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NAWMAlogue
Volume 17, Number 1 Spring/Summer Newsletter
President’s Report – Greg Hensel
The Board meeting in Delaware was quite an experience. When we got
off the plane Charlie Brooks and I had some time to kill to wait for our
ride. Once the ride was there we motored to the hotel and went straight
to our dinner meeting with Jim Collins, President of DuPont. He is a
very down to earth person who listened to our concerns and had
interest in what we do with our programs.
The next day was our Board meeting. I was hoping to keep it relatively
short but you know how your Board is, we all have an opinion. After
seven and a half hours we adjourned and had a little time before we
went to another dinner meeting with Ed Makowski, Director, DuPont
Global Strategic Planning and Jon Claus, Global Research Director. They talked to us about how
pesticides come to be and what it takes to get them to market. After learning the process and the time it
takes to get a pesticide to market I’m amazed that we have any to work with. From the discovery of the
compound to market sale is 7 years and millions of dollars. They test all compounds on Tobacco and
Bermuda grass to see if it is broadleaf or grass killer or if it has any effect at all. For example the new
“MAT 28” was developed as they were actually looking for an insecticide but with a little tweaking
they have a wonderful Leafy Spurge herbicide. The process is quite an undertaking and a long journey.
I would like to thank John Cantlon for setting up this tour and all of the meetings. I believe the
connections will benefit all parties involved.
When we were done with the tour we drove to Washington DC to talk to some strategic people about a
“Champion State Invasive Species Initiative” and the NRCS about how their money made a difference
in Nebraska. The talks were well received and the advocacy of NAWMA is being heard. Politics and
legislation are slow moving. In the future hopefully our outreach and education will bring invasive
species legislation to the forefront to be passed and funded.
If we have your email address you will be seeing a NAWMA Email Update. It will be for things that
are happening right now and need support or response before the next NAWMAlogue comes out. If
you would like to be on the email list please get your information to Fred Raish
ycpest@plains.net
or
Mike Friesen
mjfriesen@sbcglobal.net
. This will help us get messages out to the membership as
needed. A quick note and you will all be aware of anything that has direct effects on each and every
one of us that are involved in weed control. In order for this to be really beneficial you as members
must keep us, the board, updated on your email addresses. Thank you for your time in this effort.
***OFFICERS***
President
Greg Hensel
Hubbard County Ag Inspector
101 Crocus Hill St
Park Rapids, MN 56470
(218) 732-4270
Vice-President
Fred Raish
Yuma County Pest District
PO Box 311
Yuma, CO 80759
(970) 848-2509
Secretary/Treasurer
Patricia Rawlek
Assistant Ag Fieldman
Box 1013
Lamont, AB TOB 2RO
(780) 895-2585
Executive Director
Mike J. Friesen
PO Box 687
Meade, KS 67864
(620) 873-8730
Fax: (620) 873-8733
More from President Hensel:
The NAWMA Board sent opinions on all these
bills because if we lose the use of chemicals in an
integrated management plan, how well do you
think the plan is going to work?
This past winter the NAWMA Board after much
discussion updated the NAWMA website. It looks
different but some change is not a bad thing.
Check it out at NAWMA.org. I would personally
like to thank Bob Parsons for his years of keeping
the website operational and well kept. Thank you
to Fred Raish for being hardnosed to keep the
information coming in for changes. To all the rest
of the Board for their ideas and changes, thank
you. I hope the membership likes the new design
and navigation. If there are any changes that the
members would like to see to the website, talk to
Fred Raish with your ideas.
I hope this NAWMAlogue finds each of you
healthy and happy and I hope to see you in Pueblo
Colorado
September
27-30
at
the
Annual
Conference.
Past President
Riley Walters
As most of you know the pesticide industry has
been under attack from several bills this year. The
NPDES bill about spraying on or near water was
not heard by the Supreme Court so now all is on
hold until April 2011 when each person may need
a permit to apply pesticides on or near water.
Jeff Vogel and I
attended the
Annual Meeting of
the North Central
Weed Science
Society at Kansas
City in December.
As part of an Invasive Weed Symposium,
Jeff discussed control of Hydrilla that was
found in a small public lake in Kansas
City. My presentation was based on Larry
Walker’s power point presentation about
NAWMA. I encouraged anyone interested
to become a member of NAWMA and to
attend the conference in Pueblo. Ed
Fields, director of Crawford County
Noxious Weed Department discussed his
experience using Boy Scouts to control
Musk Thistle in his county and the
publicity it generated in the local press.
Ran Swanigan of the Missouri DOT had
heard me speak about NAWMA previously
and is interested, but finds it difficult to
attend our conference because of its
proximity to the NRVMA conference in
which he also participates. While no one
committed to joining NAWMA, there was
interest in the website. Several people
were familiar with the Weed Free Forage
and Mapping Standards.
The inert bill, which if passed would force
chemical companies to label all ingredients in the
pesticide. Even though all inert ingredients are
listed with the EPA they would now have to be
part of the label. The chemical companies are
fighting this under patent issues. Basically the
reason for this bill is to be able to pick apart the
whole formulation and pick a specific ingredient
to stop sale of the pesticide.
The drift bill is looking to make any detectable
drift a crime, instead of the no unreasonable
adverse affects, which it is now. This would
require buffers in all directions for any
application. This requirement alone would remove
valuable cropland from production. They can now
detect substances at parts per billion. So with this
bill, if one drop moves offsite, you violated the
law. As a side note when they are already
detecting chemicals in waters and you apply that
chemical, where would that leave you? The case
in point - Leech Lake in MN has detectable
amounts of atrazine. How will it be determined if
it is “your” offsite application?
