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California Invasive Plant Council

California Invasive Plant Council. Who is Cal-IPC?. Land managers, researchers, and volunteers working together to protect California from invasive plants. Land managers, researchers, and volunteers working together to protect California from invasive plants. Cal-IPC Statistics.

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California Invasive Plant Council

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  1. California Invasive Plant Council

  2. Who is Cal-IPC? Land managers, researchers, and volunteers working together to protect California from invasive plants. Land managers, researchers, and volunteers working together to protect California from invasive plants.

  3. Cal-IPC Statistics • Nonprofit status in 1992. • 1,000 dues-paying members. • 4 paid staff. • Budget of $400K/yr.

  4. Cal-IPC Events & Resources • Annual Symposium, Field Courses, and Advocacy Day at the Capitol. • Books, reports, brochures, website, newsletter,.

  5. Cal-IPC Nursery Partnership • PlantRight presentations to Garden Clubs • Research on cultivar safety • Screening tools

  6. Cal-IPC Advocacy GOALS: • Secure steady state WMA funding • Create a state agency council • Engage in national partnerships

  7. Cal-IPC Risk Assessment • Predicting spread with climate models. • Watch lists to support regional EDRR.

  8. Cal-IPC Statewide Mapping • Arundo donax in riparian areas. • Aerial imagery and groundtruthing with tablet PCs. • Calculating total impacts.

  9. Cal-IPC Field Courses • Control • Biology & ID • Mapping • Revegetation with discounted rate for restoration vols…

  10. Cal-IPC Symposium • 17th annual • 300-400 attendees • 2 days + trips • Student contests

  11. Cal-IPC Student Chapter • Tables events • Networking

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