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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: Gardenwriters on Gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [gwl-g] FW: Workshop Focuses on Everglades, Invasive Species
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:06:30 -0700



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From: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
Reply-To: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:39:03 -0400
To: ARS News subscriber <lonrom@hevanet.com>
Subject: Workshop Focuses on Everglades, Invasive Species

STORY LEAD:
Everglades Restoration To Be Part of Invasive Species Discussions
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Alfredo Flores, (301) 504-1627, aflores@ars.usda.gov
August 17, 2004
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Curbing the spread of invasive species into the United States is the main
goal of an Agricultural Research Service workshop this week that focuses on
protecting Florida's native habitat--especially the Everglades--from
destructive insects, weeds and other invasive pests.

Controlling these invading species--those yet to arrive and those already
entrenched here--is a big challenge. Scientists and land managers on local,
state and federal levels are scrambling to develop means to detect, identify
and eliminate exotic insects, weeds and diseases that are spread by global
travel and trade.

This week's workshop at the ARS U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in
Fort Pierce, Fla., brings together university and government representatives
involved in issues pertaining to both invasive species and the
agro-ecosystems that provide their habitat. The meeting's goal is to develop
and enhance partnerships that will not only help deal with exotic species
invasions, but also address production and profitability problems affecting
agricultural producers.

Organized by ARS and the University of Florida-Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), the workshop is part of an ARS-led research
initiative to provide solutions to problems related to current and future
efforts to restore south Florida's fragile ecosystem, particularly the
Everglades National Park. That work fits into the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan, which provides a framework and guide to restore, protect
and preserve the water resources of central and southern Florida, including
the Everglades.

Workshop participants include representatives of USDA's Natural Resources
Conservation Service, the South Florida Water Management District, the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Following an overview by ARS and IFAS officials on the collective work on
biological control of invasive species, hydrology and water quality and
improved crop and animal production systems, participants will discuss
research needs and partnerships, with the goal of developing new cooperative
agreements.

ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research
agency.
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  • [gwl-g] FW: Workshop Focuses on Everglades, Invasive Species, Lon J. Rombough, 08/17/2004

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