Facebook
X (Twitter)
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
LinkedInPosts Tagged: invasive
Upcoming UC ANR program team meetings and Strategic Initiatives conference
Several program teams and workgroups will be meeting before the end of the year. See below.
Viticulture Program Team Meeting
Thursday, November 3
J. Lohr Wine Center in Paso Robles
Discussion topics include wine grape production manual, GiESCO meeting and tour in Argentina/Chile, November 4 seminar and potential future seminars in other areas.
Program Contact: Mark Battany
Website and Registration
SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference
Wednesday, November 16
The Conference Center, UC Davis
The Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference for Sustainable and Natural Ecosystems (SNE) and Endemic & Invasive Pests & Diseases (EIPD) provides an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the projects, programs, and research efforts happening throughout the Division that are at the intersections of pest management and natural resources. Several work groups will meet and an in-service training will be held in conjunction with this conference. The full agenda is here.
Program Contacts: Cheryl Wilen or John Harper
Website and Registration
Meat Production and Food Safety Program Team Meeting
Wednesday, November 30, through Thursday, December 1
Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks, Nevada
Discussion topics include Taurus, livestock economics, water use by cattle on California rangelands, greenhouse gas emission and the livestock industry and more. See the full agenda here.
Program Contact: Theresa Becchetti or James Oltjen
Website and Registration
Vegetable Crops Program Team Meeting
Monday, December 5, through Tuesday, December 6
UC Davis, ARC Ballroom
The Weed Workgroup will also be meeting jointly with the Vegetable Crops PT on December 6, and individually on December 7 at the Lecture Hall, Bowley Center.
Program Contact: Gale Perez or Tim Hartz
Website and Registration
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
Register for Nov. 16 SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference
Register for Nov. 16 SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference
Registration is now open for the Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference for Sustainable and Natural Resources (SNE) and Endemic & Invasive Pests & Diseases (EIPD) on Nov. 16 at UC Davis Conference Center.
The conference will provide an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the projects, programs, and research efforts happening throughout the Division that are at the intersection of pest management and natural resources. Proposed presentations and discussions will include:
- Wildlife management
- Invasive plants in rangelands and forests
- Impacts of pests on fire vulnerability
- Livestock health
To register or to see the agenda, visit the program website at http://ucanr.edu/sites/SIconferences/SNE_and_EIPD_Joint_SI_Conference.
In conjunction with the conference, several workgroups are meeting and trainings are being offered:
Ecological Restoration Workgroup
November 14, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sacramento Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis
Entomology Workgroup
November 15, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
San Joaquin Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis
2016 UC ANR Do No Harm Workshop (ANR In-Service Training): Considerations for the use of non-local species in ecological restoration
November 15, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
UC Davis Conference Center
Separate registration is required. To register, visit http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=17908
Spray Technology Workgroup and Spray Calibration In-Service Training
November 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pomology Field Headquarters
Hopkins Rd. UC Davis
Wildlife Workgroup
November 17
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
San Joaquin Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis
California Naturalists Workgroup
November 17
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sacramento Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis
For more information about the Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference program, contact Cheryl Wilen, EIPD strategic initiative leader, at cawilen@ucanr.edu, or John Harper, SNE strategic initiative leader, at jmharper@ucanr.edu. For more information about logistics, contact ANR Program Support Unit or Sherry Cooper at (530) 750-1256.
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
Heavy rains this winter may help native fish in the LA River make a comeback
Currently, the fish population in the river is almost entirely non-native. Released as bait by anglers, dumped by the city to eat unwelcome species, and aquarium fish set free by their owners now populate the river's waters.
The forecast heavy rains during the 2015-16 winter present an opportunity to determine whether nonnative fish will be washed out of the river and into the Pacific Ocean, giving native fish a new chance to become established.
"If we are ever going to fully understand the ecology of this river, and prospects for the return of species that evolved in it, we have to know first what's in it now, and how well those creatures do in extreme conditions," said biologist Rosi Dagit of the Resource Conservation District.
UC Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill was among a group of biologists and volunteers who surveyed the fish in the river in late November with seines, dip nets and rods and reels. After six hours, the team caught about 3,000 talapia, two dozen crayfish, a few hundred mosquito fish, one aquarium species and two Asian freshwater clams.
The research is funded by the Friends of the Los Angeles River.
Plan to attend the first Joint Strategic Initiative Conference
The 2015 UC ANR Joint Strategic Initiative Conference will be held October 5-7 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J Street, in Sacramento.
Who should attend: Academics affiliated with ANR – UCCE Advisors, UCCE Specialists, AES Faculty, Program Directors and Academic Coordinators.
Submit a poster abstract to participate in a poster session. To be given priority consideration, please submit poster abstracts by June 1. For details, see http://ucanr.edu/sites/2015jointsiconference/Call_for_Posters.
At the conference, you'll have the opportunity to
- Meet the new Vice President (to be invited) at the Monday evening reception.
- Participate in planning sessions for the Strategic Initiatives.
- Learn about successful research projects.
- Take advantage of free training sessions.
- Request space for your Program Team or Workgroups to meet.
- Network at the Stakeholders' Reception on Tuesday evening.
The conference is being coordinated through the five UC ANR Strategic Initiatives:
- Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases (EIPD)
- Healthy Families and Communities (HFC)
- Sustainable Food Systems (SFS)
- Sustainable Natural Ecosystems (SNE)
- Water Quality, Quantity and Security (Water)
For more information, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/2015jointsiconference or contact conference co-chairs Doug Parker, (510) 987-0036, and David Doll, (209) 385-7403. For logistics, contact UC ANR Program Support Unit, Sherry Cooper, (530) 750-1256, or Saundra Wais, (530) 750-1260.
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
California pest invasion rate increasing
Introduction of new invasive pests into California seems to be increasing, reported Todd Fitchette in Western Farm Press. The story was based on presentations at the recent professional crop advisors convention in Anaheim by UC Cooperative Extension specialists Mark Hoddle and UC Riverside entomology professor Richard Stouthamer.
Before 1989, Hoddle said, California saw about six new pest invasions per year. The number has risen to about 10 per year, and the cost amounts to about $3 billion annually.
Asian citrus psyllid, a relatively recent invader in California, has farmers particularly worried because of the pest's ability to spread the lethal bacterial disease huanglongbing in citrus. In late 2011, Hoddle's lab began releasing a natural enemy of the psyllid he collected in the Punjab, Pakistan, a stingless wasp called Tamarixia radiata.
According to the Western Farm Press article, Hoddle is now studying a second natural enemy of ACP - Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis - in quarantine at UC Riverside.
Stouthamer is studying another troublesome invasive pest in California, the polyphagous shot hole borer. The pest attacks many tree species that shade California streets, landscapes and parks; their greatest threat to agricultural production appears to be in avocados.
At the meeting, Hoddle said there is a growing and vocal minority of ecologists who believe invasive species are not such a serious problem, Fitchette wrote.
“They think we should just relax and let them install themselves in the environment and do whatever they like,” Hoddle said. “I think that's a wrong viewpoint to be taking with a lot of these organisms.”
