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Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.

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Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.

An international organization of scientists, educators, students, commercial pesticide applicators, administrators, and concerned individuals interested in the management and study of aquatic plants.

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Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc. Mission Statement:

Promote environmental stewardship through scientific innovation and development of technology related to integrated plant management in aquatic and riparian systems.

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APMS History - 1960s

• Incorporated in 1961
• Hyacinth Control Society, Inc.
• focus on Florida & SE / water hyacinth
• Forum to exchange ideas
• management problems
• operational experiences
• research needs
• Annual Meeting / Journal

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APMS History - 1970s

• Increased focus beyond management
• plant physiology
• control methods
• organizational strategies
• Increased focus beyond hyacinth
• hydrilla
• Eurasian watermilfoil
• Changed name to APMS in 1976

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APMS Core Values

• Provide platform for the exchange of science

and technology

• Promote sustainable aquatic and riparian

plant management through science

• Support and encourage sustained student

involvement and education

• A membership representing the entire

spectrum of aquatic plant management, including scientists, regulators, operators…

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APMS 2016

• 295 members
• 36 states
• 11 countries
• Representation
• researchers
• agency managers
• industry representatives
• businesses

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Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.

• Focus on research / national issues
• Focus on operations / local issues
• Florida (1976)
• Western (1981)
• MidSouth (1979) - Texas (1989)
• South Carolina (1979) - Northeast (1999)
• Midwest (1980)

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Seven Regional APMS Chapters

Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.

Financial Assets - July 2016

• 2-Year emergency reserve

$180,000

• Student Initiatives

~$180,000

• Research grants
• Education & outreach
• Students at annual meeting
• Operating funds

~$132,000

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APMS 2016 Annual Meeting

July 17-20, 2016 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Grand Rapids, Michigan 172 Registered 63 Presentations (9 Poster) 21 Student Presentations

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Events at Annual Meeting

www.apms.org Student Meet-&-Greet President’s Reception Awards Banquet Guest Tour

Student Presenter Initiatives

• Waive registration
• Hotel accommodations
• Textbook of choice
• Presentation competition with

cash awards (1st-3rd place)

• Student Meet-&-Greet Reception
• Student Luncheon
• Students elect Student Director to BOD
• Post-conference student tour

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Student Presenters at Annual Meeting

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APMS Graduate Student Research Grant

Funding: ~ ½ APMS / ½ Regional Chapters (Members / Sponsors) Awarded ~every two years

Award:

$40,000 / two-year Grant 9 awarded since 1999 $374,000 total

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2017 / 2018

Christopher R. Mudge / Bradley T. Sartain Louisiana State University

Exploring Alternative Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell) Management Strategies

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APMS Graduate Student Research Grant

APMS Awards for 2016

Honorary Membership (21)

• 10 year APMS Member
• Retired from major field
• Significant contributions to APMS / aquatic plant control
• Jim Schmidt - Applied Biochemists / Lonza

 47-year APMS Member  APMS Board for 7 years - Director 1992-1995  APMS President 2001  Long-time APMS Bylaws Committee Chair  Charter member and President of AERF  Author guides and manuals for algae and aquatic plant management

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APMS Awards for 2016

President’s Award

• John Madsen
• USDA/ARS - Davis, CA
• APMS Member since 1988
• Current APMS President
• Mike Netherland
• USACE/UF - Gainesville, FL
• APMS Member since 1996
• APMS President - 2014

 Lengthy records of publication  Outstanding careers in aquatic plant control research  Translate research to managers & public

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APMS Awards for 2016

Outstanding Graduate Student

Kyla Iwinski

• Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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APMS Awards for 2016

Outstanding Research / Technical Contribution

John Rodgers

• Clemson University,

Clemson, SC

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APMS Awards for 2016

Outstanding Journal Article:

Greg Bugbee, M. Gibbons, and M.J. Wells Efficacy of Single and Consecutive Early-season Diquat Treatments on Curlyleaf Pondweed and Associated Aquatic Macrophytes: A Case Study. (Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 53:170-178)

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APMS Awards for 2016

Outstanding International Contribution:

Paul Champion

• National Institute of

Water & Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand

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APMS Awards for 2016

Max McCowen Friendship Award:

Kenneth Manuel

• Duke Energy Carolinas,

Huntersville, NC

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APMS Awards for 2016

• T. Wayne Miller Distinguished Service Award:

Craig Aguillard

• Winfield,

Ville Platte, LA

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APMS Awards for 2016

Student Oral Presentation:

1st Place

• Erika Haug

North Carolina State University

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APMS Awards for 2016

Student Oral Presentation (tie):

2nd Place

• Tyler Geer

Clemson University 2nd Place

• Kyla Iwinski

Clemson University

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APMS Awards for 2016

Student Oral Presentation:

3rd Place

• Afsari Banu

University of Florida

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APMS Awards for 2016

Student Poster Presentation:

1st Place

• Sasha Soto

Texas Tech University

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APMS Awards for 2016

Student Poster Presentation:

2nd Place

• Patrick Goodwin

State University of New York, Oneonta

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APMS Membership

• $75 / year - Individual
• $20 / year - Student
• $500 / year - Sustaining
• 2 Journal issues / year
• 4 Aquatics magazine issues / year
• 3 Newsletters
• Social Media

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Membership

Resources / Initiatives

• White Papers
• Manager’s Definition of Aquatic Plant Control
• Herbicide Resistance Management
• Benefits of Controlling Nuisance Aquatic Plants & Algae
• Education / Outreach
• Understanding Invasive Weeds booklet
• Poster / membership brochures
• Sponsor FL Plant Camp - national invasives curricula
• Sponsor regional teacher initiatives - NC, SC, AL, TN
• Sponsor BASS Conservation Awards

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Upcoming Annual Meetings 2017 - Daytona Beach, FL

July 16-19, 2017 Hilton Daytona Beach

2018 - Buffalo, NY 2019 - San Diego, CA

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