Interstate Early Detection and Rapid Response

Finding and Responding to Invasive Species

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Project Meetings and Workshops

A convening of regional aquatic invasive species partners will be held May 12 – 14, 2026 at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.

Meeting agenda (Part 1)
Meeting agenda (Part 2)
Meeting summary
Meeting product: Best practice guidance for early detection of invasive aquatic plants in inland lakes
Presentations:
- Agency perspectives and regional surveillance projects
  - Wisconsin, Maureen Kalscheur, WI DNR
  - Minnesota, Wendy Crowell, MN DNR
  - Starry Trek, Megan Weber, MAISRC
  - Michigan, Billy Keiper, EGLE; Erick Elgin & Jeremy Hartsock, Michigan State Univ Extension
  - Quebec, Marie-Ève Tousignant, MELCCFP
  - New York, Lindsay Yoder, NYSDEC
  - Ohio, Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
  - NFWF & Great Lakes Ports, Andrew Tucker & Lindsay Chadderton, The Nature Conservancy
- Remote sensing applications
  - Overview of remote sensing for early detection, Margaret Kalacska, McGill University
  - Remote sensing: Case study #1, Amanda Grimm, Great Lakes Commission
  - Remote sensing: Case study # 2, Cass Stabler, Elizabeth Miller & Tricia Workman, Parks Canada Agency
- eDNA surveillance for aquatic plants
  - Overview and perspectives, Chris Wilson & Stephanie Coghlan, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
  - eDNA metabarcoding to characterize plant communities in Michigan’s inland lakes, Kim Scribner & John Robinson, Michigan State University