NAWMA 18
th
Annual Conference 2010
Pueblo Convention Center
Pueblo, Colorado
Colorado would like to invite all NAWMA members and interested parties to the 18th Annual
Conference in Pueblo, Colorado - September 27 – 30, 2010. The conference will be held at the
Convention Center in downtown Pueblo right next to the river walk and the newly renovated
down town area.
The conference will highlight speakers from neighboring states and provide CEU credits for
Colorado and surrounding states. The NAWMA board will meet on Monday morning the
27
th
with committee meetings during the afternoon. Tuesday will be classroom style all day
with breaks to visit vendors in the morning and afternoon. This session will be followed by a
5:00 to 7:00 hospitality hour in the vender’s ballroom. Dinner will be on your own for
Tuesday night.
Wednesday will include a short morning session highlighting international issues and HHC
updates and discussions. Mid morning we will depart on our area tour, which will take us into
the Wet Mountain Valley and lunch in the ranching town of Westcliffe. After lunch we will
drop into the Arkansas River Canyon with a few stops on our way back to Pueblo.
Wednesday evening will include our NAWMA Awards Banquet, followed by a fun filled
Casino Night for everyone’s enjoyment. There will be a cash bar available and door prizes will
be given out during the Casino Night.
Thursday will start out with speakers and end with the NAWMA elections and board
meeting. Thursday afternoon we will hold a golf event for all that want to participate.
The host hotels will be the Marriott, which is connected to the convention center and the
Cambria Suites, which is just across the street. Rates for both hotels will be $89.00 per night.
Rooms will be available at both hotels Sunday night and Thursday night for early arrivals
and late departures at the conference rate.
Come enjoy a late September in colorful Colorado with NAWMA. The aspens should be
showing lots of color and our field tour will take us through some of Colorado’s best scenery.
You Will Be Receiving The Official Invite, Annual Conference
Registration Form And Meeting Agenda in June
‐The
following
pages
are
reports
from
board
members
on
various
meetings‐
DuPont
Stine‐Haskell
Research
Center,
Wilmington,
Delaware
February
2010
:
Front
row
(L
to
R):
Aaron
Foster
(W),
Sheilah
Kennedy
(WA),
Mark
Cardinal
(AB),
Riley
Walters
(KS),
Patricia
Rawlek
(AB)
Back
row
(L
to
R):
Charles
Brooks
(NE),
Greg
Hensel
(MN),
Fred
Raish
(CO),
Dr.
George
Beck
(Colorado
State
University),
John
Cantlon
(CO)
Friesen
Photo
Patricia Rawlek:
The
week
started
out
with
DuPont
hosting
a
business
supper
Monday
night
at
the
Mendenhall
Inn
restaurant
where
the
board
met
Jim
Collins,
President
of
DuPont.
Mr.
Collins
gave
us
a
brief
history
of
the
DuPont
company
which
included
discussion
about
the
Brandywine
River
area,
how
and
why
the
DuPont
family
chose
the
area,
the
introduction
of
smokeless
gunpowder
(DuPont
patented
it),
the
company’s
progress
into
the
Agricultural
industry
and
where
the
company
is
today.
The
NAWMA
Board
of
Directors
met
on
Feb
23,
2010
at
the
Mendenhall
Inn
in
Chadds
Ford,
Pennsylvania.
The
day
long
meeting
covered
such
topics
as
the
Healthy
Habitat
Coalition,
the
2010
Conference
in
Pueblo,
CO
in
September
as
well
as
the
2011
Conference
to
be
held
in
the
Winnipeg,
Manitoba
area,
budget
approval,
possible
NAWMA
Scholarships
for
Canada
and
the
US,
the
EPA’s
proposed
“No
Drift”
legislation,
ways
of
increasing
membership,
tour
of
the
DuPont
Stine
–
Haskell
Research
Center
and
meetings
with
Federal
Senate
and
Congressmen
in
Washington,
DC
for
“ASKS”
in
regard
to
funding
for
Invasive
Species.
During
the
board
meeting,
the
board
was
introduced
to
Tracy
Bentley,
Healthy
Habitat
Coalition
(HHC)
lobbyist.
Tracy
outlined
the
direction
that
HHC
is
planning
on
going
and
some
of
the
ASK’s
that
will
be
presented
to
Congress
and
Senate.
HHC’s
mission
is
to
promote
the
protection,
conversation
and
restoration
of
the
natural
resource
heritage
and
economic
interests
from
the
negative
impact
that
invasive
species
have
on
the
eco‐system.
The
group,
in
partnership
with
NAWMA,
will
seek
legislation
and
funding
appropriations
to
help
on
the
ground
land
managers
at
private,
public,
county,
state
and
federal
levels.
Tuesday
evening
had
the
board
dining
with
Jon
Claus,
DuPont
Global
Research
Director
and
Ed
Makowski,
DuPont
Global
Strategic
Planning,
Six
Sigma.
Patricia Rawlek
Continued:
Another
topic
that
received
a
significant
amount
of
discussion
by
the
board
was
the
EPA’s
proposed
“No
Drift”
legislation.
