Council Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Southwest Vegetation Management Association

5. NAIPC Goals • To facilitate communication between councils, especially regarding invasive plant issues and policies of national importance • To communicate and represent the interests of councils on these issues and policies • To support the formation and growth of IPCs/EPPCs, and to provide a forum for all to share in and benefit from the information generated by each council and this association; • To provide support for the implementation of national invasive species initiatives and other activities of national importance.

6. IPCandEPPC Priorities • Developing and maintaining state invasive plant lists • Conferences and Workdays • Public Outreach (websites, newsletters, brochures, bulletins) • Mapping and EDRR (EDDMapS) • Grants supporting local research and outreach efforts and graduate students (travel grants, awards at conferences) • CWMA/CISMA development and support • Advocacy • Conduit between stakeholders (academia, green industry, natural resource professionals, local, State and Federal agencies, landowners)

7. Invasive Plant Listing • Most IPCs and EPPCs maintain and periodically update invasive plant lists … little consistency though • NAIPC was involved with an effort to develop a national standard for plant listing through ASTM • Evolved into …. Checklist for Invasive Plant Listing by State and Regional Invasive Plant Councils • Goal of checklist is to ensure that listing is done with: • highest standards for scientific rigor and ecological expertise • transparent procedures and clear documentation • opportunity for public review • consistent, objective methodology to assure comparability across lists

8. NAIPC Webinars

9. CWMA Support and Development

10. Facebook Page

11. 2017 Executive Board Chair- Nancy Loewenstein Vice Chair – Sherry Williams Secretary – Karan Rawlins Treasurer – Doug Johnson Member at Large – Chuck Bargeron Member at Large – Alix Rogstad Member at Large – Jil Swearingen