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Participant
Program
Invasives 2020
ISCBC’S 15th ANNIVERSARY
FORUM & AGM
February 11 – 13 | Pacific Gateway Hotel | Richmond, BC
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Invasive Species Council of BC (ISCBC) is grateful for the
financial support of all of our wonderful, community-minded
sponsors! We extend our sincere appreciation to our funders,
without whom the INVASIVES 2020 Forum would not be possible.
Special thanks to the Pacific Gateway Hotel for sponsoring the
Poster Reception. Thank you to each and every presenter for taking
the time to share their invasive species knowledge and expertise
at this Forum. We would also like to thank the MCs, hosts and
volunteers for their time and support.
@ISCBC #INVASIVES2020 #BCINVASIVES
2019 Board of Directors
AGENDA
Table of Contents
AGENDA
AGENDA AT A GLANCE:
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FORUM AGENDA:
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POST-FORUM WORKSHOP:
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PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS
& BIOGRAPHIES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11:
KEYNOTE: The new relationships between people, plants, wildlife and the planet;
Brian Minter, Minter Country Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SESSION 1: Changing Climates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SESSION 2: Lightning Talks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SESSION 3: Speedy Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SESSION 4: Industry and Invasives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
POSTER PRESENTATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12:
KEYNOTE: Managing invasions; What’s worked, what hasn’t, and what might;
Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SESSION 5: Management Practices Concurrent Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SESSION 6: Federal, Provincial, Local Government & Indigenous Spotlight . . . . . 30
ISCBC’s HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SESSION 7: Engaging the Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SESSION 8: Emerging Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table of Contents 1Fishing wisdom. We didn’t
check the tackle box the night
before, or get up before sunrise.
But we did power the boat that
would help him realize there’s
more to fishing than just catching
fish. When the energy you invest
in life meets the energy we fuel
it with, beautiful things happen.
Please remember to clean, drain and dry your boat.Agenda at a Glance
SIDE-BAR MEETINGS
MONDAY, February 10
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Indigenous Land Stewardship & Traditional Uses Workshop:
Building Tools, Networks and Support for Invasive Species
Management
(OPEN TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ONLY)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Local Government Meeting
(OPEN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ONLY)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Nibble and Network Reception
(OPEN TO ALL CONCURRENT WORKSHOP ATTENDEES)
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm AlumNIGHT
(OPEN TO ISCBC ALUMNI AND DIRECTORS ONLY)
FORUM
TUESDAY, February 11
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Welcome and Opening, Keynote and Sessions 1 – 2
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch Break and Poster Session
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm Sessions 3 – 4
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Poster Reception
6:30 pm – 8:45 pm Together in Action Awards Gala
WEDNESDAY, February 12
7:00 am – 7:30 am Members Breakfast (OPEN TO CURRENT ISCBC MEMBERS ONLY)
7:30 am – 8:20 am Annual General Meeting (OPEN TO CURRENT ISCBC MEMBERS ONLY)
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Welcome, Keynote and Sessions 5 – 6
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch Break
1:15 pm – 4:45 pm ISCBC Highlights of 2019 and Sessions 7 - 8
POST-FORUM WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, February 13
8:30 am – 3:30 pm Citizen Science Workshop
Agenda at a Glance 3Forum Agenda
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 11
All events are in the Red Cedar Ballroom Section BC unless otherwise stated.
7:30 am Registration Open
8:30 am WELCOME AND OPENING
» David A Bennett, Invasive Species Council of BC
» Territory Welcome
8:55 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The new relationships between people, plants, wildlife and the
planet; Brian Minter, Minter Country Garden
9:40 am SESSION 1: Changing Climates
» The race for spring: How climate change is reshaping plant
communities; Elizabeth Wolkovich, University of British Columbia
» Invasive species in hot pursuit of Pacific salmon; Julian Olden,
University of Washington
» Species’ range expansions and altered interactions: A case study
of a range-expanding insect in Garry oak ecosystems; Kirsten
Prior, Binghamton University, State University of New York
10:40 am Refreshment Break
11:00 am SESSION 2: Lightning Talks
» Italian arum — raising awareness of a noxious invasive species;
Jeannine Johnstone, Stanley Park Ecology Society
» Knotweed goes with the flow; David Clements, Trinity Western
University
» The Asian jumping worm: An emerging threat to western North
America; Linda Tucker Serniak, Oregon State University
» Are ecological systems resilient to invasions? Kirsten Prior,
Binghamton University, State University of New York
» New invasive pests of concern to agriculture; Tracy
Hueppelsheuser, Ministry of Agriculture
4 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVES11:45 am Address by the Province of British Columbia
John Allan, Deputy Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource
Operations and Rural Development, Province of British Columbia
12:00 pm Networking Lunch and Poster Session
1:15 pm SESSION 3: Speedy Session
This concurrent session features multiple hosted tables focusing on
high interest topics. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in
meaningful dialogue and make connections during this high energy
session. See separate Speedy Session program.
2:45 pm Refreshment Break
3:05 pm SESSION 4: Industry and Invasives
» Preventing the spread of Whirling Disease in pipeline construction
and operations activities; Christie Ward, TC Energy
» Scotch broom impacts on forestry; Chelsey Toth, Mosaic Forest
Management
» Civil construction and invasive species management in Coast
Salish Territory; Nicci Bergunder, Matcon Civil Constructors
4:20 pm Closing Comments
4:30 pm Forum Day One Adjourned
5:30 pm Poster Reception
6:30 pm Together in Action Awards Gala
A celebration event, dinner and opportunity to recognize individuals
who have gone “above and beyond” to protect BC from invasive
species.
