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Gre a t L a ke s Sle nde r F a lse Bro me Wo rking Gro up Me e ting

T ue sda y, Oc to b e r 23, 2018. 1:00 PM Ge ne se e Co unty Pa rk a nd Fo re st

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L e ad 1:00 Ge ne ra l U pd a te s All 1:10 Wo rking Gro up U pd a te s

• 2018 Surve y a nd Ma na g e me nt Summa ry
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Britta ny 1:40 Re se a rc h o n B rac hypo dium impa c ts Aud re y 1:50 Disc ussio n a nd Ne xt Ste ps

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All 2:15 Site visit to the ma na g e me nt a re a a nd re se a rc h plo ts (We a the r pe rmitting )

2018 Surve y E ffo rts

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mily Do o re s a nd K a thle e n Mc Co rmic k surve ye d 53 site s in the WNY PRI SM re g io n.  Ra c he l Bo na filia surve ye d 33 site s in the Syra c use a re a .  Me lissa Bo g lio li c re a te d ha b ita t suita b ility ma ps to g uide future surve y e ffo rts.

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2017 Surve y Site s 2018 Surve y Site s

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Be rg e n Swa mp

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2018 Surve y Summa ry

 Ra nd T ra c t Pa rk a nd He a th Pa rk in Syra c use . Also c o lle c te d surve y da ta a t the Hia wa tha Blvd ra ilro a d site .  We st Sho re T ra il a nd Ge ne se e Va lle y Gre e nwa y in WNY PRISM re g io n. Also surve ye d 2 priva te pro pe rtie s ne a r Be rg e n Swa mp, a nd c o lle c te d da ta a t ne w site s in L e tc hwo rth Sta te Pa rk.  June 25, 2018 wa s the first da te tha t pla nts we re no te d to ha ve flo we rs.  Me a sure d so il pH this ye a r:

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SM: 5.0-7.2  T

• ta l pH ra ng e fo r Syra c use a re a : 5.6-7.2

 Ma jo rity o f site s ha d pH o f 6.5-7.0, no diffe re nc e s se e n b e twe e n the 2 surve y re g io ns o r a mo ng pla nt distrib utio n c a te g o rie s.

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2018 Surve y Summa ry

Simila r re sults se e n in Ore g o n: Ho lme s e t a l. 2010: Co nte xt- de pe nd e nt pa tte rn a nd pro c e ss: the distrib utio n a nd c o mpe titive dyna mic s

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rac hypo dium sylvatic um.

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2018 Ma na g e me nt E ffo rts

 E sta b lishe d plo ts a nd c o lle c te d da ta o n pe rc e nt c o ve r a nd de nsity (June )  Ca rrie d o ut re mo va l a t Ge ne se e Co unty Pa rk a nd F

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e tc hwo rth Sta te Pa rk (July-Aug ust)  Ma nua l  Me c ha nic a l- c ut 2 time s during the summe r  He rb ic ide  Me c ha nic a l/ He rbic ide - c ut twic e the n he rb ic ide wa s a pplie d  Be rg e n Swa mp- Andie a nd he r re se a rc h c re w c a rrie d o ut re mo va l  Co lle c te d se e d pro duc tio n da ta (Aug ust-Se p te mb e r)

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2018 Ma na g e me nt Summa ry

 Pla nts pe r plo t:  Be rg e n: 8 pla nts  L e tc hwo rth: 4 pla nts  GCPF : 3.5 pla nts  Pe rc e nt Co ve r:  Be rg e n: 73%  L e tc hwo rth: 49%  GCPF : 67%  T

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 Be rg e n: 1210 se e ds  L e tc hwo rth: 7 se e ds  GCPF : 1006 se e ds  We use d 0.25 m2 q ua dra ts fo r the re se a rc h plo ts

2019 Surve y E ffo rts

 Our surve y te c hnic ia n E mily use d the ha b ita t suita b ility ma p c re a te d b y Me lissa to c o mpile a list o f prio rity surve y a re a s fo r ne xt ye a r.  In WNY PRISM re g io n, the fo c us will b e in Orle a ns, Ge ne se e a nd Wyo ming Co untie s.  Po te ntia l DE C inte rn fro m E SF : F

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iving sto n a nd Onta rio Co untie s

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Pote ntial 2019 Sur ve y L

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2019 Ma na g e me nt

 Will imple me nt the sa me re mo va l me tho ds in the ma na g e me nt a re a s e sta b lishe d in 2018.  Co lle c t pe rc e nt c o ve r a nd de nsity da ta in plo ts in June 2019, sa me time fra me a s 2018.  Sle nde r fa lse b ro me pro je c t sta ff will fo c us mo re o n ma na g e me nt. Ma nua l re mo va l e ffo rts- will like ly ha ve ma ny sma ll pla nts to pull.  Ma nua l re mo va l a lo ng the Ge ne se e Va lle y Gre e nwa y a nd so me pa rts o f the We st Sho re T ra il.

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E duc a tio n a nd Outre a c h

 Ge ne se e Co unty So il a nd Wa te r Co nse rva tio n Distric t Ba c kya rd Inva de rs Wo rksho p  Ide ntific a tio n a nd Surve y Wo rksho p a t L e tc hwo rth Sta te Pa rk

Wo rking Gro up We b site

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http:/ / www.wnyprism.o rg / pro je c ts/ sle nde rfa lse b ro me / .

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MZ file s fo r Go o g le E a rth to se e a re a s tha t ha ve b e e n surve ye d a nd whe re the spe c ie s ha s b e e n fo und.

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iMa pI nva sive s

 All 2017 a nd 2018 surve y da ta ha ve b e e n e nte re d into iMa p. 333 o b se rva tio ns fo r the Sle nde r F a lse Bro me Wo rking Gro up pro je c t.  Wo rking to c o mpile a da ta b a se

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a nd sle nde r fa lse b ro me wa s a b se nt. Ho pe fully with the ne w iMa p upda te the y will b e a b le to input o ur a b se nc e da ta a lo ng with the ye a r it wa s surve ye d.

Audre y Bo we - Upc o ming re se a rc h o n

Brac hypo dium impa c ts.

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2019 E duc a tio n a nd Outre a c h I de a s

 Re a c h o ut to hunte rs a nd sno wmo b ile c lub s. Disc uss the impo rta nc e o f spre a d pre ve ntio n a nd sle nde r fa lse b ro me ide ntific a tio n.  L

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it wa s fo und: Ba ta via n a nd Ba ta via Da ily.  Po st c a rd ma iling to pro pe rtie s a lo ng the We st Sho re T ra il. Ma ny sle nde r fa lse b ro me po pula tio ns c ro ss o nto priva te pro pe rty.

Ma na g e me nt Wo rksho p

 Ne e d to de te rmine a ta rg e t a udie nc e .  Sug g e stio ns fo r pe o ple a nd o rg a niza tio ns to re a c h o ut to tha t ma y b e inte re ste d in a tte nding this wo rksho p.

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Wo rking Gro up Me e ting Sc he dule

 Will ha ve 3 q ua rte rly Wo rking Gro up me e ting s in 2019.  Ne e d to de te rmine time s o f the ye a r tha t wo rk b e st, a nd a lso whe n we sho uld try to me e t in pe rso n vs. c o nfe re nc e c a ll.  Sug g e stio ns?