SE-EPPC’s Invasive Plant Mapping Program - Update Chris Evans & Chuck Bargeron University of Georgia – Bugwood Network

EDDMapS  Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System

Training Session  Today  3:15 – 5:00  Room L EDDR/Mapping Session  Tomorrow  9:00 – 12:00  Room L

Addressing Needs Using EDDMaps 1.Distribution of Invasive Plants Across the South 2.Electronic Early Detection System to Allow for More Rapid Responses 3.Large Scale Cooperative Management of New Invasive Species

Distribution of Invasive Plants in the South  Enter data  View data  Download data

Data Sharing Partners

Current Data - Statistics  78,000 records  8,000 point records  460 plants

Current Data – Collections  Herbarium records from Alabama Universities  Auburn  Troy  Jacksonville State  USFS-FIA  Tennessee Natural Areas Program  NBII-SAIN and SAVEM

Southeast County Maps

State County Maps

Point Maps – Google Maps

Point Maps – Yahoo Maps

Data Access Features

Data Downloads

County – Lists

Data Entry

Training Session  3 in Alabama  Huntsville  Montgomery  Mobile  One this afternoon  One planned for Chattanooga in June  One planned at FL-EPPC Annual Meeting  Online Material

Training Material

Electronic Early Detection System  Each state has a designated reviewer  Responsible for verifying all data entered in that state  Responsible for notifying the appropriate people when a EDRR species is reported  Each state can designate EDRR species that automatically are flagged  sent to designated persons within the state when a EDRR species is reported  State EDRR Committees

Electronic Early Detection System  State designated EDRR list vs. SE-wide list  State list allows for more specificity  Species that are common in one state may be a EDRR species in another  Example garlic mustard  Common in TN and KY  EDRR species in GA and AL

Large Scale Cooperative Management of New Invasive Species  Cogongrass in Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana  Japanese Knotweed in North Carolina

Cogongrass Management  Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina are the “leading edges” of cogongrass’ range  All states have a taskforce setup to deal with cogongrass  All states are housing their distribution data in EDDMapS

Cogongrass Management

Japanese Knotweed Management  NC-EPPC members are working to place Japanese Knotweed on the state’s noxious weed list  Compiling records of occurrences across the state  Herbarium records  Observations  Using EDDMapS to store and display all of this data  191 records in 38 counties

Japanese Knotweed Management

EDDMapS  1 year and going strong  Further compilation of collection data  Additional training sessions  Applied for Pulling Together Grant  Looking for other funding opportunities  Need for collaboration between all of the mapping projects underway