Forum Agenda 5Forum Agenda
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 12
6:30 am Registration Opens
7:00 am Members Breakfast — Red Cedar A (open to current ISCBC members only)
7:30 am Annual General Meeting — Red Cedar A
(open to current ISCBC members only)
David A Bennett, Invasive Species Council of BC
8:20 am Annual General Meeting Adjourned
8:30 am WELCOME TO DAY TWO
» David A Bennett, Invasive Species Council of BC
» J ames Mack, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture,
Agriculture, Science and Policy Division, Province of British Columbia
8:50 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Managing invasions; What’s worked, what hasn’t, and what might;
Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee
9:35 am SESSION 5: Management Practices (Concurrent Session)
RED CEDAR A RED CEDAR BC
Urban forest pest readiness: Weed biocontrol – what’s
increasing preparedness to in the pipeline for Western
introductions of new invasive Canada; Hariet L. Hinz, Centre
insects; Justin Bush, Washington for Agriculture and Biosciences
Invasive Species Council International (CABI) Switzerland
Options for control of invasive The risk assessment and
Goldfish in British Columbia; uses of Glyphosate, Virginia
Brian Heise, Thompson Rivers Abbott, Health Canada - Pest
University Management Regulatory Agency
Advancing marine invasive species The successes and challenges
management in BC: Case Studies of treatment methods for
from Haida Gwaii and Gwaii controlling Hoary alyssum
Haanas; Natascia Tamburello, ESSA (Berteroa incana); Ryan
Technologies Ltd.; Stuart Crawford, Comeau, Purity Feed Co Ltd.
Council of the Haida Nation Marine
Planning Program; Lynn Lee, Parks
Canada
6 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVES10:40 am Refreshment Break
11:00 am SESSION 6: Federal, Provincial, Local Government and
Indigenous Spotlight
» Federal Government Spotlight; Christine Villegas, Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
» Provincial Government Spotlight; Val Miller, Inter-Ministry Invasive
Species Working Group
» Local Government Spotlight; Lesley Douglas, City of Port Moody
and Nadia Chan, City of Surrey
» Indigenous Invasive Species Network Update; Harold Aljam
12:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:15 pm HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019
» Jodi Romyn, Invasive Species Council of BC
1:45 pm SESSION 7: Engaging the Public
» Wild Spotter™ — Mapping invasives in America’s wild places; Mike
Ielmini, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Falls Church, Virginia
» Building national invasive species campaigns; Barry Gibbs,
Canadian Council on Invasive Species
» Engaging BC’s youth to take action; Jennie McCaffrey, Invasive
Species Council of BC
3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:20 pm SESSION 8: Emerging Issues
» Current and future issues in classic weed biocontrol; Hariet L.
Hinz, Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)
Switzerland
» BC’s new invasive plants – what on earth is happening?!; Becky
Brown, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and
Rural Development
» Alien giant insect invasion averted — Canadian beekeepers thwart
apicultural disaster (or at least Zom-bee Apocalypse); Conrad
Bérubé, BeesforBarbar.org
4:35 pm Closing Comments
4:45 pm Forum Day Two Adjourned
Forum Agenda 7Citizen Science Workshop
THURSDAY Co-hosted by :
FEBRUARY 13
8:00 am Registration Open
8:30 am WELCOME AND OPENING
» Andy Day, BC Parks Foundation
» Gail Wallin, Invasive Species Council of BC
8:45 am SESSION 1: Engaging Citizens to Protect BC
People power: How and why to engage; Andy Day, BC Parks
Foundation
9:15 am SESSION 2: Current Approaches in Citizen Science in BC
Presentations followed by panel questions and dialogue.
» Citizen science in action: Leveraging outreach, education and
technology to affect cetacean conservation; Lauren Dares,
Ocean Wise
» Citizen science in BC’s Parks; Brian Starzomski, University of
Victoria
» Engaging citizens in disease surveillance and population
monitoring; Danielle Dagenais, Community Bat Programs of BC
» Butterfly BioBlitz; Cathy MacKenzie, Regional District of Central
Okanagan
» Shoreline Cleanup - Creating lasting change with replicable
citizen science programming; Julia Wakeling, Ocean Wise
10:15 am Refreshment Break and Networking
10:35 am SESSION 3: Citizen Science - Beyond our Borders
Presentations followed by panel questions and dialogue.
» Citizen science helping species at risk; John Reynolds, Simon
Fraser University & COSEWIC
» Citizen science programs for bird conservation; Catherine
Jardine, Birds Canada
» Wild Spotter™ - Mapping Invasives In America’s Wild Places: A
nationwide program to boost citizen-science volunteer capacity
for invasive species programs; Mike Ielmini, Certified Wildlife
Biologist, Falls Church, Virginia
» Washington Pest Watch: Case study and lessons learned from
developing an interagency invasive species first detector
program in Washington State; Justin Bush, Washington Invasive
Species Council
8 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVES» Pathways to prevention: Working with outdoor enthusiasts to
mitigate opportunities for invasive species introduction and
spread; Sophie Monfette, Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters
» Characteristics of effective and sustainable citizen science
programs; Carmel Jorgensen and Simone Runyan, Kestrel
Ecological Consulting
12:15 pm Lunch Break and Networking
1:15 pm SESSION 4: Engaging British Columbians — How do we grow to
one million observations in 2020 and how do we engage British
Columbians
A facilitated discussion on how to take action to engage British
Columbians to reach one million observations - what collaboration,
tools and actions are needed?
3:20 pm Closing Comments
3:30 pm Workshop AdjournedAbstracts and Biographies
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
THE NEW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
PEOPLE, PLANTS, WILDLIFE AND THE
PLANET
Brian Minter, Minter Country Garden
Scientists, the World Health Organization and the United
Nations are deeply concerned about the world’s inability to adhere to the terms of
the Paris Agreement for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. While many world
leaders are either ignoring this critical issue or refusing to be part of the solution,
positive things are happening and changing our perception of this planet and its
connectivity to all of us.
Millennials embrace these connections, and young teenagers, led by inspirational
people like Greta Thunberg, are forcing people to rethink our individual
responsibilities.
These new trends and discoveries are turning the tide toward a deeper
appreciation of nature and fueling the desire to save our planet.
