Ecologically-based invasive plant management: Field School
EBIPM—It’s time... Serious invasive plant management for serious invasive plants ... Improving decision-making for land managers and providing tools for long-term, sustainable invasive plant management.
presents For More Information: Contact Brenda Smith at [email protected] 541 573-4084 or www.ebipm.org
Ecologically-based invasive plant management: Field School Circle Bar Ranch, Mitchell, Or September 16-17, 2009
EBIPM State of the Art Invasive Plant Management Come and see how EBIPM can change the way you do business with invasive plants ! If you are ready to learn practical and logical tools and strategies that allow you to go beyond treating invasive weeds and instead repair the underlying problems that cause invasion, then we welcome your attendance at a school like no other school you have been to before— on a working ranch with real-life invasive plant management issues.
Registration Form Name: _____________________________________________ Business or Organization:______________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________ City: _______________________________________________ State:__________________ Zip: _________________________ Phone: _____________________________________________ Cell Phone: __________________________________________ FAX: _______________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________ Note: Upon receipt of registration we will email you a workshop packet with reading and materials to prepare prior to attendance.
At the Ecologically-based Invasive Plant Management Field School you will :
Will you be camping at the Circle Bar? yes____ no____
Understand the processes that direct plant communities and how these processes can be used to our advantage for managing invasive species. Learn how to use site specific criteria to manage and keep invasive species from spreading. See demonstrations of tools and equipment for rangeland plant management. Understand how plant communities can be invasion resistant. and much more... Cost:
Tues. Sept. 15 ___ Wed. Sept. 16____ Thurs. Sept. 17___
Invasive weeds continue to spread regardless of our efforts at control. The cost of this field school is your time and commitment in learning about EBIPM and taking what you learn back home with you and applying principles to start making a difference with invasive species.
Which nights?
Which meals should we reserve for you? Lunch on Wed._____ BBQ Dinner on Wed. ______ Lunch on Thurs.______ Pending: Credits for SRM Rangeland Professional have been applied for as well as continuing education credits for pesticide applicators for Oregon and Washington Dept. of Agriculture. Will you be applying for any of these credits? yes______no______ Registrations must be received by September 7, 2009 Mail this form to: Brenda Smith, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC), 67826-A Hwy 205 Burns, OR 97720 OR FAX this form to: Brenda Smith, 541 573-3042 OR Email this form to: [email protected]
Field School Instructors Roger Sheley– As a Rangeland Ecologist at USDA-ARS in Burns, OR, Dr. Sheley has focused his research on the development of EBIPM principles. Tony Svejcar- Dr. Svejcar is a Rangeland Scientist and Research Leader with USDA– ARS in Burns, Oregon. Specific research projects involve carbon & nitrogen cycling in the sagebrush steppe, western juniper ecology, prescribed fire, biology of perennial pepperweed, grazing impacts on upland & riparian vegetation, & meadow management. Brett Bingham– Mr. Bingham’s position as a Range Technician for USDA-ARS in Burns, OR gives him the opportunity to work on numerous invasive plant projects. He has been working on projects at the Circle Bar Ranch for 5 years.
Welcome to the Circle Bar Ranch Ben and Barbara McGough have made managing invasive annual grasses a priority at the Circle Bar Ranch since they began working with Roger Sheley in 2005. Their ranch provides a demonstration of EBIPM for medusahead and cheatgrass. They have clear management goals for this 5000 acre ranch. Among their goals include profitable cow-calf livestock production, managing for big game (elk), and protection of riparian areas.
Chad Boyd -Dr. Boyd is a Rangeland Scientist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. His current research interests are focused on: sage grouse, riparian & meadow grazing ecology, stream temperature, willow monitoring. Kirk Davies- Dr. Davies is a Rangeland Scientist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. Dr. Davies research focuses on vegetation patterns, disturbance ecology, climate & management influences on rangeland vegetation, sagebrush-bunchgrass community ecology, & invasive plant prevention, control, & ecology. Jeremy James- Dr. James is a Plant Physiologist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. The central focus of Dr. James’ research is on understanding the physiological & demographic mechanisms central to the restoration and conservation of rangeland Lesley Morris– Dr. Morris is a Research Associate with the USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Lab in Logan, Utah. She studies how site history (such as historic land-use) influences restoration potential in semi-arid rangelands. Brenda Smith - Dr. Smith ‘s work at USDA-ARS in Burns, OR is to provide outreach and education products for the Area-wide project for invasive annual grasses. Ed Vasquez -Dr. Vasquez has been working with USDA-ARS Area-wide project as a Research Rangeland Management Specialist focusing his work on invasive annual grass management using EBIPM.
Accommodations: Registrants have been invited to camp on the ranch the evenings of September 15, 16, and 17 (Please no pets, no smoking) Nearest hotels are in Prineville (40 miles, est. travel time 1 hour) and Madras (68 miles est. travel time 1 hour 30 min.) No cell phone coverage at the Circle Bar Location: Circle Bar Ranch 31946 W. Branch Rd. Mitchell, OR 97750
Field School Schedule Thursday—September 17, 2009
Field School Schedule Wednesday—September 16, 2009
The EBIPM model is a framework to provide managers with the concepts, tools and knowledge to implement a truly effective invasive plant management program. At the end of the field school you will have working knowledge of how to use the model below: EcoLOGICALLY-based Invasive Plant Management Planning & Management Guidelines
Causes of Succession
Processes Effecting Causes
Site Availability
Disturbance
Process Based Principles of Management
Tools & Strategies
Initial Undesired State
Dispersal
Integrated Planning and Actions to be taken
Species Availability Propagules
Current State
Resources Species Performance
Ecophysiology
Adaptive Management
Assessment
8:00-8:30 am – Registration 8::30-9:30- Field School : Expected outcomes & introductions 9:30-10:30- Introduction to EBIPM 10:30-11:30- Assessment Guidelines: Identifying ecological processes in need of repair/ replacement 11:30-12:30- Creating Management Objectives: Meeting land use and target plant community objectives 12:30-1:30 pm - Lunch 1:30-3:00- Carousel of Knowledge: Managing species performance (see below) 3:00-3:30- Break 3:30-5:00- Managing species availability (see below)
Life History Stress
Interference
Time
5:30-8:00 pm BBQ Dinner
8:30 - 10:00 am- Last session in rotation from Carousel of Knowledge: Managing site availability 10:00- Break 10:30-12:00- Ranch Tour: EBIPM on the Ground 12:00 pm- Lunch 1:00 –2:30 pm- Pulling it all together: Adaptive Management and integrating management to influence multiple causes of succession 2:30-3:00- Break 3:00-4:30- Making it work: Implementing EBIPM and reassessment End of Field School
presents For More Information: Contact Brenda Smith at [email protected] 541 573-4084 or www.ebipm.org
Ecologically-based invasive plant management: Field School Circle Bar Ranch, Mitchell, Or September 16-17, 2009
EBIPM State of the Art Invasive Plant Management Come and see how EBIPM can change the way you do business with invasive plants ! If you are ready to learn practical and logical tools and strategies that allow you to go beyond treating invasive weeds and instead repair the underlying problems that cause invasion, then we welcome your attendance at a school like no other school you have been to before— on a working ranch with real-life invasive plant management issues.
Registration Form Name: _____________________________________________ Business or Organization:______________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________ City: _______________________________________________ State:__________________ Zip: _________________________ Phone: _____________________________________________ Cell Phone: __________________________________________ FAX: _______________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________ Note: Upon receipt of registration we will email you a workshop packet with reading and materials to prepare prior to attendance.
At the Ecologically-based Invasive Plant Management Field School you will :
Will you be camping at the Circle Bar? yes____ no____
Understand the processes that direct plant communities and how these processes can be used to our advantage for managing invasive species. Learn how to use site specific criteria to manage and keep invasive species from spreading. See demonstrations of tools and equipment for rangeland plant management. Understand how plant communities can be invasion resistant. and much more... Cost:
Tues. Sept. 15 ___ Wed. Sept. 16____ Thurs. Sept. 17___
Invasive weeds continue to spread regardless of our efforts at control. The cost of this field school is your time and commitment in learning about EBIPM and taking what you learn back home with you and applying principles to start making a difference with invasive species.
Which nights?
Which meals should we reserve for you? Lunch on Wed._____ BBQ Dinner on Wed. ______ Lunch on Thurs.______ Pending: Credits for SRM Rangeland Professional have been applied for as well as continuing education credits for pesticide applicators for Oregon and Washington Dept. of Agriculture. Will you be applying for any of these credits? yes______no______ Registrations must be received by September 7, 2009 Mail this form to: Brenda Smith, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC), 67826-A Hwy 205 Burns, OR 97720 OR FAX this form to: Brenda Smith, 541 573-3042 OR Email this form to: [email protected]
Field School Instructors Roger Sheley– As a Rangeland Ecologist at USDA-ARS in Burns, OR, Dr. Sheley has focused his research on the development of EBIPM principles. Tony Svejcar- Dr. Svejcar is a Rangeland Scientist and Research Leader with USDA– ARS in Burns, Oregon. Specific research projects involve carbon & nitrogen cycling in the sagebrush steppe, western juniper ecology, prescribed fire, biology of perennial pepperweed, grazing impacts on upland & riparian vegetation, & meadow management. Brett Bingham– Mr. Bingham’s position as a Range Technician for USDA-ARS in Burns, OR gives him the opportunity to work on numerous invasive plant projects. He has been working on projects at the Circle Bar Ranch for 5 years.
Welcome to the Circle Bar Ranch Ben and Barbara McGough have made managing invasive annual grasses a priority at the Circle Bar Ranch since they began working with Roger Sheley in 2005. Their ranch provides a demonstration of EBIPM for medusahead and cheatgrass. They have clear management goals for this 5000 acre ranch. Among their goals include profitable cow-calf livestock production, managing for big game (elk), and protection of riparian areas.
Chad Boyd -Dr. Boyd is a Rangeland Scientist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. His current research interests are focused on: sage grouse, riparian & meadow grazing ecology, stream temperature, willow monitoring. Kirk Davies- Dr. Davies is a Rangeland Scientist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. Dr. Davies research focuses on vegetation patterns, disturbance ecology, climate & management influences on rangeland vegetation, sagebrush-bunchgrass community ecology, & invasive plant prevention, control, & ecology. Jeremy James- Dr. James is a Plant Physiologist with USDA-ARS in Burns, OR. The central focus of Dr. James’ research is on understanding the physiological & demographic mechanisms central to the restoration and conservation of rangeland Lesley Morris– Dr. Morris is a Research Associate with the USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Lab in Logan, Utah. She studies how site history (such as historic land-use) influences restoration potential in semi-arid rangelands. Brenda Smith - Dr. Smith ‘s work at USDA-ARS in Burns, OR is to provide outreach and education products for the Area-wide project for invasive annual grasses. Ed Vasquez -Dr. Vasquez has been working with USDA-ARS Area-wide project as a Research Rangeland Management Specialist focusing his work on invasive annual grass management using EBIPM.
Accommodations: Registrants have been invited to camp on the ranch the evenings of September 15, 16, and 17 (Please no pets, no smoking) Nearest hotels are in Prineville (40 miles, est. travel time 1 hour) and Madras (68 miles est. travel time 1 hour 30 min.) No cell phone coverage at the Circle Bar Location: Circle Bar Ranch 31946 W. Branch Rd. Mitchell, OR 97750
Field School Schedule Thursday—September 17, 2009
Field School Schedule Wednesday—September 16, 2009
The EBIPM model is a framework to provide managers with the concepts, tools and knowledge to implement a truly effective invasive plant management program. At the end of the field school you will have working knowledge of how to use the model below: EcoLOGICALLY-based Invasive Plant Management Planning & Management Guidelines
Causes of Succession
Processes Effecting Causes
Site Availability
Disturbance
Process Based Principles of Management
Tools & Strategies
Initial Undesired State
Dispersal
Integrated Planning and Actions to be taken
Species Availability Propagules
Current State
Resources Species Performance
Ecophysiology
Adaptive Management
Assessment
8:00-8:30 am – Registration 8::30-9:30- Field School : Expected outcomes & introductions 9:30-10:30- Introduction to EBIPM 10:30-11:30- Assessment Guidelines: Identifying ecological processes in need of repair/ replacement 11:30-12:30- Creating Management Objectives: Meeting land use and target plant community objectives 12:30-1:30 pm - Lunch 1:30-3:00- Carousel of Knowledge: Managing species performance (see below) 3:00-3:30- Break 3:30-5:00- Managing species availability (see below)
Life History Stress
Interference
Time
5:30-8:00 pm BBQ Dinner
8:30 - 10:00 am- Last session in rotation from Carousel of Knowledge: Managing site availability 10:00- Break 10:30-12:00- Ranch Tour: EBIPM on the Ground 12:00 pm- Lunch 1:00 –2:30 pm- Pulling it all together: Adaptive Management and integrating management to influence multiple causes of succession 2:30-3:00- Break 3:00-4:30- Making it work: Implementing EBIPM and reassessment End of Field School