This
legislation
is
copied
here
from
CropLife
America’s
website:
EPA’s
newly
proposed
spray
drift
policy,
“Do
not
apply
this
product
in
a
manner
that
results
in
spray
[or
dust]
drift
that
could
cause
an
adverse
effect
to
people
or
any
other
non‐target
organism.
These
would
require
applicators
to
apply
no
registered
pesticides
if
spray
or
dust
drifts
results
that
could
cause
an
adverse
effect
to
people
or
any
other
non‐
target
organism.
Thus,
applicators
must
anticipate
and
avoid
potential
situations,
and
be
ready
to
promptly
shut
down
operations
if
any
meteorological
or
ecological
situation
changes
(e.g.,
the
wind
gusts,
or
birds
fly
nearby).
And
the
pesticides
they
use
could
only
affect
the
specific
weeds,
insect
pests
or
diseases
targeted
on
the
pesticide
label
and
none
other,
even
if
such
other
species
are
also
pests.
For
the
complete
letter
by
CropLife
go
to
:
http://www.croplifeamerica.org/pesticide‐issues/spray‐drift
The
board
was
also
invited
to
attend
a
tour
of
the
Stine‐Haskell
research
Facility
and
meet
with
various
DuPont
researchers
for
presentations
on
DuPont
and
their
new
product
MAT28
(aminocyclopyrachlor).
This
product
has
great
potential
with
excellent
control
of
Leafy
Spurge
at
the
higher
application
rates.
At
the
Stine‐Haskell
facility
is
where
the
research
for
all
potential
pesticides
is
completed.
It
was
amazing
to
tour
the
facility
and
see
the
various
things
that
they
test
and
research,
from
pesticide
compounds
to
correct
coverage
of
the
pesticide.
Unfortunately
we
were
not
allowed
to
take
photographs
inside
the
buildings
and
it
is
nearly
impossible
to
describe
how
DuPont
does
their
research.
I
think,
both
Mark
and
I
found
it
beneficial
to
be
able
to
discuss
issues
that
impact
us
here
in
Canada
as
well
as
potential
issues
in
the
US
such
as
the
availability
of
herbicide
products
for
small
holdings
and
joint
registration
of
products
through
the
EPA
and
PMRA.
A Nebraskan’s View by Charlie Brooks
Freshman, Newbie, Green, Wet behind the ears. As one of the new directors I needed
a NIWAW conference to report on for the first newsletter article but alas none in
2010. Thanks to John Cantlon I did receive a winter trip to the East coast and a
refresher course in “Lobbying 101” in Washington DC.
Let me start at the beginning. The board of directors was invited to hold a board meeting in
conjunction with DuPont’s Crop Production group’s conference explaining their new pesticide
formulation and how it provides another tool in brush and invasive species control. Other
government groups APHIS, ARS, USDA, and others were also present to learn that these are safe
and effective pesticides. What did I learn from this conference? 1. New pesticide formulations are
expensive, 175 million dollars to develop and it takes a long time, 10 years, to get on the market. 2.
We need to understand the issues and constraints all pesticide providers have to perform before the
new tools which we need to control present and future invasive species are developed. We need to
be partners and protect each others backs. If individuals and organizations in the field don’t visit
their congressmen and provide sound advice, others with fears and misinformation will deny us
valuable tools to protect our natural environment. Already in this new administration they are
trying to change labelling with vague wording and asking for reviews of the Clean Water Act to
restrict previously approved pesticides and practices.
Everyone needs to be a soldier on the front lines in this war on invasive species. First: Actively
digging, pulling, spraying, and controlling invasive plants. Second: Educating landowners,
managers, and the public about proper methods of control. Third: Expending time and money
educating our lawmakers about the dangers of indifference to the invasive species problem.
I’m proud to be associated and working for all “North American Weed Professionals” that are
members of NAWMA and contributing time and money for the education process.
NISAW REPORTS
(National Invasive Species Awareness Week)
Materials from NISAW 2010 are posted at
www.nisaw.org
For more information, contact
Lee VanWychen at
lee.vanwychen@wssa.net
or
Janet Clark at
janet.k.clark@gmail.com
.
New partners and new ideas were the
outcome of National Invasive Species Awareness
Week, held Jan. 11-14 in Washington, DC.
Organized by a broad coalition of groups,
the all-taxa event convincingly linked invasive
species with climate change, energy
development and biofuels, and the green
economy. Briefing papers with recommendations
on these topics can be found at
www.nisaw.org
.
At least 30 states were represented by the
130+ registrants who attended the briefings,
presentations and panel discussions in the
mornings. A stimulating combination of science,
policy, and opinion were offered by 19
presenters who addressed the topical issues from
diverse perspectives. Notably, several speakers
reported on the climate change talks they had
recently attended in Copenhagen, and Dr. Guy
Preston, Director of South Africa’s Working for
Water Program, offered a vision of how invasive
species management could be tied closely to jobs
and social welfare.
Eighteen Special Issues sessions offered
by another 34 presenters were featured in the
afternoons with topics ranging from marine bio-
invasions in the Pacific to state initiatives to
Asian carp in the Midwest, wild pigs in the
South, and national regulations for pesticide
permitting and animal screening.
An evening reception on Capitol Hill
provided NISAW attendees an opportunity to
mix and mingle with each other and with
congressional staffers to exchange information
and ideas. Staff from Sen. Harry Reid’s office
announced that the senator intended to introduce
invasive species legislation in coming weeks.
