Registration:
The $100 registration fee is due February 20, 1997. Late registration after
February 20 is $140.
Student registration (by February 20, 1997) is $35.
Check should be made out to "2nd International Conference on Invasive
Spartina" and sent to Jean Canfield, Conference Manager, PO Box 135, Olympia
WA 98507-0135. For further registration information, contact Jean
Canfield,360-943-7732.
For more program information, contact Kim Patten, Washington State
University - Long Beach
Research & Extension Unit, 2907 Pioneer Road, Long Beach WA 98631, phone and
fax:
360-642-2031, e-mail: pattenk@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu.
Location:
West Coast Tyee Hotel
500 Tyee Drive SW
Tumwater, Washington
Telephone: 360-352-0511
Telephone for reservations: 800-386-8933
Reservations are to be made directly with the West Coast Tyee Hotel,
1-800-386-8933. Make your reservation before March 1 for conference rates.
The West Coast Tyee Hotel is 60 miles south of Seattle. A shuttle service
from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport is available for $35 round trip: Capitol
Airporter 1-800-962-3579.
Conference Agenda
Thursday, March 20, 1997
8:30 am
Session 1: Introduction
Welcome by Conference Chair, Kim Patten, Washington State University
Introductory Remarks, Washington State Senator Sid Snyder, 19th District
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Session 2: Public Policies and Spartina
Kim Patten, Moderator
Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Lands and Trust Responsibility
Jennifer Belcher, Commissioner of Public Lands
Declaration of Emergency and the Role of Washington State Department of
Agriculture in Multi-Agency
Coordination
Jim Jesernig, Washington State Department of Agriculture
Break
9:45 am - 12:00 noon
Session 3: Invasive Marine Exotics as a Growing International Problem
Janie Civille, Moderator
The Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force on Marine Exotics
Rod Forbes, British Columbia Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Pathways of Introduction of Marine Exotics
Ralph Elston, Aquatechnics, Carlsborg WA
Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species: A Case Study in San Francisco Bay
Andrew Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
Spartina Infestations: The Worldwide Picture
Barb Aberle, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Heritage Program
Don Strong, University of California, Davis
Willie Shaw, Wildlife Consulants Ltd., New Zealand
Paul Hedges, University of Tasmania
Lunch - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Ecoregion Program Policy on Spartina
Curt Smitch, US Fish and Wildlife Service
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 4: The Biology and Natural History of Spartina
Kathleen Sayce, Moderator
Biology, Biogeography and Hybridization of Spartina
Don Strong, University of California, Davis
Autoecology of spartina in Willapa Bay: Benthic Metabolism & Below-Ground
Growth
Ron Thom, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Seed Dispersal of Spartina alterniflora
Kathleen Sayce, The Willapa Alliance
Evidence of Asymmetrical Pollen Competition Between Introduced Spartina
alterniflora and Native Spartina foliosa in California
Carina Antilla, University of California, Davis
Mapping of Spartina in Willapa Bay
Lisa Lackey and Mike Mertens, Interrain Pacific
Modelling Spartina in Willapa Bay
John and Lisa Harrington, University of Kansas
Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 5: Impacts of Spartina Infestation
Brett Dumbauld, Moderator
Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Spartina in New Zealand
Willie Shaw, Wildlife Consultants Ltd. and Derek Gosling Dept. of
Conservation, New Zealand
Ecological Impact of Spartina on the Intertidal Infauna of a Tasmanian Estuary
Paul Hedges, University of Tasmania
Changes in Benthic Macrofauna due to Spartina
Victoria Zipperer, University of Washington
Wildfowl Losses Associated with Spartina
Great Britain Speaker, TBA
Fish Feeding Ecology: Reflection of Spartina Presence in Willapa Bay
Deanna Stouder, Ohio State University and Kurt Fresh, Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Fish Utilization of Mudflats in Willapa Bay being Colonized by Spartina
alterniflora
