Call for Citizen Science Invasive Species Volunteers: Join the effort to help locate and eradicate invasive plants from WA State!
***New—three invasive plant ID trainings in June***
About the Program
The PNW Invasive Plant Council is a non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) and other state and local conservation groups on a Citizen Science EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) program. With funding from the National Forest Foundation and the WSDA, we are gearing up for our third year to search for priority invasive plants in our National Forests and beyond. We are excited to recruit new volunteers and inspire our current volunteer base to search for and eradicate invasive plant populations in WA State. This year we are focusing on documenting invasive species in the Olympic, Gifford Pinchot and Okanogan-Wenatchee(Naches District) Forests but surveys are needed on other public lands. If you are hiking, boating, kayaking, horseback riding or working in these areas and are interested in participating in our program, you are invited to attend one of our five upcoming trainings (trainings are free).
June Training Locations and Dates for 2014
Friday, June 20th; 1pm – 3:30pm USDA Gifford Pinchot National Forest Office in Vancouver, WA. Address: 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682
Please enter by the front door on the west side of the building. Sign in at the front desk. You can park in the main lot or visitor parking on the south side of the building.
Saturday, June 21st; 9:30am-12:00pm at the Cowlitz County Administration Building in Kelso, WA
Address: 207 Fourth Avenue N., Kelso, WA, 92626 (General Meeting room, 3rd floor – Room 300)
Parking is available on streets around the Administration Building (three story brick building) or in 2 lots located East and Northwest of the building. Enter the building through the north door; proceed up one floor to the meeting room.
Saturday, June 28th, 9:30am-12:00pm at the Naches Ranger Station in Naches, WA.
Address: 10237 U.S. Highway 12, Naches, WA 98937
Volunteers enter through the BACK door of the building. Parking is available in the back near the back door.
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