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“Citizen Science Monitoring Programs“
Monday, May 24, 2010, 11:00 AM (Eastern)
Kate Forrer, University of Vermont/VT Urban & Community Forestry Program

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Supporting Material:

Contacts :

Kate Forrer
University of Vermont/Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program
katherine.forrer@uvm.edu

Travis Gallo
Invaders of Texas

http://texasinvasives.org/

Angela Gupta
Minnesota Forest Pest First Detectors
http://www.extension.umn.edu/pesticides/2009/eab/

Sarah Kirn
Vital Signs
http://vitalsignsme.org/

Jennifer Schwarz Ballard
Project Budburst
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/

Websites:

• Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program
• Invaders of Texas
• Minnesota Forest Pest First Detectors
• Vital Signs
• Project Budburst
• National Plant Diagnostic Network
• The Society for Amateur Scientists
  

Documents and Files:

• Invaders_Datasheet – Invaders of Texas
• The Nature of Roadsides and the Tools to Work With It – FHWA

Environmental Literacy:

• The Natural Inquirer – USDA Forest Service

Other Resources:

• First Detector Network Newsletter
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
• USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection – Forest Health protection programs emphasize protecting the long-term health and sustainability of our forests.
• USFWS Invasive Species – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the only agency of the U.S. Government whose primary responsibility is the conservation of the nation’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
• Invasive Species Information Node (NBII) – The Invasive Species Information Node (ISIN) creates a central repository for information pertaining to the identification, description, management, and control of invasive species.
• Invasivespecies.gov – Invasivespecies.gov is the gateway to Federal efforts concerning invasive species.