NISAW concluded with a Networking
Day during which 25 agencies, organizations,
and programs provided five-minute overviews of
their interests and activities. The week’s final
group discussion resulted in a determination to
move ahead as a loose, all-taxa coalition open to
state and Federal agencies, professional societies,
non-profits, businesses, and others with a stake
in invasive species issues. Exciting ideas for
NISAW 2011 were proposed. Initially, the Weed
Science Society of America will continue to lead
organizational efforts.
***NISAW Perspective***
President Greg Hensel
The change from NIWAW (National Invasive Weeds
Awareness Week) to NISAW (National Invasive
Species Awareness Week) was a very interesting
change. Changing the talk of weeds to the talk of all
invasive species really offers a broad change. Some of
the people there were different from NIWAW. It
brought in speakers and topics away from weeds that
we need to work with and support because a broader
background gets a better response.
The talk of human health started people thinking.
Climate related diseases will affect 375 million people
by 2015. Dengue fever has expanded its range and
has faster replication and more bites due to climate
change. The West Nile virus was introduced into the
USA in 1999 and was in all lower 48 states by 2005.
There are sixty pathogens that are capable of crossing
species.
When talking about multi species pathogens one also
must have the conversation about the wildlife trade.
The wildlife trade is 10 billion dollars a year in legal
trade and estimated 5-20 billion dollars in illegal
trade. From 2000-2004 2241 of 2726 live species
imported were non-native. In 2003 the Monkey pox
outbreak was traced back to Gambian rats that
infected prairie dogs that then transferred to humans.
What do all the above-mentioned invasives have in
common? They all have direct effects on human
health. These are the invasives that get the press and
publicity. Weed management people need to figure
out how to move weeds to the forefront using the
crying baby theory. The crying baby draws on raw
emotion. We need to do this with weeds. How do we
tie raw emotion into a weed as you can with a child?
Don’t misunderstand - we all have a passion about
weeds. Does the legislator from an urban
environment care that we have to fight weeds to get
the food to the supper table of their constituent? If the
price is not substantially affected nobody will notice.
That is the thought I will leave you with today. How
do we make weeds as emotional to the rest of the
world as they are to us?
NISAW Report by - Tim Higgs
Dr. Delfosse also talked about the devastation
caused in the northeast by the emerald ash
borer.
I think that National Invasive Species
Awareness Week was well done and
covered a wide area of subjects. On the
first day I was interested in what the
National Park Service was doing to keep
mussels out of Lake Powell. This lake is down River
from where I am. I believe they have a good program.
The only question I have for them is are they working
with the river guide companies up river to help keep it
out of the Colorado River before it makes it to Lake
Powell.
Most of the presenters were convinced that
climate change is real. The question is how do
we deal with it. As new shipping channels open
across the arctic, a new pathway for the
movement of invasive species is also opened.
How many will be invasive in their new habitat?
Invasive species seem to be adapted to a wider
range of climates than natives. Many native
species seem to be adapted to a specific range
of growing conditions. Some require specialized
pollinators; invasives typically don’t. A closer
examination of the human-climate-animal nexus
is needed. If the range of mosquitoes expands,
will diseases they carry also spread? Did low
temperatures in Florida impact the spread of
invasive pythons?
On the 2nd day it was interesting to know that "Johnny
Appleseed was a bioterrorist" for planting apples, which
were not native to the areas, he planted them.
The EPA said that all states need to have a permitting
plan in place to address the court order for applying
pesticides near water by April 2011, to be incompliance
with the "Clean water act". This will affect many
agencies that have to control purple loosestrife, other
aquatic plants and species.
Gabby Chavarria, Director of Science Center for
the Natural Resources Defense Council, said
they are working to establish one centralized
center for data about invasives. They are
working with the Invasive Species Council to
better communicate the issues of invasives to the
public. Chuck Bargeron and Mindy Wilkinson
each demonstrated mapping systems they have
developed. Both are using NAWMA’s mapping
standards.
I was able to meet with a couple of staff members from
Senator Robert Bennett's office from Utah. The timing
of the meeting made it difficult to meet with our
representatives because they were not in session at this
time. I did make a suggestion to meet when Congress is
in session next year. By doing this I found out when
they made arrangements for this meeting the hotel was
already booked during February.
Discussions of biofuels focused mostly on
preventing the spread of invasives along with
the feedstocks. The energy infrastructure
creates a pipeline for the movement of invasives.
Ann Hild of the University of Wyoming outlined
how the production of coal bed methane had
resulted in the spread of Rush Skeletonweed and
Halogeton as a result of lax regulation and no
requirement to wash equipment. Caution must
be exercised in choosing plants to be used as
biofuels. One often discussed candidate is
Miscanthus which has been discovered to be an
alternate host for corn rootworm. We dare not
create a new problem while solving another.
There was a diverse group of individuals at this
meeting; some of the faces were of those who have
attended in the past and new ones. I think HHC will be
a good group for us to work with to help get funding for
the invasive weeds spreading throughout the country.
_____________________________________________
Riley Walters --- 2010 NISAW
NISAW was held Jan. 10 to 14 in Washington,
D.C. with approximately 100 participants. Greg
Hensel, Tim Higgs and I represented NAWMA.
While most attendees were from the weed
community, there were a number from other
disciplines. In an interesting presentation, Dr.
