1. California State Parks: Leaders in Stewardship & Invasive Plant Management Doug Johnson, Executive Director California Invasive Plant Council www.cal-ipc.org

2. Who is Cal-IPC?

4. Cal-IPC Inventory 210 species listed …plus “watch list” …plus “watch list”

5. International crisis UN Convention on Biological Diversity: “…prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate those alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species…

6. Interagency effort California’s Strategic Framework on Invasive Species (2012)

7. Landscape-level Strategy Cal State Parks working on regional prioritization with National Park Service, US Forest Service, Dept. of Defense, US Fish & Wildife Service…

8. Data for Decision Support

9. Early Detection Finding new weed populations before they spread. State Parks is developing ID guides.

10. Prevention Horticulture is a top pathway for spread. PlantRight partners work to reduce risk from landscape plants.

11. Best Practices BMPs to avoid spread. Also one for roads and utilities. 16 countries, 30 states!

12. Climate adaptation Key to reduce other stressors, like invasives. Cal-IPC project to protect Sierra meadows.

13. Role of State Parks Leaders and partners in landscape-level stewardship

14. Contact Cal-IPC: www.cal-ipc.org Doug Johnson: dwjohnson@cal-ipc.org