BIO
Brian Minter began sharing his passion for plants with British Columbia’s
gardeners when, in 1970, he and his wife Faye purchased Country Garden
Store, a garden shop that had been part of Chilliwack’s community since 1957.
Brian, a University of British Columbia graduate (BA) and Master Gardener, quickly
became BC’s go-to garden expert through his experience at both the garden centre
and the display gardens. As such, he has hosted countless radio and television
shows, is a frequent gardening columnist and is the author of Canadian Best Seller,
‘Brian Minter’s New Gardening Guide — Fresh Approaches for Canadian Gardeners’.
A recipient of the ‘Order of Canada’, an ‘Honorary Doctorate of Technology’, and
many other awards, Brian is well known from his magazine and syndicated
newspaper columns and TV and radio programs.
10 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESSESSION 1
Changing Climates
THE RACE FOR SPRING: HOW CLIMATE
CHANGE IS RESHAPING PLANT
COMMUNITIES
Elizabeth Wolkovich, University of British Columbia
Human emissions have raised global temperatures 1°C
over recent decades, with impacts across physical and biological
systems. Shifts in the timing of plant phenology — the timing of life history events
such as flowering or leafing — are the most reported biological indicator of climate
change and critical to accurate predictions of carbon storage and a suite of
other important ecosystem services. Here I show how long-term records of plant
phenology can help us better understand how climate itself is changing and also
provide evidence that warming may favor exotic and invasive species by altering
growing season length.
BIO
Elizabeth Wolkovich is an Associate Professor at the University of British
Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Temporal Ecology. Her research
focuses on how phenology shapes plants and plant communities.
She completed her PhD field work on invasive grasses in coastal California before
studying how climate change may be reshaping invasions across habitats. After
her PhD she completed postdoctoral fellowships at University of California, San
Diego, and UBC before an assistant professorship at Harvard. Since 2018 she
has been very happy to be based back in BC. Her research sites have varied from
coastal sage scrub in San Diego to eastern forests in Quebec, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, vineyards in California and now British Columbia where her lab
now works in the forests of Smithers and Manning Park (BC).
INVASIVE SPECIES IN HOT PURSUIT OF
PACIFIC SALMON
Julian Olden, University of Washington
Predicting how climate change is likely to interact
with myriad other stressors that threaten species
of conservation concern is an essential challenge in
aquatic ecosystems. This presentation explores this
challenge for salmon-bearing streams of the Columbia
River Basin (CRB), where land-use-related reductions in
riparian shading have caused changes in stream thermal regimes, and additional
warming from projected climate change may result in significant gains in habitat
for predatory, nonnative smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Goal of this
Abstracts and Biographies 11work included: (1) combining a species distribution model with environmental
DNA to locate range boundary regions of smallmouth bass and evaluate its overlap
with native salmonids, (2) explore patterns of secondary spread of smallmouth
bass at their invasion edge, (3) use stable isotopes and fatty acid analysis to infer
interactions between smallmouth bass and Chinook salmon, and (4) forecast the
interactive effects of climate change, riparian management, and nonnative species
on stream-rearing salmon and to evaluate the capacity of restoration to mitigate
these effects. Bio
BIO
Julian Olden is a Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences,
University of Washington. Broadly motivated by a future where people
recognize and respect the diverse values provided by functioning freshwater
ecosystems, Julian seeks to inform management and conservation practices by
conducting use-inspired research in the areas of water resource management,
dams, invasive species and climate change.
SPECIES’ RANGE EXPANSIONS AND
ALTERED INTERACTIONS: A CASE
STUDY OF A RANGE-EXPANDING
INSECT IN GARRY OAK ECOSYSTEMS
Kirsten Prior, Binghamton University, State
University of New York
Species’ ranges are changing in response to
anthropogenic change. Species moving around the
globe via trade and traffic and in response to climate
change have similarities in that they often leave interacting species behind or
pick up new associations along the way. Altered species interactions affect the
dynamics of range-expanding species, and a common outcome is that species
do particularly well in new locations, becoming “invasive” or having impacts in
recipient ecosystems. Understanding how species interactions are altered as
they move in response to climate change is a pressing question given the rate and
extent at which species ranges are changing. I will discuss a case study of a pole-
ward range-expanding insect that recently arrived in Vancouver Island, British
Columbia, where it is outbreaking in Garry oak ecosystems. I will present our
progress in uncovering how altered species interactions are contributing to this
species increased success and impacts in its expanded range.
BIO
Kirsten Prior is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Binghamton
University, State University of New York. She received her B.Sc. from
Western University, and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. She was a
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto and the University of Florida.
Kirsten’s research focuses on altered species interactions and their impacts in
ecosystems under various types of global change, such as climate change,
invasions, and land-use change. She also works on solutions for mitigating global
change impacts, such as examining how to best manage invaded ecosystems.
Kirsten conducts research in several ecosystems, including in North American
western oak savannas, northeastern deciduous forests, and in African savannas.
12 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESShe has researched pest and endangered insects in western oak ecosystems for
over ten years, where her work is funded by the National Geographic Society and
the National Science Foundation.
SESSION 2
Lightning Talks
ITALIAN ARUM — RAISING AWARENESS
OF A NOXIOUS INVASIVE SPECIES
Jeannine Johnstone, Stanley Park Ecology Society
Learn about the identification and characteristics of Italian
arum (Arum italicum), designated a class C noxious weed by
the Washington State Noxious Weed Board. This toxic ornamental
plant can spread rapidly into many habitats including riparian areas; infestations
have been confirmed in parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
BIO
Jeannine Johnstone is the Stewardship Coordinator at the Stanley Park
Ecology Society (SPES) in Vancouver, BC. She holds a Bachelor of
Environment in Global Environmental Systems from Simon Fraser University.