Ernest Delfosse, who is now head of the
Entomology Dept. at Michigan State U. asserted
that Johnny Appleseed was a bio-terrorist? He
traveled across the U.S. planting non-native
species. Interestingly, the apples weren’t very
tasty and since prohibition was in effect, many of
the apples were used to make hard cider.
An evening reception on Capitol Hill provided
an opportunity to visit with congressional staffers
and exchange information and ideas. Staff from
Senator Reid’s office announced that he intended
to introduce invasive species legislation soon.
NISAW concluded with a networking day during
which 25 agencies and organizations provided
overviews of their interests and activities.
The overall message was a switch from
commerce-based advocacy to a “green” based
advocacy. The NAWMA board feels that
commerce should continue to be our focus in
order to keep progress going. The consensus
of the board was to continue to support
NISAW “in kind” in any possible way over the
next year. Current plan is to change the
name from NISAW to NAWMA IS Advocacy
Workshop and to hold the workshop in
conjunction with National Governors
Association (NGA) conference February 27 –
March 4, 2011.
Aaron Foster
NAWMA Board Meeting
DuPont/Washington DC
February 2010
The NAWMA Board of
Directors held their annual
face to face meeting at the
Mendenhall Inn in Chadds Ford, PA on
February 23. It was a full agenda consisting
of Budget, 2010, 2011 Conferences, updated
website, National Invasive Species Awareness
Week (NISAW), Health Habitat Coalition
(HHC), Weeds Across Border (WAB), DuPont
tour, and business plans for DC.
HHC has made measurable strides with the
hiring of a dedicated lobbyist who
understands the mission and goals and will
focus work on what is most important to the
coalition, which are to promote the
protection, conservation, and restoration of
the nation’s natural resource heritage and
economic interests from the negative impacts
of harm by invasive species. NAWMA will
continue to drive this coalition and its
current “Champion States Initiative” (CSi).
CSi is asking for: 1. Federal agencies to
reduce the current infestations on federal
land five fold by 2013. 2. Federal agencies to
provide pass through funding to the states
based on a 25 cents per every federally
managed acre. 3. State agencies develop and
implement an invasive species plan. 4.
States should work in regional concert using
professional media methods to educate the
public.
The 2010 conference and trade show will be
held at the Marriot in Pueblo, CO on
September 27 – 30. The current agenda is
looking exciting. Time will be spent
informing members about policies that will
likely have an effect on their operations and
how NAWMA can help drive HHC to facility
invasive species management funding. There
will also be presentations on a variety of
other topics that will allow members to take
home information that will improve their
operations, leadership, and knowledge.
The 2011 conference is currently scheduled
for the end of September in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
The NAWMA board is pleased to present the
updated NAWMA website.
www.NAWMA.org
.
I think members and visitors will be very
pleased at how the new website looks and
functions. It has always been a useful
source of information about NAWMA and
now even more user friendly. Please check it
out!
WAB will be held in Shepherdstown, West
Virginia on June 1 – 4. NAWMA will delegate
the President and/or Vice President to
attend.
Following our board meeting the board was
invited to attend a tour of the DuPont Stine-
Haskell Research Center in Wilmington,
Delaware. This facility is where research and
development of crop protection products,
including herbicides, takes place. It is a
550-acre campus including 250 acres of
cropland. The tour highlighted the phases
involved in discovering an effective pesticide.
From the initial test to see if a compound
has an effect on a plant, insect, disease, or
nematode, to the final product, such as
DuPont’s herbicide, aminocyclopyrachlor,
currently know as MAT 28.
At the meeting, board members who
attended NISAW in DC gave a report on the
progress of this event. My understanding is
that there was a dramatic change from what
started as Nation Invasive Weed Awareness
Week (NIWAW). Though the topics and
discussions were informative and useful the
focus of invasive species management
advocacy on a national level was split into
many different directions. Topics ranged
from climate change to mineral extraction in
the west. Much of the original NIWAW group
attendees were not present.
Part of the development phases incorporates
how the product will be applied through
commonly used application technology and
how to mitigate off target concerns. We also
learned DuPont’s steps taken to understand
toxicology, environmental fate, safety, and
risk assessment, among other things.
+Healthy Habitats Coalition+
If you have questions concerning HHC
please contact:
John Cantlon
On my final day, myself and other NAWMA
board members were in DC where we held
meetings with Representatives Markey &
Salazar of Colorado, Senator Udall also from
Colorado, Natural Resource Conservation
Service, and National Association of Counties
(NACo). All parties were informed of the
goals of HHC’s Champion States Initiative
and were asked to support the initiative. I
personally took the opportunity to describe
my local issues with federal agency funding
for invasives control by giving them my first
hand experiences which are inconsistent
funding, insufficient funding based on
acreage and need, and timeliness of funding
is often later than can be effectively planned
for. It was our first meeting with NACo and
we found that NAWMA members need to
communicate with our commissioners about
invasive species issues so that they can
make invasives a priority in their lobbying
efforts through their association. We also
asked for support of the 100
th
Meridian
Invasive Species Revolving Loan Fund now
known as the Invasive Species Emergency
Response Fund.
NAWMA Board
Member and
Co-Chair Healthy
Habitats
Committee
John D. Cantlon
Phone: 303-716-3932
DuPont Resource Manager
390 Union Blvd, Suite 500
Lakewood, CO 80228
John.D.Cantlon@USA.dupont.com
------OR------
Fred Raish
NAWMA Board
Member and
Co-Chair
Healthy
Habitats
Committee
Overall, I believe resources spent for this
meeting were used wisely and efficiently. I
took home much more than just what we
discussed at the NAWMA board meeting. In
the future my goal is to personally take more
initiative with my local concerns and make
sure I get a chance to visit with my state
representative, senators, and the government
agencies responsible for 97% of my counties’
land.
