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Greetings from the Sunshine State!

FLEPPC. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Greetings from the Sunshine State!. NAEPPC Conference October 2008 Nashville, TN. NAEPPC Conference October 2008 Nashville, TN. FLEPPC. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

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Greetings from the Sunshine State!

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  1. FLEPPC Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Greetings from the Sunshine State! NAEPPC Conference October 2008 Nashville, TN

  2. NAEPPC Conference October 2008 Nashville, TN FLEPPC Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Board of Directors from: • universities • federal agencies • county agencies • state agencies • non-profit groups • botanic gardens • private companies

  3. Invasive plant management plans: • Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) • Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) • Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) • Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) • Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) • Lather leaf (Colubrina asiatica)

  4. Management Plans - comprehensive guides including species biology, distribution, ecology, economic impact, management strategies, and case studies. “. . . Thank you for referring me to this Management Plan. It is the best single source for info on the peppers [Brazilian pepper tree]. You have helped us a lot! . . .” --FLEPPC member, 2008

  5. Outreach Committee The FLEPPC booth was displayed at venues attracting >20,000 visitors last year, including: • Great Air Potato Roundup • Florida Native Plant Society meeting • Audubon Society meeting • Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers Show • Kanapaha Botanic Garden’s • Spring Garden Festival

  6. FLEPPC 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species • The standard reference for species management in Florida • FLEPPC Plant list committee composed of 16 botanists • Plant list updated every two years

  7. FLEPPC Database of Exotic Pest Plants > 6,000 sight records of infestations in public lands and waters > 360 species recorded

  8. FLEPPC Invasive Plant Research Grant Program 2008 GRANTS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS University of South Florida “Investigating the role of enemy release in invasion by Eugenia uniflora . . . ” University of Central Florida “Recruitment, growth and survival of the exotic Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius, at restored mosquito impoundments . . .” University of Florida “Ecosystem-level consequences of the invasion and management of Melaleuca quinquenervia” “Integrated Pest Management for Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum)”

  9. Kathy Craddock Burks Education and Outreach Grant program $5,000 annually awarded for education and outreach programs such as: • displays • brochures • outreach events • signage • school programs

  10. Quarterly newsletter List server

  11. Task forces • Australian pine • Brazilian pepper • Carrotwood • Air potato • Grasses • Climbing fern • Skunkvine • Chinese tallow • Melaleuca Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) invading a cypress dome. photo by Tabitha Biehl

  12. Membership = 340 Board of Directors = 13 Committees = 18 Task Forces = 9

  13. FLEPPC website www.fleppc.org

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