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Be An Educator Not an Agitator! Plant and Pesticide Information Sources

Be An Educator Not an Agitator! Plant and Pesticide Information Sources Stacia Hetrick 1 , Karen Brown 2 and Kate Wilson 2 Guest Appearances by: Mike Bodle 3 and Brett Bultemeier 2 1 UF/IFAS Osceola County Extension 2 UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

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Be An Educator Not an Agitator! Plant and Pesticide Information Sources

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  1. Be An Educator Not an Agitator! Plant and Pesticide Information Sources Stacia Hetrick1, Karen Brown2 and Kate Wilson2 Guest Appearances by: Mike Bodle3 and Brett Bultemeier2 1UF/IFAS Osceola County Extension 2UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants 3 South Florida Water Management District 2010 FAPMS

  2. Worst Case Scenario

  3. University of Florida – IFAS • Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) • Goal: To develop environmentally sound techniques for the management of aquatic and natural area weed species • Research • Teaching • Extension

  4. aquatic and invasive plant researchers academic industry graduate students agency managers natural resource / field personnel county Extension agents park biologists general public Who do we serve?

  5. CAIP Information Office http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu • Plant Information & Images • APIRS database / library • Educational tools • Website portals • Plant Management in Florida Waters • Invasive Plant Education Initiative • Invasive Plant Education in Florida Parks

  6. 108 plant ID videos online (aquatics & upland) • Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida • Educational products, photographs and information • on hundreds of plant species and much more

  7. CAIP primary website has three supplementary portals:

  8. Since 2004 ~ a guide to plant management in Florida waters

  9. Subjects include: • biological control • chemical control • mechanical control • utilization • distribution • biology • ecology of aquatic plants • and more …

  10. written for the non-scientific community (helpful to anyone)

  11. accurate and trusted source of information • covers more than 400 major/minor subjects

  12. Sample topics:

  13. Applicator Help

  14. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide • Can be useful to: • applicators • teachers, students & homeowners • managers and field personnel who can refer concerned citizens to the guide with free webcards

  15. Photomurals • Native Freshwater Plants (Part 1 and 2) • Invasive Non-Native Plants (Part 1 and 2) 2nd edition

  16. Laminated “pocket guides”

  17. Plant ID Decks (field guides) • Invasive & Non-native Plants Recognition Cards • Aquatic Plant Identification Deck • Grasses, Sedges and Rushes ID Deck

  18. 20 educational DVD programs: may be borrowed or purchased

  19. Aquatic Plant Management DVD Series: iincludes • Aquatic Plant Control Applicator • Training, Parts 1 & 2, adapted from • IFAS Training Manual SM-3 • How to Determine Areas and Amount of Aquatic Herbicide to Use • Calibration: A Field Approach • Maintenance Control

  20. Aquatic Plant ID Series • 4 DVDs • Floating and Floating-leaved Plants • Emersed Plants • Submersed Plants • Grasses, Sedges and Rushes includes

  21. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/ Webcards are available at the CAIP booth Please, take a handful! Keep them in your truck, shirtpocket, wallet …

  22. Additional Resources

  23. EPA

  24. UF/IFAS County Extension Offices

  25. FWC Invasive Plant Management

  26. Osceola County H&H Project

  27. UF Pesticide Information Website

  28. Labels

  29. CDMS

  30. Chemical Reps Aquatic Herbicide

  31. A Better Scenario

  32. If you’re having a day like this…

  33. Hand ‘em a webcard…

  34. …and your day might turn out like this!

  35. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/ Webcards are available at the CAIP booth Please, take a handful! Keep them in your truck, shirtpocket, wallet …

  36. Help us help you….

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