Fred Raish
I also want to thank DuPont for their
generous contributions to see that the
NAWMA board meeting was successful,
informative, and that we came home with
some new allies and contacts.
Phone: 970-848-2509
Cell: 970-630-1476
P.O. Box 311
Yuma, CO 80759
ycpest@plains.net
H E A L T H Y H A B I T A T S C O A L I T I O N
By -
John Cantlon
, NAWMA Board Member and Co-Chair Healthy
Habitats Committee and
Fred Raish
, NAWMA Board Member and Co-
Chair Healthy Habitats Committee
The NAWMA Board of Directors decided last year during our Annual
Conference, to take an active role in promoting and working with
Healthy Habitats Coalition. As NAWMA members recognize, the
harmful impact of invasive species on America’s lands and waters is a
growing biological crisis. Despite increased societal awareness about
the economic and environmental threats posed by invasive species,
natural resource agencies lack the focus and funding levels to meet the
invasive species challenge.
From its inception, HHC has recognized that success in invasive species management will lie in the political process.
With this fundamental perspective, efforts in 2009 saw a start up organization build competencies around advocacy
methods. Implementing a simple ASK for policy makers is actually quite complex. HHC brought leading advocacy
experts into NIWAW for training. HHC developed a new focus on who it should align with on a federal and state level.
HHC core members developed a Champion State Initiative that took 7 months to develop and refine while working with
governors, their staff, and state natural resource personnel. HHC has also written a policy resolution that can help bring
clearer focus to IS issues on a regional basis.
HHC is actively connecting and building new partnerships directed at County and state governments. The result will be
improved relationships and potentially funding and cooperative efforts. Critical actions include working and expanding
partnerships with Governors and the respective Ag Departments, County leaders, Conservation Districts, Fish and
Wildlife managers, NGOs and alignment with industry partners. At the end of the day, we find that people understand the
education and awareness issue. What they want is the solution. HHC has formally suggested four ASKs to Federal and
state leaders under the HHC banner called the Champion State Initiative:
1. Federal agencies must meet their obligation to control new invasions and reduce the spread of invasive species
populations in every local or state office.
2. Federal leaders need to pass 25 cents for every federal acre to the state agency to stimulate a renewed and cooperative
IS control effort.
3. States must bring their weed laws into the highest level of implementation to provide the structure needed to
implement IS plans and manage funding.
4. If funded, regional media will reach out to urban areas to bring the issue forward to the public, impacting members of
state and federal legislative personnel.
How will HHC accomplish these goals?
1. We have a new Director, Tracee Bentley with Peak Resources in Colorado.
She brings a high degree of federal and state advocacy experience.
2. We will make visits to state and federal legislators on the Champion State Initiative. HHC has already made its first
DC trip in February and is scheduled to meet in DC again in April.
3. HHC is requesting Federal leadership to change the effectiveness of on the ground efforts to create measurable results.
4. HHC is partnering with new NGOs key to making new progress to eliminate "stove pipes" and competitive obstacles.
5. We are developing advocacy-based meetings for states to create a critical mass of effort on policy change.
What can you do as a NAWMA member?
1. Help us locally, to build relationships and communication channels with policy makers to overcome obstacles that
block IS control efforts.
2. Financially support the HHC effort at any level you can. Our goal is $90,000 per year. We are one third of the way
there now....
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to discussing your involvement and financial support of HHC
in the coming months. For more information, or to make advocacy recommendations to HHC, kindly contact:
Tracee Bentley:
Peak Resources in Colorado
traceebentley2311@msn.com
John Cantlon:
NAWMA Board Member, Co-Chair Healthy Habitats Committee
John.D.Cantlon@USA.dupont.com
Fred Raish:
NAWMA Board Member & Co-Chair Healthy Habitats Committee
ycpest@plains.net
Suggested Annual Contribution to HHC:
NAWMA Sustaining/Membership Dues:
$4,000 State Weed Association
$100.00 Bronze
$2,500 Local Weed Program
$250.00 Silver
$1,000 Friend
$500.00 Gold
$1,000.00 + Platinum
$ 65.00 Regular Annual Membership
HHC - Payment Method:
NAWMA Membership Payment – Use Membership Form
Please make checks Payable to “
NAWMA
”
Bob Parsons, Bookkeeper
P. O. Box 626
Powell, WY 82435
(307) 754-4521 Office
(307) 202-0132 Cell
(307) 754-9005 FAX
pcwp@wir.net
Visa or MasterCard payments are accepted. To contribute by credit card FAX: (307) 754-9005.
Invoices can be provided to facilitate payment.
For information about NAWMA please visit the website
www.nawma.org
HHC Update:
HHC is soliciting letters of support from any concerned legislative
member on a state or federal level. Our ASK of NAWMA members is to help identify
potential legislators (state or federal) in the respective states. All you have to do is
identify friends to the IS issue! That information can be sent to the HHC Committee
(Fred Raish or John Cantlon) for NAWMA. We are planning a trip in late April to again
visit DC contacts on the invasive species issue.
Right now, HHC is partnering with other states around the Champion State Initiative
(CSi) and the 100th Meridian (ISERF) Bill. As NAWMA members please familiarize
yourselves with CSi.