Jeannine has spent her childhood and the majority of her career in the natural
areas of Metro Vancouver, which has informed her love for the ecology in this
region. Prior to working in Stanley Park Jeannine was an environmental educator
in both Lynn Canyon Park and the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. In
Stanley Park, Jeannine develops and coordinates stewardship programs including
bi-weekly invasive plant removal with community volunteers, invasive plant
mapping and habitat enhancement events. Habitat restoration in Stanley Park is
made possible by a dedicated network of community, school and corporate
volunteers who collectively donated over 5,300 hours of their time last year to
habitat enhancement and monitoring. Jeannine and SPES acknowledge that their
work takes place on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam),
Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səl̓ ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
KNOTWEED GOES WITH THE FLOW
David Clements, Trinity Western University
Knotweeds are strongly associated with riparian areas
in British Columbia. Using GIS, we demonstrated a
statistically significant concentration of knotweed
patches within 100 m of Langley Township watercourses.
We are also establishing the potential for effective
knotweed seed dispersal in aquatic systems, likely
contributing to watershed-scale knotweed spread in BC.
Abstracts and Biographies 13BIO
David Clements began his plant ecology research career in Paul Cavers’ lab
at Western Ontario University as an undergraduate where he helped create
a field of weeds (white cockle). He researched mite interactions in apple orchards
for his Ph.D. at Queen’s University. Moving back into plant ecology for his postdoc
at the University of Guelph he studied the ecological ramifications of integrated
weed management. His plant ecology research at Trinity Western University in
Langley, BC has involved invasive riparian plants, invasive grasses in Garry oak
ecosystems and grassland invaders in the Okanagan. Since 2010 he has made
frequent forays to Yunnan Province in China studying the global invasive plant,
mile-a-minute, Mikania micrantha. In his 2018 sabbatical at Charles Sturt University
in Australia he examined the management and genetics of mile-a-minute and
knotweeds. He and Antonio DiTomaso at Cornell University have published a
number of review articles and book chapters on the potential for climate change to
accelerate plant invasion. As well as teaching biology and ecology courses on the
Trinity Western campus, Clements teaches field courses on Hawaii and Salt Spring
Island. He has published more than 70 scientific papers and is currently co-editing
two books entitled “Persistence Strategies of Weeds” and “Global Plant Invasions”.
THE ASIAN JUMPING WORM: AN EMERGING
THREAT TO WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
Linda Tucker Serniak, Oregon State University
Asian jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) are an emerging
threat to western North America. The earthworms
were first introduced to North America in the early 20th
century, but have only recently been found near the west
coast. Worms were first found in Oregon in 2016, and have
since been discovered in many locations along the I-5 corridor
from Vancouver, British Columbia to Grants Pass, Oregon. The
major pathways of introduction include landscaping, horticulture, fishing bait,
and composting, and these worms can easily be purchased on the internet. It is
unclear how Asian jumping worm may affect western ecosystems and outreach
will be the best tool to educate the public on this new invader and help prevent
its spread into new regions. Current research at Oregon State University aims to
assess the worm’s impact on agricultural soils and crops.
BIO
Linda Tucker Serniak is a doctoral candidate at Oregon State University in
the Environmental Sciences Graduate Program. Her research focus is
invasion ecology and she is currently studying the impact of Asian jumping worms
(Amynthas agrestis) and Canadian nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) on
Willamette Valley soils and crops. She is particularly interested in how the effects
of these species may differ in a community setting compared to an earthworm
monoculture. Linda also has an interest in science outreach, and participates in
the Letters to a Pre-Scientist program and gives public talks related to biological
invasions and her research.
14 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESARE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RESILIENT TO
INVASIONS?
Kirsten Prior, Binghamton University, State University of
New York
A goal of invasive species management is to alleviate
impacts in natural systems. Removing invaders and
allowing for passive recovery is a common management
practice, which assumes that ecological systems are
resilient to invasions. Our meta-analysis of studies that
removed invaders and measured ecological recovery found that
recovery is common. However, there are contexts in which recovery is not likely
and active management should be considered.
BIO
Kirsten Prior is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Binghamton
University, State University of New York. She received her B.Sc. from
Western University, and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. She was a
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto and the University of Florida.
Kirsten’s research focuses on altered species interactions and their impacts in
ecosystems under various types of global change, such as climate change,
invasions, and land-use change. She also works on solutions for mitigating global
change impacts, such as examining how to best manage invaded ecosystems.
Kirsten conducts research in several ecosystems, including in North American
western oak savannas, northeastern deciduous forests, and in African savannas.
She has researched pest and endangered insects in western oak ecosystems for
over ten years, where her work is funded by the National Geographic Society and
the National Science Foundation.
NEW INVASIVE PESTS OF CONCERN TO
AGRICULTURE
Tracy Hueppelsheuser, BC Ministry of Agriculture
Updates on the distribution and survey information
on some major new pests of concern to agriculture in
British Columbia will be shared, as well as some pest
biology, how to detect and monitor, and plans for 2020.
BIO
Tracy Hueppelsheuser is a provincial entomologist for
the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, based in
Abbotsford. Her work focuses on biology and pest management of established and
invasive insect species that impact BC agriculture. This includes insect
identification, outreach and extension activities, policy and regulation
development, and some surveillance. The Ministry works closely with other
organizations with similar mandates and goals.
Abstracts and Biographies 15SESSION 3
Speedy Session
This concurrent session features multiple hosted tables focusing on high interest
topics. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue and
make connections during this high energy session. Please refer to the separate
Speedy Sessions Program for details.
SESSION 4
Industry and Invasives
PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF
WHIRLING DISEASE DURING PIPELINE
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Christie Ward, TC Energy
Whirling disease is a disease of salmonoid fishes that
has been found in several watersheds in Alberta. As any
construction activities may have the potential to inadvertently
spread the disease to non-affected areas, it is important that the necessary
education and mitigation measures are implemented to reduce the risk. TC Energy
has implemented several strategies in recent projects to prevent the spread of the
disease through construction and maintenance.
