Interstate Early Detection and Rapid Response

Finding and Responding to Invasive Species

Project Meetings and Workshops

Invasive Aquatic Plant Surveillance Best Practices Workshop

Meeting agenda (Part 1)
Meeting agenda (Part 2)
Meeting summary
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