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Dualchas Ndair na h-Alba Scottish Natural Heritage North East Invasive Non-Native Plants Forum Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI) 28 March 2018 Inverurie Dualchas Ndair na h-Alba Scottish Natural Heritage Aim and Objectives

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North East Invasive Non-Native Plants Forum Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI) 28 March 2018 Inverurie

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Aim and Objectives

Project aim: SISI aims to establish and support a network of local

  • rganisations and volunteers to engage with their local

river environment and implement community-based, strategic invasive non-native species management

  • ver approximately 29,500 km2 of northern Scotland.

Project objectives: 1. Communities and organisations aware and engaged with the freshwater environment and the management of INNS. 2. Implement participatory adaptive INNS management, biosecurity and restoration.

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SISI – Objectives to Activities

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Objectives Activities

  • 1. Communities and organisations

aware and engaged with the freshwater environment and the management of INNS 1.1: Communications, public awareness and education 1.2: Volunteer recruitment, training and Guidance

  • 2. Implement participatory

adaptive INNS management 2.1 Develop, implement and promote biosecurity measures 2.2 Implement invasive plant control strategy (including restoration) 2.3 Implement American mink control strategy

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Project value, who’s doing it and management

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  • 1. Value: >£3M (4 years)
  • Cash:
  • HLF - £1.59M
  • SNH - £500k
  • Non cash:
  • Partners and Volunteers

2. Project Team:

  • Project Officers

(x4 plus x2 seasonal)

  • Time from partners
  • SNH staff
  • Community groups and Volunteers

Project Responsibility Project Manager Administrator Steering Group SNH Line Manager

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Some key points….

  • Strategic scale - 29,500km2 is a big area

(largest invasive species control project in the world) and delivery will be a big challenge

  • Partners, community groups and

volunteers to manage and control INNS

  • Objectives more about people,

communities and engagement than simple delivery of INNS control

  • SISI and its partners must work together

and engage effectively with others

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1967 2010

Fraser et al (2013) Biodiv Dist.

SISI – Why? American mink: an explosive invasion in Scotland, slower speed in mountain areas but relentless

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SISI: How? Mink rafts: a key component of coverage and participation

Mink in trap Trap set on raft Prints in clay Monitoring mode

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Scottish Mink Initiative: Partnership and volunteers removed breeding mink from over a 29,000 km2 area bounded by seas and mountains

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Partnership and volunteers removed breeding mink from over a 29,000 km2 area bounded by seas and mountains

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SISI Approach – targeted application

  • f effort and resources dependant on

past activities and results

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SISI: Invasive Plant Control and Management

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  • Prioritisation:
  • Not all of the species

all of the time

  • Himalayan balsam,

Giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed plus Butterbur trials (Spey)

  • Control:
  • Targeted contractor

activities

  • Widespread volunteer

and community action

  • Capacity building:
  • Of communities and

volunteers

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Volunteers – recruitment, retention and reward

  • Wide range of potential volunteers

recognised in SISI. e.g.

  • Professionally interested
  • Young People
  • Disadvantaged groups
  • Community groups
  • Conservation groups
  • Companies
  • Some groups known from previous partner

work on mink, plants and fisheries

  • Others we need to make efforts to reach
  • Volunteer time is valued and valuable to SISI

and significant time and resource is allocated to help secure volunteer input;

  • Travel costs
  • Training and equipment
  • Refreshments
  • Reward events
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Volunteers – recruitment, retention and reward

  • We will support volunteers by provision of

equipment, training and staff support

  • Volunteers are there for many reasons:
  • Experience and skills
  • Putting something back
  • Health and Well Being
  • Social Cohesion and Interaction
  • Roads to recovery
  • Many volunteering options out there so SISI

needs to offer complimentary, high quality, safe, valuable and valued experiences

  • A range of volunteer roles:
  • Mink traps and rafts
  • Invasive plants
  • Biological or image recorder
  • Volunteer leadership
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Volunteers – recruitment, retention and reward

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Communications - A massive opportunity

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  • Communications are a major part of

and opportunity for SISI

  • Must connect and be visible to

volunteers and communities:

  • To encourage participation
  • To share success
  • To show progress
  • To impress funders and

demonstrate impact

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Wide range of activities under communications (and education and outreach) headings....

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  • Promotional materials
  • Image portfolio
  • Info-graphics
  • Website
  • Social media
  • 360 degree films
  • Public relations activities –

press, campaigns , events

  • Newsletter
  • Representation of SISI at local,

regional and national level

  • Sharing Good Practice Event
  • Attend local community events
  • Exploring the history of INNS
  • Exploring our heritage and links

with culture

  • Exploring the biodiversity of our

heritage

  • Silent Film Festival
  • Angling Development
  • And of course many volunteer

and control activities

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Social media and website.....

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  • SISI social media accounts and website and support partners who do not have Facebook as an
  • utlet to set it up
  • SISI is now on twitter and facebook:
  • @sisi_project
  • Scottish Invasive Species Initiative
  • Website to follow – built by SNH staff
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We need a logo......

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  • Logo required before we can

sensibly produce promotional materials

  • This is an immediate priority for SISI

– currently unable to prepare materials to support communications and awareness raising.

  • Brief will ensure there is no mixing

up of initials in acronym and consider images that might not be so helpful....

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What happens now – immediate priorities – SISI Activities

  • Volunteer and Communications:
  • Logo and website content

(Promotional materials can be planned but not yet produced)

  • Coverage and following on social media and generate content
  • Protocol for communications with partners for knowledge of activities / opportunities
  • Project Officer and Partners:
  • Re-establish contact with previous volunteers (mink in particular)
  • Issue and recommence mink raft network and trapping
  • Contractor identification and prepare tenders (if budget) particularly for hogweed
  • Engagement with community groups and local partners
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Stuff happening already – first mink rafts deployed near Aviemore last week!

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What happens now – Year 1 – SISI Activities

  • 360 degree films
  • Newsletter
  • Local community events
  • History of INNS
  • Angling development
  • Alien Detective Challenge
  • Volunteer Recruitment
  • Volunteer Management System
  • Volunteer training (safe handling of

pesticides)

  • Volunteer support pack
  • Volunteer awards
  • APEX Volunteering
  • Biosecurity
  • Plant Control
  • Mink control
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What happens now – Year 2 and beyond – SISI Activities

Objectives Activities

  • 1. Communities and organisations aware and

engaged with the freshwater environment and the management of INNS 1.1: Communications, public awareness and education 1.2: Volunteer recruitment, training and Guidance

  • 2. Implement participatory adaptive INNS

management 2.1 Develop, implement and promote biosecurity measures 2.2 Implement invasive plant control strategy (including restoration) 2.3 Implement American mink control strategy

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SISI Contact Details: Callum Sinclair (Project Manager): callum.sinclair@snh.gov.uk Tel: 01671 404705 / 07880 610951 Vicky Hilton (Volunteer and Communications Officer) sisi@fnlft.org.uk Tel: 01309 611220 / 07340 373211 Al Reeve (Project Officer – Deveron) alreeve@deveron.org Tel: 01466 711388 / 07483 319448 James Symonds (Project Officer – Spey and Findhorn) j.symonds@speyfisheryboard.com Tel: 01340 810841 / 07493 272898 Mark Purmann-Charles (Project Officer – Esks and Tay) markeskrivers@gmail.com Tel: 07741 639556

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@sisi_project Scottish Invasive Species Initiative