BIO
Christie is an Environmental Specialist with TC Energy in the regions of
Southern Alberta and BC, responsible for managing invasive plants across
TC’s pipeline rights-of-way and facilities. Christie is a Registered Professional
Forester in Alberta and in her previous life as a Forest Health Officer for the
Government of Alberta, her portfolio included all kinds of critters, forest health
pests and invasive species.
SCOTCH BROOM IMPACTS ON FORESTRY
Chelsey Toth, Mosaic Forest Management
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and gorse (Ulex
europaeus) are two invasives that were introduced to
Vancouver Island approximately 170 years ago and
are now the most significant contributing factors to
Not Sufficiently Restocked (NSR) plantations and crop
16 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESfailure for Mosaic Forest Management. The seed banks are old and widespread.
These species are not just a threat to unique and endangered ecosystems, but
to all ecosystems on southeastern Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf
Islands of British Columbia. On forested lands, broom particularly, interferes
with fibre production by limiting the growth of commercially important conifer
seedlings (Prasad 2000). Riparian environments suffer the most degradation. This
presentation will highlight our Broom Management Strategies developed over time
and look at some of the costs associated with treating these annoyingly dense,
evergreen perennial shrubs.
BIO
I work for a private land forestry company, Mosaic Forest Management. The
company was created through the affiliation of Island Timberlands and
TimberWest (in 2018) and has operated on BC’s Coast for more than 100 years. As
the South Island Forester, I currently manage a team of consulting foresters and
tender out our silviculture contracts for the legacy TimberWest land base. As a team,
our focus is on enhancing forest health through coordinated stewardship and best
silviculture practices. In my role, I work closely with our First Nation Partners and
help facilitate community/academic/research access, recreational opportunities
and campsites. I sit as chair of the Coastal Invasive Species Committee and spend a
significant amount of time coordinating vegetation management, from treatments
of unwanted competing vegetation to noxious weeds. I hold an Industrial Vegetation
Management & Noxious Weed Pesticide Applicator Certificate
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AND INVASIVE
SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN COAST SALISH
TERRITORY
Nicci Bergunder, Matcon Civil Constructors
Contractual and jurisdictional responsibilities, existing
regulations and best management practices, historical
activities and their consequences, costs, and corporate
partner influence are some of the factors impacting efforts
to incorporate robust invasive species management into land
development activities in British Columbia. Nicci will present a civil construction
industry perspective on invasive species management in Coast Salish territory.
BIO
Nicci Bergunder is the Manager of Indigenous and Community Engagement
for Matcon Civil Constructors, a locally-owned boutique construction firm
that specializes in civil construction and environmental contracting. A passionate
and long-time advocate for invasive species awareness, education and
management, Nicci is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of invasive
species management, and creating substantive opportunities for Indigenous
businesses and people. Nicci has twenty-five years of experience successfully
managing people, projects, and programs in diverse industries and environments.
She has a demonstrated ability to develop and nurture uniquely innovative,
collaborative, and mutually beneficial relationships. The results that Nicci achieves
effectively support both corporate and elected leadership and staff, and multi-
disciplinary project teams in achieving cost, quality and schedule targets.
Abstracts and Biographies 17POSTER PRESENTATIONS
CANADIAN COLUMBIA BASIN
TERRESTRIAL INVASIVE SPECIES
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION
Kendal Benesh, East Kootenay Invasive Species Council
Co-Authors:
Jessie Paloposki, East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, with
collaboration from the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society and Central
Kootenay Invasive Species Society.
Invasive species are plants and animals not native to BC or are outside their
natural distribution area. They can spread rapidly, outcompete and predate
on native species, dominate natural and managed areas, and alter biological
communities. Invasive species can negatively impact BC’s environment, people
and economy. In the past 5 years, with the support of the Columbia Basin Trust
and provincial funding, the Columbia Basin regional invasive species organizations
have increased and enhanced regional education, outreach, and monitoring for
terrestrial invasive species in the Columbia Basin. The four organizations worked
closely to deliver these programs within the Columbia Basin, using a variety of
communication mediums, and using a variety of behaviour change programs,
such as PlantWise and PlayCleanGo. The objective of the poster at the Invasives
2020 Forum is to share the successes and challenges of the collaborative, regional,
on-the-ground terrestrial invasive species prevention strategies and education
programs.
BIO
Kendal Benesh is the Program Manager for the East Kootenay Invasive
Species Council, working with a talented team to help mitigate the negative
environmental, social and economic impacts of invasive species across the East
Kootenay’s. She lives and works out of Kimberley, BC, and has experience working
in woodland caribou conservation, biodiversity monitoring, land-use planning,
and environmental education. With strong interests in conservation and
community engagement, Kendal is passionate about connecting stakeholders on
multi-use landscapes to support collaborative planning and stewardship
practices. Kendal has a B.Sc. in Biology and Environmental Studies from the
University of Victoria, and when not working, is busy enjoying all of the hiking and
skiing opportunities that the beautiful East Kootenay region has to offer.
18 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESTESTING MANAGEMENT-INTENSIVE
CATTLE GRAZING AS A RANGELAND
RESTORATION TOOL
Kristi Gordon, MSc in Environmental Science
Student, Thompson Rivers University
Co-authors:
Dr. Wendy Gardner, Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Tom Pypker, Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Lauchlan Fraser, Thompson Rivers University
Recent research suggests that light to moderate, short duration
grazing may improve rangeland productivity. In contrast, heavy, continuous
cattle grazing can contribute to the decline of rangeland productivity and other
ecosystem services. Excessive trampling by cattle can expose bare ground where
invasive plant species, such as spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa), can
establish and outcompete native plants. Our objectives were to compare three
cattle grazing systems (1-management-intensive (MiG), 2-traditional, 3-targeted)
for their ability to: a) improve forage nutritive value and quantity; b) increase plant
biodiversity; c) sequester soil organic carbon; d) control spotted knapweed; and
e) alter the soil seed bank. Electric fence enclosures were established in spotted
knapweed-dominated rangeland located in Merritt, British Columbia. Cattle
numbers and timing were controlled such that MiG was 10 cow/calf pairs for one
day at the end of the growing season, traditional was 1 cow/calf pair for 10 days at
the end of the growing season, and targeted was 10 cow/calf pairs for one day at
the height of spotted knapweed flowering. Our preliminary findings support the
use of MiG and targeted practices for productive, invasive-free rangelands.
