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Erica Clites

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  1. @Kevin WaltersAlex, I would ask Kevin Walters! I agree those are very popular! If there are more, I would like some as well.
  2. Here is the strategic plan advice from MISC core team. Strategic Plan Development - Advice for CISMAs 3-2017 (1).pdf
  3. Hi all, I wanted to share the rack card we produced this year as well. This is editable and has been approved by our MISGP contact and MDARD, so feel free to edit and share! One version is designed for print and the other for web use (has hyperlinks). You can set-up a free Canva online account (it's a really useful program for creating outreach materials). Template for print: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEXEffzci0/JTrQSNKM5MA8ylFmpZAAMQ/view?utm_content=DAEXEffzci0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton&mode=preview Template for web: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEZyX3kTg0/uXpuprjVSCtpJgZOULfjcQ/view?utm_content=DAEZyX3kTg0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton&mode=preview
  4. Hi all, With the help of several CISMA coordinators and our Outreach Technician Madelaine Corbin, we now have materials ready for anyone to use! These Canva templates are editable, so you can change the information here to your CISMA and print them. You can get a free Canva account to access these for editing. Let me know if you have any questions or run into any issues! Template for print: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEXEffzci0/JTrQSNKM5MA8ylFmpZAAMQ/view?utm_content=DAEXEffzci0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton&mode=preview Template for web: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEZyX3kTg0/uXpuprjVSCtpJgZOULfjcQ/view?utm_content=DAEZyX3kTg0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton&mode=preview
  5. Hi Alyssa, I'm hoping you've been connected with the European Frogbit Collaborative, but if not, please check it out and join our meeting next month! There is a decent amount of information on monitoring, treatment, etc. based on several years of work by various partners around the state.
  6. I posted previously that in 2020 we did a training for farmer's market managers in collaboration with MDARD. I am now working with MIFMA, the state's professional organization for farmer's market managers to get the word out to the entire state about invasive species that might show up at farmer's markets. If you have any interest on collaborating to develop some of these materials please let me know! I'll be setting up a virtual time to meet soon.
  7. I'm also interested in advice/learning about billboards from those who have done it!
  8. Here are two documents I'll reference during my part of the CISMA leadership breakout session. The Orientation document includes links to our CISMA's MOU and Bylaws, which can also be found on our website: https://oaklandinvasivespecies.org/join-cisma/ The Relevant Parties spreadsheet is an example of how to define the roles of Coordinator/Fiduciary/Partner Group etc. which can be especially helpful early on, or when changing to a new fiduciary. OC CISMA new member materials_forMISC.docxRelevantParties_Worksheet.xlsx
  9. Please see the attached job description. Applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis with a start date of Feb. 1! OC_CISMA_OutreachTechnician_JobDescription_Final.pdf
  10. The Southeast Michigan/Saginaw Bay CISMA coordinators got together to create a calendar for focusing outreach efforts on 1-2 species each month. Our goal with this is to make a larger impact on social media and through other outreach by focusing on fewer species that we really want the public to keep an eye out for. Our hope is that if people see content on the same species from several different places, it will make more of an impact than just one CISMA posting about it. In addition, we are gathering links etc. on these species, as well as our field/survey knowledge, so that other coordinators don't have to separately gather these resources. If anyone wants more details, let me know! We'll let you know how it goes!
  11. Hi all, Has anyone been managing Porcelainberry? http://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=193&cname=Porcelainberry We haven't yet, but are receiving more reports and might start looking into it more. It looks like from MISIN and iNaturalist reports it is mostly from Flint south. Thanks for any thoughts!
  12. Thanks, everyone, I just got a report/question about this plant as well in Oakland County!
  13. Thanks, Nor! At least one of the videos has now been posted (see below). It is also linked on our website: https://oaklandinvasivespecies.org/resources/#farmersmkt
  14. This is a helpful guide on native vs. invasive: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_017307.pdf
  15. Hi @Benjamin VanDyke , we definitely have them in Oakland County. I suggest talking to Scott Tiegs at Oakland University who has worked on them. https://oakland.edu/biology/top-links/directory/tiegs We're not doing much at the moment, but I have heard that some property owners in Oakland County are working on it. The main thing I would recommend for people is to plant bare root stock so as not to transfer soil in between locations.
  16. @Emily Messick check out these posts in regards to our survey efforts this year!
  17. Here is the Play Clean Go page about sign design--if you become a Play Clean Go member you can modify the sign with your logo: https://www.playcleango.org/outdoor-boot-brush-educational-signage Also, a recent article from NAISMA about boot brush stations: https://www.naisma.org/2020/03/12/boot-brush-stations-are-they-effective/
  18. Now there is a new Extension Educator for RIPPLE as well, Paige Filice! She is happy to work with CISMAs on outreach to business, clubs etc. in your area! https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-extension-hires-new-water-resources-educator
  19. Hi Jen, I know at least some of this can be entered into the MISIN Treatment Tracker as well. We use ArcGIS for treatment data and plan to start collecting more monitoring data this year, so we'll see how that goes. Let us know what you decided was the best!
  20. Hi all, The Lake St. Clair CISMA and GiLLs CISMA and our local MDARD Plant Health Inspector hosted a training last month for farmer's market managers on invasive species they might see at their market. This came up because last year a vendor was selling Japanese knotweed at Detroit's Eastern Market as food (the shoots). While we didn't have a great turn out at this event due to snow, farmer's market managers seemed very interested in the topic thus I wanted to post the idea and materials here in case anyone else wants to try it! I've included a brochure with the top 4 invasives that might be an issue (based on our discussion with our local Plant Health Inspector), MDARD contacts and CISMA contacts. We did record the meeting, so I'll post that link when available, too. Let me know if anyone is interested in the slides (I'm guessing they are too large to post here). Thanks to McKenzi, Patrick and Amy Kennedy from MDARD for working on this! https://oaklandinvasivespecies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4-invasives-in-your-market.pdf https://oaklandinvasivespecies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LocalCISMAContacts.pdf https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdard/Map_of_Michigan_Nursery_Inspection_Districts_643674_7.pdf
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