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GIST web site: A snapshot of the web site as it existed at the time of its defunding, in February 2009. Kindly hosted by the great folks at Invasive.org! This includes all the former content, including the image gallery! Element Stewardship Abstract library: A portion of the former GIST web site, this consists of the "ESAs", which are species management summaries. Kindly housed at the iMapInvasives web site. WIMS: This is where you can still find information about WIMS3 (Weeds Information Management System, v3.0). Kindly housed at the iMapInvasives web site. Invasipedia: This invasive species wiki has been relocated to the Invasive.org web site. It looks fabulous there! Remote Sensing Tutorial: The well-regarded tutorial on remote sensing, now housed at the domain of the (former) GIST web-sifu, Barry Rice. ...is part of The Nature Conservancy's response to abating the damage caused to native biodiversity by the human-facilitated introduction of non-native, harmful invasive species. This web site provides many resources designed to help all conservationists deal most effectively with invasive species. New Web Site Resources Recent Site Additions (less than about 6 months old) (January 2009) (February 2009) (January 2009) (January 2009)
Selected TNC Projects Nevada The Conservancy's efforts to remove invasive tamarisk along the Muddy River near Las Vegas appear to be improving habitat for breeding birds. Volunteers surveyed the river and discovered many bird species--including phainopeplas, Abert's towhees and lazuli buntings--breeding in the river corridor. Tamarisk poses great threats to the river and its banks, which are home to four native fish species, seven rare invertebrates and many rare birds. South Dakota The Conservancy and South Dakota State University, through the Prairie Coteau Habitat Partnership, began monitoring the effects of prescribed fire on habitat and forage quality in South Dakota's Prairie Coteau region. The information will be shared with landowners to demonstrate that keeping grasslands healthy through the use of prescribed fire can also have a positive economic effect by reducing expenses for weed control and improving cattle health. Most of the region's grasslands are privately owned, making landowner involvement in conservation vital. Utah This summer, the Conservnacy launched the first phase of a large-scale, 10-year effort to restore habitat at the Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve. The preserve is part of the largest wetland ecosystem in Utah's Colorado River corridor and is home to hundreds of species of migratory birds, amphibians and aquatic mammals. The Conservancy began by removing roughly 70 acres of tamarisk and, in subsequent years, will remove dikes and invasive species, conduct controlled burns, and replant native vegetation. Featured Web Site Attractions Remote Sensing and Invasive Species Remote sensing is all the buzz. Fans tell you that it will solve all your problems; detractors say that it is an expensive waste of time. What is the Truth? To help you find out for yourself, the GIST's own Barry Rice has written an primer on remote sensing. More of an introduction to concepts than a detailed guide, it includes a useful glossary, review of the science involved in remote sensing, and thumbnail descriptions of the major remote sensing satellites. If this is well-received, GIST will be expanding its remote sensing coverage with additional content such as reviews of remote sensing projects, and a bibliography, and more. Weed Control Methods Handbook This popular handbook provides detailed information on the use of manual and mechanical techniques, grazing, prescribed fire, biocontrol, and herbicides, to help you control undesirable invasive plants. Now it is even better than ever, since several chapters have been updated and a NEW chapter on those-ever mysterious "herbicide adjuvants" has been added. You can download individual chapters, or the entire handbook in a single zipped file! Weeds Information Management System v. 3 The very popular Weeds Information Management System (WIMS 3) is a Microsoft Access-based relational database application designed to assist natural resource managers in managing their weed-related information. This updated version is compatible with both ArcPad 6 and 7, has several new features to aid in the collection and maintenance of weed mapping and management data, and is available here for free! New and updated training documents are also available! Rod Randall's Weed Database The Global Invasive Species Team is proud to host the enormous database of invasive species information accumulated by Rod Randall. This database includes many citations of plants acting as invasive species in wildlands. If you are curious to learn if a plant is a weed someplace, Rod's database is a great place to start your search Management Library Do you have a specific invasive you are trying to control? Here is where you will find many documents that tell you how to deal with specific organisms. (These are also the links to follow if you seek the species management summaries called "ESAs.") Gallery of Pests Profiles of more than thirty pests and pathogens that are threatening the native forests of North America. From entrenched invasives to new arrivals, and even a few that have apparently been extirpated, they are all here. Are you confused about the differences between the balsam woolly adegid and hemlock woolly adelgid? Or the European oak bark beetle vs. the European spruce beetle? You need look no further than the Gallery! And if we missed some favorite pest, contact us and we will take your suggestions (But beware! We may try to convince you to help us write a blurb about it). |
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