HHC has announced the Advisory Workshop to be held February 27, 2011 in
Washington DC. We will work as state teams coordinating messages and efforts to
drive the message home. Advocacy is part of invasive species control success. This will
be structured in a state-by-state team concept. The state weed coordinator will be the
focal point.
Sheilah Kennedy’s Report
NAWMA
Website:
Over
the
past
few
months
the
NAWMA
Board
of
Directors
worked
hard
reviewing
and
updating
information
on
the
NAWMA
Website.
NAWMA
contracted
with
Sarah
Love
Owner
of
Dzines
to
re‐design
the
NAWMA
Website.
I
would
invite
and
encourage
you
to
visit
the
new
website
and
let
us
know
what
you
think.
The
NAWMA
Board
would
like
to
thank
Bob
Parsons
for
his
dedication
he
provided
as
NAWMA
Webmaster
and
his
time,
assistance
working
with
Dzines.
We
hope
you
enjoy
the
new
NAWMA
Website.
NAWMA
ENewsletter:
The
NAWMA
Board
of
Directors
discussed
the
importance
of
keeping
our
membership
informed
and
how
we
could
provide
updated
information
on
issues
to
our
members.
The
Board
decided
to
start
sending
out
NAWMA
E‐Newsletters.
This
information
will
be
short,
one
page
information
on
new/current
issues
important
to
our
members.
There
will
be
no
changes
to
the
NAWMAlogue;
members
will
continue
to
receive
them
as
usual.
It
is
our
goal
to
send
the
E‐Newsletter
every
other
month
or
so,
unless
issues
need
immediate
attention
by
our
members.
The
NAWMA
Board
of
Directors
was
joined
by
James
C.
Collins,
Jr.,
President,
DuPont
Crop
Protection
for
dinner.
Over
the
three
hour
dinner;
discussions
took
place
regarding
issues
we
deal
with
on
a
daily
basis
from
the
“On
the
ground”
perspective.
The
Board
informed
Mr.
Collins
of
the
letter
sent
to
EPA
regarding
their
“No
Drift”
regulations
currently
out
for
comment.
There
was
in
depth
conversation
regarding
the
continued
attempts
from
organizations
trying
to
take
our
integrated
weed
management
tools
away.
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
time
Mr.
Collins
took
to
listen
and
join
in
our
conversations
on
how
we
can
work
together
and
what
the
industry
can
do
to
accomplish
our
program
goals.
It
was
a
great
pleasure
to
meet
and
discuss
our
issues
with
Mr.
Collins.
DuPont
Facilities
Tour:
The
NAWMA
Board
of
Directors
had
the
privilege
of
touring
the
DuPont
Stine‐Haskell
Research
Center
in
Newark,
DE.
The
facilities
were
outstanding!
We
first
gathered
in
the
meeting
room
and
Terry
Medley,
Global
Director,
Corporate
Regulatory
Affairs
discussed
the
global
outlook
and
global
issues.
Julia
Wheeler,
Director,
Global
Research
&
Development
discussed
the
science
involved
in
the
discovery
and
development
of
new
pesticides.
The
pipeline
review
for
the
herbicides,
insecticides
and
fungicides
was
also
discussed.
They
provided
time
for
open
questions.
We
then
got
the
opportunity
of
a
lifetime
to
participate
in
the
Discovery
Biology
Tour.
We
walked
through
the
screening
methodology,
green
house
testing
review
area
and
ground
methods
to
mitigate
off‐target
concerns
or
risks
and
demonstrations.
One
demonstrated
the
various
sizes
of
the
spray
droplets
at
different
speeds.
One
area
we
were
able
to
see
was
how
grasses
were
planted
in
test
trays
to
apply
different
herbicide
rates,
similar
to
test
plots
that
we
would
see
out
in
the
field
but
they
were
just
in
trays.
A
round
table
discussion
was
provided
during
lunch
where
DuPont
was
interested
in
hearing
from
all
of
us
on
the
question,
"How
can
DuPont
help
in
your
pest
management
programs?"
Great
discussion
took
place
and
ideas
were
shared
with
open
minds.
Afternoon
discussions
and
presentations
included
Chemistry
discoveries,
Product
Safety
&
Registration,
Biology
activity
and
various
uses,
Methods
of
Environmental
Risk
Assessments,
DuPont
Product
Stewardship
principals,
concluding
with
DuPont
resource
disciplines
recapped
and
current
R/D
field
effort
summary
and
supporting
partners.
It
takes
810
years
until
a
new
product
reaches
the
market
and
over
200
million
dollars.
All
of
the
highly
professionals
acted
like
they
had
all
the
time
in
the
world
to
address
our
questions,
comments
and
ideas.
It
was
GREATLY
appreciated
because
we
all
know
how
busy
they
are
and
this
was
adding
to
their
workload
during
the
time
they
spent
with
us.
The
Employees
we
met
are
dedicated
professionals
providing
innovative
weed
control
and
other
products
to
the
end
user
to
utilize.
It
is
impressive
most
of
the
employees
have
been
with
the
DuPont
Company
25+
years.
Just
that
fact
alone
says
a
lot
about
the
DuPont
Company
to
me.
THANK‐YOU!
Nominations:
Deadline:
September
1st
There
will
be
5
NAWMA
Board
positions
open
for
election
this
year.
