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R8 Strategy for Non-Native Invasive Species

This strategy aims to reduce the impact of non-native invasive species, specifically Mimosa, in the National Forests of Alabama. It includes elements such as prevention, early detection, control, restoration, partnerships, research, and education.

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R8 Strategy for Non-Native Invasive Species

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  1. R8 StrategyforNon-Native Invasive Species Mimosa, Introduced from Asia And Implementation on the National Forests in Alabama

  2. Non-Native Invasive Examples • Hemlock wooly adelgid • Chestnut Blight • Dutch Elm Disease • Kudzu • Cogongrass • Fire Ants • Asian Clams Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Asia (Photo courtesy of APHIS)

  3. Goal Reduce, minimize or eliminate the potential for introduction, establishment, spread and impact of Non-Native Invasive Species (NNIS) across all landscapes and ownerships Chinese Wysteria, Asia (Photo R.Stewart)

  4. Program Elements • Leadership & Coordination • Current Status & Trends • Prevention • Early Detection & Rapid Response • Control & Management • Restoration • Partnerships & Cooperation • Research • Information & Education Japanese Honeysuckle, Japan (Photo R.Stewart)

  5. Leadership and Authority • Executive Order 13112 • Chief’s 4 Threats • National NNIS Council • Designated Regional Task Force (Steve Rickerson, chair) • Designated Forest Coordinator (Rhonda Stewart) Buttercups in field. Introduced from Europe (Photo R.Stewart)

  6. Current Status and Trends • List existing and potential occurrences • Prioritize species • Identify information gaps • Provide information & technology transfer between: • National Forest systems • Research • State & Private Current Distribution of Zebra Mussel, from Caspian Sea

  7. NF in Alabama Current Status • Top 25 NNIS threats • Forest List of all known non-natives • Sites mapped/GIS • 3 signed NEPA decisions, 3 pending • Public support for treatment Kudzu, Asia (Photo R.Stewart)

  8. Prevention • Identify preventive measures • Implement prevention using: • multi-funding • partnerships • Utilize existing preventive measures • Explore new ways to clean equipment Plants growing on a transport (Photo R.Stewart)

  9. NF in Alabama Prevention • Enforce equipment cleaning measures • Use of NNIS plants field guide (J.Miller) • Work with cooperators to prevent introduction • Stop planting NNIS plants Chinese Tallow Tree in foodplot (Photo R.Stewart)

  10. Early Detection and Response • Provide training in: • identification • reporting • management • Collaborate with partners • Prioritize needs based on: • threats to ecosystems • high probability of occurrence Cogongrass, SE Asia, Introduced early 1900s

  11. NF in Alabama Early Response • Hit in establishment phase (delayed reaction costs $) • If left unchecked, soon beyond control • Training • Reporting all sites • Hosted field test for National NNIS database Establishment of New Species (Graph courtesy of UC Davis)

  12. Control and Management • Use all appropriate tools: • Biological • Chemical • Physical • Cultural • Use combinations Herbicide Application to Reed Canary Grass (USDA)

  13. NF in Alabama Management • Herbicide (foliar & backpack spray, cutstem) • Fire • Mechanical (disc, blading, mulching, mowing) • Handtool (weedeating, grubbing, handpulling) • Multiple years • Multiple stressors • Fall focus Treatment of NNIS plants and sites (Photos E.Stewart, R.Stewart)

  14. Restoration • Identify and provide sources of native seed or plants • Authorize temporary use of annual non-invasive plants • Rehabilitate, if necessary, to prevent re-infestation by NNIS Native grass (USDA)

  15. NF in Alabama Restoration • Multiple restoration projects • Incorporate NNIS into ongoing & new projects • Member of ecosystem understory group • Work with local nurseries to develop reliable native plant materials sources Restoration Mountain Longleaf Understory (Photo R.Stewart)

  16. Partnerships and Cooperation • Explore use of Wyden Amendment • Emphasize partnerships • Treat shared infestations on mixed ownerships • Develop rapid response plans to span jurisdictional boundaries Feral Hogs, Europe (Photo courtesy ODWC)

  17. NF in Alabama - Partners • Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources • Treasure Forest • State Lands • The Nature Conservancy • Shift to natives • Recognize adverse affects of NNIS Fire Ant, South America, Introduced 1918 Northern Snakehead Fish, China, Introduced 1977

  18. Research • Monitor effectiveness of control methods • Research alternative treatments and/or treatment combinations • Provide latest information on NNIS identification & spread Asian Longhorned Beetle, China (APHIS)

  19. Information and Education • Provide information to agency and public on use of NNIS and alternatives • Develop and maintain R8 NNIS website and knowledge pages • NFAL member of Alabama Council • Schools and presentations Crimson clover, Children search for aquatic NNIS (Photos R.Stewart)

  20. Call to Arms • Action needed • Innovative treatments may be required • Maximize public and partner support • Result in win-win scenarios Africanized Honey Bee

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