2024 Cal-IPC SymposiumGetting Ahead of the Invasion Curve

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Recorded sessions of the 2024 Cal-IPC Symposium will be added in the coming months. Thanks for your patience.

Oral Presentations

Timed mowing in combination with broadcast seeding increases native plant coverage in a California grassland Adelsheim, Esther Cole; Preston, Katie; Tattoni, Julian
Tumbleweed species and invasion: old, new, and nascent Ayres, Debra; Ryan, Fred; Meyer, Virginia
Growth and response of four Vallisneria taxa to aquatic herbicides Beets, Jens; Haug, Erika; Sperry, Benjamin; Richardson, Robert
Garlic mustard: An update from Trinity County, CA Belsher, James
Weed alerts and inventory updates for 2024 Burger, Jutta; Vanderhoff, Ron
Invasive pigments as a catalyst for environmental engagement Callen, Elissa
Integrating early detection of invasive plant and rare plant management – rare monkeyflowers of Ackerson Meadow, Yosemite National Park as a case study Campbell, David
Immersed in vegetation: Using high resolution drone imagery to understand the effect of vegetation on fish monitoring in the Yolo Bypass Casby, JT
Indigenous cultural practices and modern-day pesticide use Caudell, Diania
Transforming purple nutsedge: sustainable textile applications from an invasive plant Cordoba, Cindy
A case study: Creating and using a vegetation map for management of a Department Wildlife Area Davis, Allegra; Boul, Rachelle; Meese, Graham; Johnson, Aaron
Teamwork makes the dream work in Caulerpa eradication efforts Dawson, Cyndi
Yosemite’s response to disjunct populations – an EDRR story Denson, Trevor
The recent appearance and successful eradication of barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) at a Southern California nature preserve DeSimone, Sandra; Skarie, Matthew
The radical land practice of attunement: Invasive plant management on a San Francisco serpentine outcropping as an art practice Fox, Elena
Hydrilla eradication and removal efforts in California Fox, Trevor
Native grass establishment as a form of weed control – looking back 25 years later Gaffney, Sarah; Damanti, April; Rogner, Michael; Swagerty, Helen
How California regulates herbicides George, Bryan
Herbicide Fundamentals Getts, Tom
An assessment of native seed needs and the capacity for their supply: National Academies Report Harrison, Susan
Good fire at Acjachemen “Junco” Meadow Jimenez, Rosa-Lee; Quon, Lauren
Working together against weeds: Developing effective best management prevention practices in California’s National Parks Johnson, Brent
Introduction to prevention and 2024 update Johnson, Doug
Community challenges to the use of herbicide for habitat restoration, fuel modification and targeted invasive control in Laguna Beach, CA Kaufman, Alan
Riding the invasion curve: Invasive plant management on Santa Catalina Island Kreisberg, Aaron
Restoration of coastal dunes and salt marsh at the Ocean Ranch Unit of the Eel River Wildlife Area, Humboldt County McDonald, Kelsey
The effects of invasive goatgrass control on serpentine wildflowers and pollinators Nelson, Rebecca
If you don’t know, then know where to go: Sleuthing reveals a new population of desert knapweed (Volutaria tubuliflora) in San Diego County Nelson, Tracie
Dune Protected Area Network: An approach to recover listed species and protect rare coastal ecosystems Roddick, Lindsey
Invasive species control for the restoration of coastal endangered and threatened bird and butterfly species habitat Sarabia, Cris
A sustainable future for pest management Thottathil, Sapna
Assessing invasive plant risk and climate vulnerability to sensitive habitats in the California Central Coast region Valentine, Nikki; Burger, Jutta
Leveraging monitoring data to inform weed management in the world’s largest urban national park Valliere, Justin; Parra, Olivia; Algiers, Joseph
Comprehensive pest prevention program analysis Vazquez, Claudia
Evaluating the EDRR process for aquatic weeds in the Delta Whitcraft, Christine

Lightning Talk Presentations

How medusahead, thatch, native, and bare ground cover changes soil and ground-level conditions Brafford, Katherine
Adaptive management of invasive aquatic vegetation in the Delta: Successes and challenges Brusati, Elizabeth
A case study on San Francisco’s most expensive weed, covering lessons, goals, and new methods to control it Clark, Josiah
Complexity in the city: Effects of urban environmental heterogeneity on the life history traits of Centaurea melitensis across California Dant, Anthony
Post-fire recovery of plant community assembly in Joshua tree woodlands Galvan, Yanina Aldao
Monarch recovery initiative: Gearing up to establish 15 million milkweed by 2030 Goeman, Halie
Evaluating the long-term success of roadside grassland restorations Hood, Kees; Michaels, Katherine; Luong, Justin
Pesticide application and its effects on soil decomposition and microbial communities Hospod, Tessa; Maltz, Mia; Henderson, Jason
Take the long view: encouraging native revegetation after jubata grass (Cortaderia jubata) removal Lord, Leah
Scaling up, studying and financing Eucalyptus tree removal: Strategies and techniques for processing massive amounts of woody material and site restoration Paul, Mary; Contreras, Kevin; Jani, Arun
Climate and competition interactions on above- and below-ground traits of California grassland species Situ, Karen
Evaluating intraspecific variation to restore climate-resilient populations Tang, Joanna
Test Plot: community stewardship, experimental restoration design, land-based research Wai-Kwun Toy, Jennifer
Today’s technology for today’s environment: Constructing a CNN to enhance invasive plant identification and removal Zeng, Sophie; Yao, Grace

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