Sheilah
Kennedy,
representing
Washington
State
will
not
be
running
due
to
term
limit
policy.
We
are
looking
for
members
that
are
interested
in
serving
on
the
Board
of
Directors
to
help
reach
new
goals
and
direction.
It
would
be
great
to
have
a
representative
from
Oregon,
California,
New
Mexico,
Arizona,
Texas
or
states
from
the
South
and
East
apply
since
they
have
not
served
on
the
NAWMA
Board.
If
you
are
interested
or
know
of
someone
that
would
be
an
active
Board
Member
please
visit
the
NAWMA
Website;
www.nawma.org
fill
out
the
nomination
form
and
email
to
Committee
Co‐Chair
Charles
Brooks
or
Sheilah
Kennedy.
Nominations
can
be
taken
from
the
floor
during
our
meeting
at
the
annual
conference
in
Pueblo,
Colorado,
September
27‐30,
2010.
Awards:
Deadline:
September
1st
The
awards
committee
is
seeking
suggestions
for
awards
to
be
presented
during
our
annual
conference.
If
you
would
like
to
recommend
someone
that
has
performed
an
outstanding
job,
a
Federal
Cooperator
or
someone
deserving
recognition
from
the
NAWMA
Board
please
visit
the
NAWMA
website
and
send
the
name
of
the
person
you
are
nominating
and
a
paragraph
as
to
why
you
are
recommending
them
to
Co‐Chair
Patricia
Rawlek
or
Sheilah
Kennedy.
If you have not renewed your NAWMA Membership for 2010 please
Do So Now
. There is a Membership Form included in this
NAWMAlogue or you can download the Membership Form at
www.nawma.org. This will be your last NAWMAlogue unless you
renew. Members will receive a discount on the 2010 Annual
Conference Registration.
Please consider becoming a Sustaining Member. Thank You!
Delaware Meeting
Perspective
Mark Cardinal
Having the Face-to-Face
board meeting in
Delaware in conjunction
with the DuPont Stine-
Haskell research station tour was an excellent
opportunity. The first evening meeting with Jim
Collins Jr., the President of DuPont, and
discussing issues that affect not only NAWMA
by us Canadians as well, was a welcome
opportunity. To have the opportunity to discuss
issues that NAWMA members deal with on a
daily basis was a unique opportunity. Mr.
Collins seemed genuinely interested in what
NAWMA does and what we stand for. The
topics of discussion ranged from “how does the
registration process work”, to “why don’t we
have small quantities of herbicide available to
small land holders”, to “what can DuPont do to
assist NAWMA in the control of Invasive
Species”.
opportunity to see the information a year to two
years ahead of our counterparts.
The meetings with Jim Collins Jr., Jon Claus
and Ed Makowski were a very different
opportunity for the board. The DuPont
organization asked numerous times, “What can
we do for NAWMA”? I personally feel that the
board needs to take advantage of these types of
opportunities when they are presented.
These types of companies have the ability to
open doors for NAWMA and assist us in
moving forward with our agenda and I think the
board should take advantage of these
opportunities if and when they are presented.
I would like to thank John Cantlon for
organizing these meetings as well as for inviting
the board along on the Stine-Haskell tour.
___________________________
Patricia Rawlek
Manitoba Invasive Species Council
Report
The day long board meeting on Tuesday
covered various topics such as Healthy Habitats,
the 2010 and 2011 conferences, a proposed
NAWMA Scholarship for Canada and the US,
how to increase our membership, the upcoming
Washington appointments as well as various
other topics. Tuesday evening the board met
with Jon Claus, DuPont’s Global Research
Director and Ed Makowski, DuPont’s Global
Strategic Planner, Six Sigma. The topics of
discussion were similar to the previous evening
with questions on research and registration as
well as questions on why certain products are
available in the US and not in Canada. Again
there seemed to be a genuine interest in what
NAWMA stands for and what DuPont can do to
assist us in furthering our cause. The last day
for a number of us was the Stine-Haskell
Research Centre tour and MAT 28 update. To
try to describe how their research is conducted
is almost impossible but to be able to participate
in the tour was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The presentation on MAT 28 was extremely
interesting
On Nov 20, 2009 President Greg Hensel
and I made a presentation on NAWMA
to the Manitoba Invasive Species
Council. The Council's meeting allowed
us the opportunity to meet with about
25 members of the Council as well as
other government representatives. We
presented an overview on who NAWMA
is and what the organization does.
Highlighted were various committees
such as the Bio-Control, Weed Free
Forage committee and the Healthy
Habitats Coalition. Also discussed was
the opportunity for an organization to
make an application to the NAWMA
Board of Directors for hosting the 2011
Annual Conference. Although a small
group of people was present at the
meeting, response to our presentation
was well received and we are hopeful
that there is the possibility of having
the 2011 Conference in Canada.
and
gave
us
Canadians
an
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Membership in NAWMA falls into two categories:
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Any public professional weed manager or any person who is interested in education,
regulatory direction, professional improvement, and environmental awareness to preserve and protect
our natural resources from the degrading impacts of invasive weeds.
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Any person, business, agency, organization, corporation, or other entity who
desires to support the Association by financial contribution greater than a Regular Membership fee. Any
entity that joins as a sustaining member is entitled to participate as one (1) full regular member. The
Sustaining Member entity may designate their representative at their discretion to attend Association
functions.
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All sustaining members will receive special recognition at all NAWMA events, in the
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