BIO
Kristi Gordon is a Master of Environmental Science student at Thompson
Rivers University. Her current research focuses on rangeland improvement,
climate change mitigation, and invasive plant suppression through the use of
cattle grazing. Her areas of interest include ecological restoration, the
development and implementation of innovative invasive species management
strategies, and environmental outreach and education. Kristi has a degree in
Natural Resource Science from Thompson Rivers University and a certificate in
Environmental Monitoring from University of Northern BC. Previously, she has
been employed by Agrowest Consulting and the Invasive Species Council of BC.
Abstracts and Biographies 19SELECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF EXOTIC
WATERMILFOILS AND OTHER NORTH
AMERICAN INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS
WITH PROCELLACOR, A NOVEL, REDUCED-
RISK AQUATIC HERBICIDE
Mark Heilman, SePRO - Carmel, Indiana USA
Co-authors:
Terry McNabb, Aquatechnex - Bellingham, Washington USA
(presenting)
Kurt Getsinger, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center - Aquatic Plant
Control Research Program - Vicksburg, Mississippi USA
Amy Smagula, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services - Concord,
New Hampshire USA
Jens Beets, North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina USA
JT Gravelie, SePRO - Carmel, Indiana USA
David Petty, NDR Research - Plainfield, Indiana USA
In early 2018, the US Environmental Protection Agency approved the new reduced-
risk aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR® (a.i. florpyrauxifen-benzyl). ProcellaCOR
has excellent activity on a variety of North American aquatic invasive plants
including Eurasian and Hybrid Eurasian watermilfoil, parrotfeather, and yellow
floating heart. The novel arylpicolinate herbicide reduces use rates by several
orders of magnitude versus older, selective spot herbicide strategies for invasive
watermilfoil management without restrictions on water use for drinking,
swimming, and fishing. In late 2019, a registration data package was submitted
to Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) requesting full aquatic
registration (decision anticipated mid 2021). Cooperative research studies with
US federal and university research partners prior to US registration and initial
operational use since its US approval have confirmed excellent, short-exposure
(as little as 6 – 12 hours) activity on invasive watermilfoils. Little to no impact has
been observed to most common native aquatic plant species such as pondweeds,
naiads, tapegrass, and shoreline vegetation such as bulrushes, cattail, and aquatic
grasses. Results from published mesocosm-scale studies and multiple northern
US field projects with ProcellaCOR for Eurasian watermilfoil, parrotfeather, and
other invasive watermilfoil management will be reviewed including pre- and
post-treatment quantitative point-intercept vegetation surveys and herbicide
dissipation monitoring.
BIO
Terry McNabb owns Aquatechnex, LLC headquartered in Bellingham, WA.
The firm has 40 years of experience managing invasive aquatic species and
mitigating toxic harmful algae blooms in lake, reservoir and river systems.
Aquatechnex operates in the Western United States from seven offices from border
to border. Terry is a graduate of Michigan State University. He is a past president of
the international Aquatic Plant Management Society (www.apms.org) and the
North American Lake Management Society (www.nalms.org). He is on the faculty
of the University of California-Davis Aquatic Weed School, is an honorary member
of the Washington Weed Association and a cooperator with the US Army Corps of
Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program. Terry has extensive experience
20 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESdeveloping and managing treatment programs for selectively targeting Eurasian
Milfoil, Parrotsfeather, Hydrilla, Brazilian Elodea and a number of other invasive
aquatic weeds. For more information www.aquatechnex.com
CANADIAN COLUMBIA BASIN AQUATIC
INVASIVE SPECIES PARTNERSHIPS AND
COLLABORATION
Kim Kaiser, Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
Co-authors:
Sue Davies and Robyn Hooper - CSISS
Kendal Benesh and Jessie Paloposki - EKISC
Erin Bates and Khaylish Fraser - CKISS
The Columbia Basin invasive species organizations have become
increasingly informed about the seriousness of the threat of invasive mussels
and the risks to our aquatic ecosystems and economy. Our water quality, fish
habitat, infrastructure, water utilities, beaches, and property value are at risk. If
zebra and quagga mussels establish here, its conservatively estimated that it will
cost $43M to British Columbians, and $500M to the Pacific NorthWest Economic
Region to deal with the impacts. These numbers surely do not represent the
social and cultural losses should invasive mussels impact salmon stocks. In
light of our concern, in the past five years, with the support of Columbia Basin
Trust and provincial funding, the regional invasive species organizations have
increased regional education, outreach, and monitoring for zebra and quagga
mussels in the Columbia Basin. The four organizations worked closely to deliver
these programs within the Columbia Basin (particularly throughout the Canadian
Columbia River system), using a variety of communication mediums, in-person
boat launch outreach, marina outreach, lake monitoring, and advocating for
policy changes at the federal and provincial level. The groups have also worked
with a multi-stakeholder Aquatic Invasive Species Steering Committee, which
created a Canadian Columbia Basin Aquatic Invasive Species Framework to help
guide regional prevention and collaborative efforts. The objective of the poster
at the conference is to share the successes and challenges of the collaborative,
regional, on-the-ground aquatic invasive species prevention strategies for zebra
quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species.
Note: We have collaborated with the other Columbia Basin regional invasive
species societies on this poster content.
