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2024 Annual Invasive Species Forum
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Hosted by the Invasive Species Centre
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All presentation times listed on the program are in Eastern Time (ET). Please note that the program is subject to change, so be sure to check back for updates. Visit https://bit.ly/2WBjlvi for more information about the Forum.
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Day 1Monday, February 12, 2024
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12:30Call to order and opening prayer/greeting, Elizabeth (Liz) Webkamigad, Health Director, Batchewana First Nation (10 mins)
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12:40Remarks from Hon. Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (10 mins)
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12:50Welcome and opening remarks, Sarah Rang (10 min)
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Special Session: Grant Recipient Highlights
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1:00This special session will highlight some of the on-the-ground invasive species work being conducted as a result of the Invasive Species Action Fund and Green Shovels Invasive Phragmites Control Fund
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A)Protecting Critical Wetland Assets through Invasive Removals
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Nicole Carpenter, Georgian Bay Forever
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B)Thunder Bay Regional Phragmites Collaboration (2023-2033)
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Jessie McFadden, Lakehead Region Conservation Authority
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C)Reversing the Spread of Invasive Species in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek
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Nigel Ekomiak, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek
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GFC Revitalization - Building Long-term Resiliency to HWA BLD and Other Invasive Species Within a Forest Management Context
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Lindsay Champagne, Ganaraska Region CA
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E)Invasive Species Centre's Grant Program Overview
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Colin Cassin, Invasive Species Centre
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Education, Outreach, and Community Science Part I
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1:40Asian Carp Canada - A program update: Using innovative tools to drive invasive species awareness and prevention
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Liana Hryniewicz; Invasive Species Centre
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2:00A nursery sector-led scouting program for invasive species in Ontario
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Cassie Russell; Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
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2:20Using Community Science to Better Understand Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Distribution in Ontario
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Derissa Vincentini; Invasive Species Centre
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2:40Empowering volunteer management of Invasive Species through the Natural Areas Stewardship Program
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Cassidy Egerdeen; City of Mississauga
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3:00Starry Trek: An enterprise in participatory science for aquatic invasive species early detection
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Megan Weber; University of Minnesota; Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
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3:20Break
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Education, Outreach, and Community Science Part II
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3:30Forest Health Ambassadors: Street Tree Monitoring with Community Volunteers in Oakville, ON
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John Barker; BioForest & Curtis Marcoux; Town of Oakville
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3:50From international agreements to domestic implementation - How ECCC is enabling action on IAS
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Rachel Ariey-Jouglard; Environment and Climate Change Canada
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4:10Meaningful Plant Stewardship with Friends of Second Marsh Volunteers
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Susan Ellis; Friends of Second Marsh
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4:30Engaging the Next Generation of Aquatic Stewards
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Lawrence Gunther; Blue Fish Canada
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4:50Close Day
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Day 2Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Call to order and remarks from Trevor Jones, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (10 mins)
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Aquatic Invasives
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9:00Recent zebra mussel invasion in Témiscouata lake - potential for further spread in Eastern Canada?
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Andrea Weise; Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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9:20Introduction and Range Expansion of White River Crayfish (Procambarus acutus) to In-Land Waters in Ontario.
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Brook Schryer & Premek Hamr; Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Retired
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The impacts of introduced chain pickerel (Esox niger) on lake food web structure and the implications for species at risk: a comparative isotope analysis study
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Erin Francheville; Saint Mary's University
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10:00First Wild Record of Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) in North America.
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Brook Schryer & Premek Hamr; Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Retired
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10:20Invasive Hitchhikers on Imported Aquatic Plants: Exploring the Role of Plant Metrics in Facilitating Introductions
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Samantha Smith & Katie O'Shaughnessy; Dauphin Island Sea Lab
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10:40Break
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Special Session: eDNA
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10:50This special session will highlight the recent research and advances using eDNA for invasive species detection and management
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Environmental DNA as a sensitive early warning system for detecting invasive species: uses, limitations, and Ontario examples
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10 min.Chris Wilson; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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B)Using environmental DNA to inform Water Soldier control and eradication efforts
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Francine MacDonald; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry; Rob McGowan, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
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C)Environmental DNA monitoring over time and space to evaluate Burmese python distribution in Central Florida
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10 min.Caitlin Beaver; U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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D)Using airborne eDNA techniques to track invasive species in high-quality Eastern hemlock forests
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10 min.Charlyn Partridge; Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University
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E)Integrated cartridge system for environmental DNA collection, extraction, and purification
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10 min.Akli Zarouri; University of Minnesota
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F)Question and Answer Period
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12:00Lunch
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12:30"May we live in Interesting Time" Indigenous view
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Henry Lickers, Retired Commissioner, International Joint Commission
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1:20Break
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Indigenous Communities and Organizations
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Perceptions and Practices: Negotiating relationships with Invasive Species on the Wiijindamaan Indigenous Land Restoration Project
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Dr. Stephen Svenson, Conestoga College; Megan Sanderson, NRSI; Alissa Gee, Six Nations, Crow Shield Lodge; Big Bear Paquette-Hardy, Rocky Bay First Nation, Conestoga College; Ryan Duncan, Cowessess First Nation; & Terre Chartrand, White Owl Native Ancestry
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1:50Invasive Species Monitoring and Management in Treaty #3
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Chris Herc; Grand Council Treaty #3
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2:10Shawanaga First Nation's Invasive Species Task Force
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Steven Kell; Shawanaga First Nation
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2:30Workshop: Woodland Style Florals and the connection to biodiversity, land and reclamation. Please bring paper, pencil, eraser, pencil crayons, or markers
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Lucia Laford
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3:30Close Day