IPAW Working
Committees -or -How You Can Become Involved!
In order to
accomplish its mission, there are a number of areas in which IPAW must be
active. These tasks include education, assembling and disseminating scientific
knowledge related to invasives, promoting stewardship by helping to get people
involved in local groups, and influencing public policy in Wisconsin, to name
just a few. It is pretty obvious that
IPAW will not have a large paid staff any time in the near future. That means
that it will require the volunteer efforts of the IPAW membership (you) to make
this effort successful.
IPAW needs
your help! A brief description of the
charges of each IPAW committee is presented here. If you are interested in providing some volunteer labor for any of
these tasks, please contact the board member liaison or the committee
chairperson listed below. All
committees need help. Please consider working on at least one committee. If you have already volunteered to help
-thank you!
Communications
Contact: Rolf
Utegaard, (715) 834-0065, bigute-hort@prodigy.net
Promote
membership, maintain membership list, and generate a list of potential members
Produce and
distribute a brochure and a periodic newsletter
Make press
releases and promotional materials describing the organization and raising
awareness
Design and
maintain a high-quality 1PAW Website
Maintain a
List-Serve of members and people interested in invasives
Education
Contact:
Kent Van Horn, (608) 266-7596, vanhok@dnr.state.wi.us
Develop
educational materials and programs related to invasive plants
IPAW will have use for educational
materials and programs targeting all education and interest levels
Science and
Stewardship
Contact:
Eric Parker, Committee Chair, (414) 266-9041, eric.parker@gasai.com
Survey/Monitoring: Survey Wisconsin for
problem species, assemble existing information and monitor current distribution
and extent of spread.
Assemble and provide information on
pending or potential invasive plant problems. Work with regional groups to
assemble and disseminate this information
Invasive Species List: Review status of
current invasive plant lists. Develop a list of species of highest concern to
IPAW.
Prioritize
list and work with the Government Relations Committee on control strategies
Control Method Research: Evaluate, and
promote appropriate control methods and generate funding for research
Regional
Groups
Contact:
Kelly Kearns, Committee Chair, (608) 267-5066, kearns@dnr.state.wi.us
Maintain
contact with regional groups working on control of invasive plants
Determine
how IPAW can best serve the Regional Groups and provide support to those groups
Keep IPAW
membership informed of the activities of regional groups
Government
Relations
Contact:
Gene Roark, (608) 238-5349
Track actions of government agencies and
make recommendations that advocate for invasive plant control when appropriate
Track public
policy and legislation on invasive plant issues
Educate IPAW
members and decision-makers on invasive plant policy issues
Plant
Industry Relations
Contact:
Rolf Utegaard, (715) 834-0065, bigute-hort@prodigy.net
Develop relationships with industry
(Horticultural, Landscape, Forestry, Agriculture, etc) and work to promote IPA
W goals
Fundraising
Contact:
Nancy Braker (608) 251-8140, nbraker@tnc.org
Solicit
gifts and grants from private and public sources to further the mission of IPAW
Plants Out
of Place Conference 2003
Contact:
Kelly Kearns, (608) 267-5066, kearns@dnr.state.wi.us
Plan all
aspects of a conference to be held in February or March 2003
Nominating
Contact: Dan
Undersander, (608) 263-5070, Djunders@facstaff.wisc.edu
Propose a slate of candidates for each
election that ensures that members of the Board of Directors for that term
represent the wide range of interests of members of the organization. Interests
should include: 1) private landowners, 2) commercial interests such timber,
nursery production, agriculture, and the herbicide industry, '3) land managers
and resource professionals, 4) private conservation organizations, 5) local,
state, federal and tribal agencies, 6) education, and 7) research. Directors
should also represent interests in a diversity of habitat types and geographic
regions of the state.