BIO
Kim Kaiser is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Columbia
Shuswap Invasive Species Society in Revelstoke BC. Kim received her
Bachelors of Science in Biology from the University of Victoria in 2014 and has
since been actively working in the fields of invasive species management and
environmental education. She came to CSISS in May 2018 after working with the
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Mussel Defence
Program in Golden and the Invasive Species Council of BC in Revelstoke. In
winter or summer you can find Kim making art and exploring the mountains
around BC with her mountain bike and snowboard.
Abstracts and Biographies 21THE STATUS OF EXOTIC CATTAIL (TYPHA SPP.)
IN THE FRASER RIVER ESTUARY
Daniel Stewart, University of British Columbia
Though known in Fraser Estuary for decades, exotic
cattail (Typha spp.) have received little attention,
despite their invasive behaviour throughout North
America. After a year of studying them for my master’s
research, I will provide an update on their status, and
discuss what we can learn from their story.
BIO
Daniel has operated as a plant ecologist in southwest British Columbia for
the past five years, devoting much of his time to the unique tidal marshes of
the Fraser River Estuary and nearby tributaries. Over those years he has been
involved with a variety of projects, including inventorying and propagating at-risk
plant species, monitoring invasive species, and evaluating the effectiveness of
habitat compensation projects, among others. In addition to running a small
consultancy business, Daniel is also enrolled as a graduate student at UBC, where
he is working with Dr. Tara Martin at investigating the threat of alien cattail species
to tidal marshes of the Fraser River Estuary.
DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CLEAN DRAIN DRY
PROGRAM – A BC PILOT PROJECT
Nick Wong, Invasive Species Council of BC
The Invasive Species Council of BC (ISCBC) has
undertaken a pilot project designed to support BC’s
freshwater sustainability through the prevention of the
introduction of aquatic invasive species, particularly
invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels. Now entering into
the third year of a three-year pilot term, funded by the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans and under contract to the
Canadian Council on Invasive Species, ISCBC has developed resources, signage
and a social and digital media campaign. These resources were designed to shift
the behaviour of boaters and aquatic recreationists to encourage the practice of
Clean, Drain and Dry (CDD) of all watercraft and equipment. Resources developed
through this pilot project have been provided free of charge to interested partners
around BC and will provide the foundation for their use nationally and will be
available to other partners, organizations and the public across Canada in the
future.
BIO
Nick Wong is an ISCBC Research and Projects Coordinator. He has diverse
experience working previously in Pacific salmon and herring fisheries in BC,
and has a PhD in Marine Ecology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Nick is passionate about teaching and creating engaging opportunities for people
to learn and understand the role they can play in the prevention and mitigation of
invasive species.
22 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESINVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL OF BC JOB
CREATION PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES 2019
Co-authors:
Matt Burgess, Casey Plante, Don Cram, Matt
Fortowsky, Sandra Alexander
This is the fifth year that ISCBC has carried out a Job
Creation Partnership (JCP) Program ‘Invasive Species &
Fire Reclamation Skills. Building Capacity for Resource/
Agriculture Sectors’. Agassiz and Ashcroft each stationed a
team with a supervisor and three team members for 10 months
starting May 2019. Combined teams completed 157 site visits to crown, public
and First Nations land surveying and managing over 30 invasive species. Teams
attended or developed over 50 events directly engaged over 1300 members of the
public. Teams manually pulled, cut, dug or dead-headed over 30 ha of area and
filled 322 bags for burial disposal. Sites where survey and management occurred
included: First Nations lands, Recreation Sites and Trails, Ministry of Forests,
Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Crown lands, MoTI
gravel pits, BC Parks and many local government and community parks.
BIO
The JCP team consists of members that are in a career change phase where
they have enrolled in JCP to learn field skills and knowledge. Team members
have various backgrounds including: landscaper, construction worker,
administration assistant, labourer and agriculture worker. Invasives is the specific
field they are currently engaged in training, With the skills they have developed
they are seeking to become employed in the invasive, natural resources or
agricultural field for future employment.
Abstracts and Biographies 23WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
MANAGING INVASIONS; WHAT’S WORKED,
WHAT HASN’T, AND WHAT MIGHT
Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee
A major problem in managing invasions is early detection.
Increasing use of citizen scientists and iPhone reporting
technology is aiding this effort, as is the advent of eDNA. Populations of many
animal species and some plant species have been eradicated, especially but
not only when detected early, and technologies to do so are rapidly improving.
Many invaders have been maintained at low levels, even after widespread
establishment, especially by physical, chemical, and biological methods. Non-
target impacts have been a persistent problem of the latter two approaches.
Both eradication and maintenance management have proven more difficult for
marine invasions. Several new technologies to eradicate or manage invasions
are in various stages of development. Among genetic approaches, gene-silencing
is already used to manage invasive insects and is being developed for other
species. Oxitec’s genetically engineered Friendly© Aedes aegypti mosquito,
though controversial, has been massively released in nature in the wake of the
zika epidemic, and two major gene-editing projects employing CRISPR Cas 9 gene
drives to eradicate invasive terrestrial animals are under development despite
substantial controversy regarding potential unintended consequences.
BIO
Daniel Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental
Studies at the University of Tennessee. He received his A.B. (1964) and Ph.D.
(1968) from Harvard University and was a faculty member at Florida State
University from 1968 through 1997, when he joined the Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee. His publications number ca.
500 and center on ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation biology;
much of his research focuses on causes and consequences of biological invasions.
His research projects are on insects, plants, fungi, birds, and mammals. He is
editor-in-chief of Biological Invasions, senior editor of the Encyclopedia of
Biological Invasions (2012), author of Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to
Know (2013), and is a member of the editorial board for several other journals. He
served on the United States National Science Board 2000-2006. In 2006 he was
named Eminent Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America, in 2012 he won the
Margalef Prize for research in ecology, and in 2015 he won the Wallace Prize of the
International Biogeography Society. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy
of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
24 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESSESSION 5
Management Practices (Concurrent Sessions)
WEED BIOCONTROL — WHAT’S IN THE
PIPELINE FOR WESTERN CANADA
Hariet L. Hinz, Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences
International (CABI) Switzerland
Western Canada, especially British Columbia has a
long and successful history in weed biological control.
