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Invasive Species Leadership Team

NRM Conference

Jeremy CrosslandProgram Manager for Land Use

Mark CornishChair, Invasive Species Leadership Team

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Invasive Species Leadership Team

NWD Tim DykstraDamian Walter

ERDCAl Cofrancesco Linda Nelson

HQJeremy CrosslandTBD – Military missionsJoe Wilson

DODDoug BurkettBill Miller

SPDDana PriceNedenia Kennedy

SWD Cherrie-Lee PhillipBrandon Mobley

PODKate Bliss

Tim Feavel

SADJon LaneDebby Scerno

MVDMark Cornish (Chair)Michael Saucier

LRDMike GreerGreg Carpenter

NAD Rena WeichenbergTara Whitsel

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HQ Priorities

Increase focus on policy updates and guidance development

Continue working on the activities identified in the PgMP

Build strategic relationships with DoD and other Federal agencies

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Current Events/Regional Issues Chicago Area - GLMRIS Brandon Road/Electric Barrier

WRRDA 2014 Section 1039 - Invasive Species► Check Stations

Guidance memorandum - Standardized Work Category Codes

14-15 March - ISLT Business Meeting (Washington D.C.)

Executive Order 13751 - Safeguarding the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species.

National Invasive Species Management Plan 2016-2018

A National Framework for Early Detection and Rapid Response

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Developing technology/research to address field needs

► Aquatic Plant Control Research Program• FY17 Budget $0 (FY16 Budget $4M Congressional adds)• Developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to solve invasive aquatic

weed problems• New Focus Area: Harmful Algal Blooms

► Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program• FY17 Budget $675K• Focus Areas: Barrier technologies for invasive fishes

Management strategies for invasive musselsImproving predictive capabilities for ANS

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Strategic Relationship with DoD and Bureau of Reclamation

Armed Forces Pest Management Board• Reciprocal participation and information sharing

Bureau of Reclamation • ISLT Business Meeting – Denver

• Collaborative Research - Burrowing animals in levees, Harmful Algal Blooms, and Quagga and Zebra mussels.

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USACE FY17 Invasive Species Estimated Cost: $ 131,283,461

Hydropower$2,538,474

Navigation $81,854,750

Environment $44,570,000

Regulatory $2,236,232 Water Supply $72,005

USACE Business Lines

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USACE FY17 Invasive Species Estimated Cost: $ 131,283,461

Prevention 24%

Early Detection & Rapid Response 11%

Control 45%

Restoration 10%

Research 4%

Education & Public Awareness 5%

Leadership & Coordination 1%

Categories determined by the National Invasive Species Council

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USACE FY 2015 Actual

FY 2016 Enacted

FY 2017 Pres. Budget

Prevention Totals $ 30,326,990 $ 35,849,979 $ 30,963,073

ED&RR Totals $ 14,070,145 $ 15,254,231 $ 14,725,586

Control Totals $ 57,352,023 $ 61,065,729 $ 58,371,146

Research Totals $ 9,611,430 $ 10,028,709 $ 5,084,868

Restoration Totals $ 17,318,098 $ 18,637,728 $ 13,302,273

Education & PA Totals $ 6,740,325 $ 7,334,356 $ 6,985,146

Int'l Cooperation Totals $ 2,074,816 $ 2,376,852 $ 1,851,370

OVERALL TOTALS $ 137,493,826 $ 150,547,583 $ 131,283,461

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Priority projects• National Invasive Species Council expenditure reporting• ISM-CoP Maintenance (Web pages and Webinar Series)• Traveling trunk development• EDDMAPS development • ISLT Engagement - Biannual meetings, Updates, Monthly ISLT Management Team business meetings• Military Missions Engagement – AFPMB interaction & Corps Environment Articles• Tracking Policy Updates• Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) membership

Subgroup projects• PgMP Update• Traveling trunk training module • Create and distribute an invasive species monitoring plan template for Corps project lands • Critical Thinking Initiative

Un-met Goals• EDDMAPS reporting training module ($19K)• NRM Conference ($6K)• Regional risk assessments ($120K)• Develop a comprehensive Early Detection Rapid Response plan for USACE ($130K)• Travel Funding – Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Regional Panel meetings ($12K)• Travel Funding – ISLT meetings ($48K)

FY17 Work Plan

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Invasive Species Management CoP

FY16 Webinar Series• Harmful Algal B Events at Barren River and Dale Hollow Lakes – Jed Eberly, ERDC• EDDMapS• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Vegetation Mapping • Zebra Mussels in the St. Croix River Watershed • Electric Dispersal Barriers • Impacts and Hydraulic Containment of Asian Carp• National Pollinator Strategy

194 participants, 36,414 archive page hits in FY16 (DREN server migration)

• 1 March - Traveling Trunk • 11 April - Harmful Algal Blooms

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Work Category Codes

12 New Invasive Species codes: Navigation Flood Risk Management Hydropower FERC Environmental Stewardship Recreation Environment

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We are your team!

Learn more about the Invasive Species Leadership Team on our Gateway site at: http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/invasive/invasive.cfm

Join the Invasive Species Management Community of Practice at:https://eko.usace.army.mil/usacecop/environmental/subcops/invasive/

Learn more about Corps of Engineers invasive species management at:http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/InvasiveSpeciesManagement.aspx