Kurt Fresh, Deanna Stouder, Mark Carr, C.A. Simenstad, Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Potential Influence of the Aquatic Weed, Spartina alterniflora on Clam
Resources in Willapa Bay
Brett Dumbauld, S. G. Ratchford, and M. D. Peoples, Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Reception and Poster Session, No-Host Bar, Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres
Posters
"Effects of Human Trampling on Zostera japonica in Willapa Bay, Washington",
James Grassely, University of Washington, School of Fisheries
"Spartina Control in Pacific County, Washington",
Wendy Lebovitz, Pacific County Weed Board
Friday, March 21, 1997
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Session 6: Public Activism and Spartina
Steve Harbell, Moderator
Chemical Control Should not be an Option
Edward Cohen, Ad Hoc Coalition
Spartina and the Role of the Community
Chrys Bertolotto, Adopt-a-Beach
The Tribal Effort to Control Spartina
Margaret Duncan, Environmental Specialist, Suquamish Tribe
Sustainable Development and Spartina Control
Dan'l Markham, The Willapa Alliance
Questions and Answers
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session 7: Ecosystem Risk Assessment
Miranda Wecker, Moderator
Land Stewardship and Ecological Risk
Elliott Marks, The Nature Conservancy, Washington State
Ecosystem Risk Assessment: Weighing Short-term Against Long-term
Bill Backous, Washington State Department of Ecology
Risk Assessment Through Estuarine Modeling
Dave Specht, Environmental Protection Aency, Newport,Oregon
Break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Session 8: Risks of Control Techniques
Jim Sayce, Moderator
Environmental Persistence and Non-Target Effects of Rodeo Applications to
Spartina in Willapa Bay
Chris Grue, University of Washington, School of Fisheries
Rounding up the Facts About Rodeo: Development of Concentration-Response
Relationships for Selected non-Target Species
Kelly Kubena, Chris Grue, and T. H. DeWitt, University of Washington
Spartina Eradication using Gallent Herbicide: An Assessment of Enviromental
Effects
David Roper, G. Mills, R. Wilcock and M. Weatherhead, Natioanal Institute of
Atmesphere and Water Research, New Zealand
Evaluation of Chemical Technologies used in Spartina Control
Allan Felsot, Washington State University, Tri-Cities
Political Ecology of Spartina and Glyphosate
John Perkins, The Evergreen State College
Control of Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay: Efficacy of Mechanical and
Chemical Control Techniques and their Off-Target Impacts on Eelgrass (Z.
japonica)
Walter Major, Chris Grue, James Grassley and G. R. VanBlaricom, University
of Washington
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm -Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 9: Improving Efficacy of Control Techniques and New Approaches on
the Horizon
Dave Milne, Moderator
The History of Glyphosate on Spartina
Ron Crockett, Monsanto Company
Cost Efficacy of Integrated Spartina Control Practices
Michael Norman, Pacific County Conservation District
Spartina Management in Washington State; Applying Innovation to Noxious Weed
Control
Cindy Moore, Washington State Department of Agriculture
Spartina Control on Public Lands
Janie Civille, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Field Logistics of Controlling Spartina
Brady Scott, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Does Winter Mowing Control Spartina?
Dave Milne, The Evergreen State College
Potential Biological Controls of Spartina
Don Strong, University of California, Davis
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 10: Group Discussion--What Have we Learned and What do we Still Need
to Learn?
Facilitated Breakout Group Discussion --
Science: Research and Monitoring Needs
Policies: Improving Use of Science in Management
Reports by Breakout Groups
Wrap-up and Recommendations
Kim Patten
Washington State University Long Beach Research and Extension Unit
Rt. 1, Box 570, Long Beach WA 98631
phone and fax 360-642-2031
e-mail pattenk@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu
Kim Patten
Washington State University Long Beach Research and Extension Unit
Rt. 1, Box 570, Long Beach WA 98631
phone and fax 360-642-2031
e-mail pattenk@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu