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12th Annual Central California Invasive Weed Symposium (formerly War on Weeds)Friday, November 12, 2010 from 8:15 AM to 5:30 PM (PT)Davenport, CA |
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SOLD OUT!
Apologies, we cannot accomodate walk-ins this year.
Join the Weed Management Areas of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties for a little R&R at Swanton Pacific Ranch!
"Remove and Restore"
Keynote Speaker: Dennis Martinez, Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Restoration Network, Society for Ecological Restoration International.
The conference will provide ample information on weed control and management through exciting speakers and interactive field expeditions with tool demonstrations. It will also provide network opportunities, Continuing Education Credits, and lots of delicious food.
If you would like to present a poster, please contact Kara Stuart at StuartK@co.monterey.ca.us
Space limited to first 60 registrants.
For more information contact StuartK@co.monterey.ca.us
Thank you to our sponsors:
Big Sur Land Trust, Central Coast Wilds, Chuck Haugen Conservation Fund, Dow Agroscience, Monterey Bay Chapter California Native Plant Society, Monterey County Agriculture Commissioner's Office, Target Specialty, Swanton Pacific Ranch.
FIELD TRIPS
Swanton Pacific Ranch
-Queseria Creek restoration site. Eucalyptus, hemlock, thistle, mustard, and radish, removal strategies and newly identified vinca are highlighted at this stop.
-Jubata Satellite population at Artichoke pasture. We will discuss Jubata removal by hand and backhoe.
Ano Nuevo
-Ano Nuevo State Park. Coastal prairie hemlock and thistle removal site.
Cascade Ranch Historic Farm
-State Park staff work on Eucalyptus, gorse, Cypress, and Harding grass at this site east of HWY 1 on private
Franklin Point – Dune Restoration
-Franklin Point is located in the Año Nuevo State Reserve. Beautiful coastal dune habitat. Canary Island St. John’s Wort (an up and coming wicked weed) and European dune grass are two of the weeds we will discuss.
When & Where
Swanton Pacific Ranch
125 Swanton Rd.
Davenport,
CA 95017
Friday, November 12, 2010 from 8:15 AM to 5:30 PM (PT)
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Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties' Weed Management Area Partners
Carpool Update
The REI, Marina carpool will leave at 7am.
The Cost Plus, Santa Cruz Carpool will leave at 8am. Park toward the back end of the parking lot.
THE EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR CONFIRMATION WILL BE INCORRECT. PLEASE USE waronweeds@gmail.com or StuartK@co.monterey.ca.us FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AGENDA (check back for updates to this agenda)
8:15-9am Continental Breakfast and Check-in.
9am Welcome and introductions
Morning Session:
Keynote Speaker, Dennis Martinez, Chair Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network (IPRN), Co-director Takelma Intertribal Project (TIP), Member Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment (IPCCA) Steering
Committee. "Ecosystem Restoration and The Role of History in Building Resilience to
Climate Change"
Ken Moore, Wildlands Restoration Team. "A Quarter Century of French (Genista monspessulana) and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) Control: Lessons Learned"
Daniel Gluesenkamp, BAEDN and Audubon Canyon Ranch. Bay Area Early Detection Networks (BAEDN) and California Early Detection Networks.
Cynthia Powell, Cal-IPC. "Map the Spread! Cal-IPC's Statewide Mapping Project"
David Kratville, California Department of Food and Agriculture. Weed ID and red-alerts of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
LUNCH (shuttle to the Al Smith House for a BBQ overlooking the ocean)
Afternoon Session:
GROUP 1 - Laws and Regulations Breakout Session (for those who signed up for this session)
Vanpool to field trip sites.
GROUP 2 - Vanpool to field trip sites.
5:30 everyone back at vehicles or on their way to original carpool locations.
About Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch
Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch is an outpost for opportunities in research, education and training on a working ranch that implements three agriculture operations (ccof U-pick apple orchard, FSC certified selective harvest forestry, and grass-fed natural beef) using best management practices. Some of this area is also leased for production of organic culinary herbs. It’s nearly 3200 acres were donated by the late Al Smith to be held as a living and learning laboratory for students from Cal Poly State University and beyond. Please go to http://www.spranch.org/about.ldml for more details.
In recent years the Ranch has hosted several workshops, symposiums and group meetings in newly upgraded facilities. This year’s Central California Invasive Weed Symposium will be presented in the Great room of the Little Creek House where amenities include speaker’s computer podium with projector and sound equipment, Wi-Fi, seating for 60, two restrooms, kitchenette and outdoor patio tables in a scenic setting. Lunch time barbeque will be held on the Orchard Pavilion at the Al Smith House at the crest of a grassed slope over looking forest canopy and the Pacific Ocean beyond.