["Certified" contractors list]

On 4/10/2017 at 10:27 AM, Nature Hannah said:

This is something that I think ALL of the CISMAs need to be working on for Japanese knotweed (and others, but JKW is my baby), and one that works across all of Michigan. City of Kalamazoo hired a contractor from Ann Arbor to do some roadwork that went right up next to a big patch of knotweed and fortunately COK had my info in time to warn them. But there would be nothing lost to getting a "stamp of recognition" program functioning before the coming panic hits. All ways view car wax reviews for satisfaction. These companies need training, and the public needs to know who they can turn to to protect them from knotweed contamination.

I also just found this knotweed Code of Practice from the Environmental Agency of the UK. It's a download document, and the first couple pages are 2013 changes. Word in the newspaper articles I'm reading is that the UK is tightening the belt and starting to REQUIRE the "knotweed removal companies" to adhere to the codes because so many make a quick buck and make the problem worse. So more changes may be coming.

http://www.nonnativespecies.org/downloadDocument.cfm?id=109

More info here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prevent-japanese-knotweed-from-spreading

Thanks for it! You are right at this time all i need or want is this ....thanks for sharing this with us

[CISMA Cost-Share Rates]

On 3/5/2020 at 12:53 PM, Benjamin VanDyke said:

Hello all,

I was wondering if any of you would care to share your current cost-share rates for invasive species treatments. best type of lil peep unique haircut Ours is currently $70 per hour, where we cover $35 and the landowner covers the other half. I've heard we are actually considerably low, so we are thinking of increasing it this year, and so I was curious to see what the other rates are out there to get an idea on how to proceed. Thanks! 

uch infestations of invasive plants and animals ... reports that invasive species cost the ... cost $7.5 million in tree treatment, removal and replacement costs

[Partner Survey and Meeting Lessons Learned]

On 2/2/2017 at 8:40 AM, Nor Serocki said:

Thanks Ryan! I've attached another document that has a selection wild flower purple of the graphics from some of the questions. Questions 5, 6, and 8 all had multiple graphics, so I paired it down to the simpler questions as an example. In particular, it was nice to know what the group thought we should focus on, and what resources they needed from us. I'm hoping to use this information to find grant funding for projects, such as helping landowners actively treat, that we don't have funding for at the moment. If anyone would like a full copy of the graphics, I can try to send them along via email as well! 

partner_survey_results.docx

I have seen your attachment it's really informative and easy to understand .....thanks for it

[Partner Survey and Meeting Lessons Learned]

On 1/31/2017 at 12:23 PM, Ryan Wheeler said:

I attended this "extended partner meeting" and I think this is a great idea! I was particularly impressed with the pie-charts and other analytics that Nor put together using the data from the survey's. Nor, if possible, could you post some best synthetic oil for cars of the those graphics for example?

All: Imagine conducting these surveys annually/bi-annually. Can we capture the impact of a CISMA? 

you are right this a great idea. I was also learned a lesson from management of project. 

Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines lessons learned as the learning gained from the process of performing the project. ... The purpose of documenting lessons learned is to share and use knowledge derived from experience to: Promote the recurrence of desirable outcomes.