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Healthy Habitat’s Coalition

Healthy Habitat’s Coalition. Invasive Species Control Proposal November 16, 2011. Loss of wildlife and fish from impaired ecosystem health and diversity : * Harmful effects on endangered species populations. * Reduced wildlife habitat and food sources.

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Healthy Habitat’s Coalition

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  1. Healthy Habitat’s Coalition Invasive Species Control Proposal November 16, 2011

  2. Loss of wildlife and fish from impaired ecosystem health and diversity: * Harmful effects on endangered species populations. * Reduced wildlife habitat and food sources. * Soil erosion with diminished water quality and quantity. Loss of commerce opportunities due to excessive Federal regulation. Reduced agricultural yield & quality in forage and crop production. Reduced livestock health with increased mortality and cost. Reduced land values, recreational opportunities and tax revenues. Increased wildfire, flood events and energy disruption. Declining public health from pest outbreaks and disease transmission. It’s About the Economic and Environmental Harm 2

  3. Troubling Trends: At the Fed level, obligation is short of goal: 1. We estimate about 7% of designated funding goes to direct“on-the-ground” control to reduce infested acres. 2. Managing stagnant budgets against a rapid pest expansion. 3. Encumbered by litigation threats & NEPA interpretation. At the State level, control is curtailed by: 1. Limited legal structure within the invasive species law. 2. Capacity to control ~126M infested acres from 16 key weeds. 3. Short on regional orchestration regarding pest conduits. …harms water, agriculture, wildlife and people.

  4. NEPA, NPDES, EDS, EAJA …all derailers…

  5. Southern Invasive Assessment • 200,359,000 forested acres • Infested Acres Covered (9%) by Nonnative Invasive Plants in Southern Forests. • Compiled by J.H. Miller and E.B. Chambliss, • USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, • Auburn, Alabama

  6. Invasive Plant1 Control Assessment • * Federal agencies manage over 650M acres. • 1 Note: Annual population spread rate is estimated at 12% annually • (Duncan et al. 2005). • * DOD estimated 6

  7. Federal Infested Acres – Progression (Estimated 12% Annual Increase) • 2009 47,877,904 acres (reduced by1.603M acres controlled) • 2010 53,623,252 acres • 2011 58,266,042 acres • 2012 63,465,967 acres • 2013 69,289,883 acres • 2014 75,812,669 acres • 2015 83,113,928 acres • 2019100,464,416 acres * Double the acres infested! 7

  8. Reported FY09 NISC Budget ($1.563B) Source: NISC 8

  9. HHC calculated On-the-Ground Impacts What is the designated purpose? Source: NISC FY09 $1.563B 9

  10. HHC On-The-Ground CalculationsWhere did the money go? 1. EDRR at an “average cost per acre” = $1000/acre (mapping/monitoring) $291,900,000 ÷ $1000/acre = 291,900 “acres treated” * 18.7% of $1.563B budget 2. Restoration at an average cost per acre = $300/acre $50,520,000 ÷ $300/acre = 168,400 acres restored * 3.2% of $1.563B budget > Therefore, HHC concludes: 1,143,505 acres are left for direct control + 291,900 acres were EDRR treated. + 168,400 acres were Restored. 3. Control at an average cost per acre with a herbicide is $100/acre 1,143,505 acres treated x $100/acre = $114,350,500 * 7.3% of $1.563B budget. * Combined, this equals: 1,603,805 total acres treated (controlled) by Feds. 10

  11. Question: A budget redirection can decrease invasive species harm to our natural resources.

  12. HHC Proposed IS Budget ($1.647B)(Add State Redirect to treat 7.7M acres) 12

  13. HHC Reduction Plan for Infested Acres 2009 49,481,709 acres (Annually treat 7.7M acres) 2010 47,877,904 acres 2011 44,999,252 acres 2012 41,775,162 acres 2013 38,164,181 acres 2014 34,119,883 acres 2015 29,590,269 acres 2019 5,343,936 acres (89% reduction) 13

  14. Budget Redirection Summary ASK 1: Improve the Federal control obligation. • Increase on-the-ground control from present unknown use. • Budget moves up 5% to $1,647B • Jobs, product and service are improved gains. ASK 2: Infuse the States with Federal money at 25 cents/acre. • Redirect $163M to cost share budgets to states. • State prioritization is a critical need. • Capacity is improved with a borderless approach. 14

  15. ASK 3:The FwHA should authorize $300 per every center line mile of state highway annually. * Money passes to each state DOT Maintenance Section. * Improve control, EDRR, prevention or education. ASK 4:Each state should develop an invasive species plan with a solid law in collaboration with the appropriate federal agencies. * See Idaho & Washington laws. ASK 5:States should work in regional/national concert to educate the public via media tactics. *Cooperation is essential to reduce redundancy.

  16. ASK 6:Improve control & management of the dispersal corridors conveying invasive species. ASK 7:Enforce theFederal Noxious Weed Act (Section 2814) passed in 1991.

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