Past successes include for instance the projects against
Leafy spurge, invasive Knapweeds, Dalmatian toadflax
and Houndstongue. This presentation will give an overview
of weed biocontrol agents that have recently been approved
for release or were recently petitioned, as well as upcoming petitions with an
emphasize on western Canada. This includes agents for invasive Hawkweeds,
Russian olive, Common reed, Oxeye daisy, Flowering rush and for more northern
regions of British Columbia, where Dalmatian toadflax is currently not successfully
controlled.
BIO
My training is in horticulture, pest management, applied entomology and
ecology, which provides an ideal background for my main research interest,
classical biological weed control. I have 26 years of experience in this area,
including studies on the biology, host specificity and impact of herbivorous
insects, the population biology of plants, invasion ecology, and mechanisms
underlying the host-finding and host-choice behaviour of insects. Since 2002 I am
an Affiliated Professor at the University of Idaho. I have supervised or co-
supervised seven MSc and eight PhD students and have published 50 peer-
reviewed papers and several book chapters and conference Proceedings.
For the last 12 years, I have been the Leader of the Biological Weed Control
Programme at CABI in Switzerland. This role involves managing 15 ongoing weed
biological control projects, mainly for the USA and Canada, but also New Zealand
and Australia, developing new projects to ensure the financial sustainability of the
Programme as well as coordinating a team of five project scientists and several
support staff.
Since 2015 I have also been Director of our operation in Switzerland, which is
offering me exciting opportunities to be involved in CABI’s overall operations and
cross-Centre collaborations.
Abstracts and Biographies 25URBAN FOREST PEST READINESS: INCREASING
PREPAREDNESS TO INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW
INVASIVE INSECTS
Justin Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council
With Farm Bill funding provided by U.S. Department of
Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Protection and Quarantine, the Washington
Invasive Species Council recently completed a project
to improve response readiness for detections of new
urban forest pests in Washington State. A multiagency
work group was developed for the purpose of creating
a readiness plan focusing on building relationships and
formalizing a network and response framework between cities and
state and federal agencies. Beyond creating a typical response plan, the project
team developed a Playbook-style system, in print with web-based features, of an
assessment and checklist of prioritized actions that provides municipalities the
information to self-assess readiness to new invasive pests, and shares actions
to assist municipalities to become more prepared. Notably, municipalities that
meet readiness standards receive a “forest pest ready” designation and join a
network of other “forest pest ready” municipalities. Finally, the project included
a readiness tabletop exercise in two stages that tested readiness and gaps to
response. Justin Bush will share an overview of this project, the process and
timeline, results and outcomes of the project as a template to be replicated in
other jurisdictions.
BIO
Mr. Bush was hired as the Executive Coordinator to the Washington Invasive
Species Council in 2016. Mr. Bush has been working on invasive species
issues since 2008 with federal, state, regional, and local organizations including
King County, Skamania County, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at
the University of Texas at Austin where he managed the Texasinvasives.org
statewide partnership. During these years, he has been involved in various
projects to prevent, detect, and control both aquatic and terrestrial invasive
species and is passionate about reducing the threat they pose to the economy,
native species and ecosystem services.
THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND USES OF
GLYPHOSATE
Virginia Abbott, Health Canada - Pest Management
Regulatory Agency
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
published their re-evaluation decision on glyphosate
in 2017 and conducted a secondary review in response
to concerns raised publicly on the validity of the science
around glyphosate. This talk will provide information
the results of the risk assessments by PMRA and the current
federal requirements under the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA).
26 EVENTS. BCINVASIVES.CA @ISCBC #INVA SIVES2020 #BCINVA SIVESBIO
I have a B.Sc. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Western
Ontario and a M.Sc. in Biology from Lakehead University. I have worked for
Health Canada’s Pesticide Compliance Program for almost six years. My role is to
promote compliance with the federal Pest Control Products Act through
educational opportunities and consultative projects with stakeholders. I also
conduct inspections with users, manufacturers and distributors of pest control
products. Before joining Health Canada, I was a Plant Health Inspector for CFIA for
five years and a bee researcher at SFU for three years.
OPTIONS FOR CONTROL OF INVASIVE
GOLDFISH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Brian Heise, Thompson Rivers University
Populations of feral Goldfish are increasingly common
in BC lakes, where they can cause environmental
and economic harm by competing with local trout
for invertebrate food, increase turbidity, and consume
amphibian eggs and larvae. The main entry vector is thought to
be the release of unwanted aquarium and backyard pond fish into lakes. The best
treatment option for small lakes is to kill all fish using rotenone, while for larger
lakes and water bodies such as Dragon Lake that contain valuable non-target
species, spring boat electrofishing is recommended. The best long-term solution
to the problem of introduced populations of Goldfish and other aquarium fish is
a provincial effort to ensure that pet retailers educate fish buyers on how to deal
with unwanted pets.
BIO
Brian Heise is a faculty member in the Department of Natural Resource
Sciences at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops BC, where he teaches
courses in fisheries, limnology and ecosystem reclamation. His research looks at
the effects of various land use practices on freshwater ecosystems. He and his
students are currently looking at migration cues for Arctic grayling, groundwater
refugia for spawning Chinook salmon, and the ecology and control of invasive
norther pike, smallmouth bass, and goldfish. Brian is also the Past Chair of the
Invasive Species Council of BC.
THE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF
TREATMENT METHODS FOR CONTROLLING
HOARY ALYSSUM (BERTEROA INCANA)
Ryan Comeau, Purity Feed Co Ltd.
Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) is an annual, biennial
to short-lived perennial weed that is designated noxious
under the BC Weed Control Act. The proliferation and rapid
distribution of this invasive plant throughout south-central
and southeastern BC is of grave concern not only due to the its competitiveness
to native flora but also based on its toxic attributes and stubborn resilience to
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