3. SE-EPPC’s Invasive Plant Mapping Program - Update Chris Evans & Chuck Bargeron University of Georgia – Bugwood Network

4. EDDMapS  Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System

5. Training Session  Today  3:15 – 5:00  Room L EDDR/Mapping Session  Tomorrow  9:00 – 12:00  Room L

6. Addressing Needs Using EDDMaps 1.Distribution of Invasive Plants Across the South 2.Electronic Early Detection System to Allow for More Rapid Responses 3.Large Scale Cooperative Management of New Invasive Species

7. Distribution of Invasive Plants in the South  Enter data  View data  Download data

9. Data Sharing Partners

10. Current Data - Statistics  78,000 records  8,000 point records  460 plants

11. Current Data – Collections  Herbarium records from Alabama Universities  Auburn  Troy  Jacksonville State  USFS-FIA  Tennessee Natural Areas Program  NBII-SAIN and SAVEM

12. Southeast County Maps

14. State County Maps

15. Point Maps – Google Maps

16. Point Maps – Yahoo Maps

17. Data Access Features

18. Data Downloads

21. County – Lists

24. Data Entry

26. Training Session  3 in Alabama  Huntsville  Montgomery  Mobile  One this afternoon  One planned for Chattanooga in June  One planned at FL-EPPC Annual Meeting  Online Material

27. Training Material

28. Electronic Early Detection System  Each state has a designated reviewer  Responsible for verifying all data entered in that state  Responsible for notifying the appropriate people when a EDRR species is reported  Each state can designate EDRR species that automatically are flagged  Email sent to designated persons within the state when a EDRR species is reported  State EDRR Committees

32. Electronic Early Detection System  State designated EDRR list vs. SE-wide list  State list allows for more specificity  Species that are common in one state may be a EDRR species in another  Example garlic mustard  Common in TN and KY  EDRR species in GA and AL

33. Large Scale Cooperative Management of New Invasive Species  Cogongrass in Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana  Japanese Knotweed in North Carolina

34. Cogongrass Management  Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina are the “leading edges” of cogongrass’ range  All states have a taskforce setup to deal with cogongrass  All states are housing their distribution data in EDDMapS

36. Cogongrass Management

38. Japanese Knotweed Management  NC-EPPC members are working to place Japanese Knotweed on the state’s noxious weed list  Compiling records of occurrences across the state  Herbarium records  Observations  Using EDDMapS to store and display all of this data  191 records in 38 counties

39. Japanese Knotweed Management

42. EDDMapS  1 year and going strong  Further compilation of collection data  Additional training sessions  Applied for Pulling Together Grant  Looking for other funding opportunities  Need for collaboration between all of the mapping projects underway