Invasive Plant Species in Response to Urban and Wildland Fire

Register by midnight on 11/13 to attend the 2020 SWVMA conference on Invasive Plant Species in Response to Urban and Wildland Fire. It will be a virtual conference from 9 am – 4 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. More information can be found here.

The program for the SWVMA 2019 meeting is available at the link below. There will be 8 CEUs from the Arizona Department of Agriculture for the 2 days of meetings and an additional 4 CEUs for attending either of the two field trips. See the program for the breakout of CEUs on days 1 and 2.

There are 2 field trips to choose from on Thursday, 10/24:

• Tovar Trail Invasive Plant Removal, led by JD Brice (Coconino County Public Works) and Cathy Scudieri (Natural Channel Design, Inc.). This field trip will focus on a project that was supported by an Invasive Plant Grant from SWVMA and is part of the recently revamped CCPW weed management program. The goal was to control diffuse knapweed and Scotch thistle populations that were encroaching on the Pumphouse County Natural Area. The field trip will visit the project area and discuss best practices and lessons learned for treatment of invasive plants.
• Riparian Habitat Restoration and Climate Adaptation along the Little Colorado River of Northern Arizona, led by Catherine Gehring (Professor, Northern Arizona University) and Ian Torrence (American Conservation Experience). This field trip will visit a 100-acre demonstration restoration project along the Little Colorado River on Babbitt Ranches land adjacent to the Navajo Nation. This area was degraded by wide-spread invasion of tamarisk and camelthorn. Tamarisk has been removed and native cottonwood and coyote willow have been planted. The project is also testing the use of native grasses to reduce the presence of camelthorn. In addition to a tour of the site, field trip participants will have an opportunity to plant cottonwood trees using mycorrhizal fungi.

[fusion_text]The SWVMA 2019 Annual Meeting will be held October 22-24 at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff.

Click on the links below for more information:

• SWVMA 2019 Meeting Registration
• SWVMA 2019 Sponsor Information

Pesticide applicator training will not be held this year.

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Click HERE for the overview schedule for the 2018 Annual Meeting. We look forward to seeing you in Tucson!

Interested in sponsoring the 2018 SWVMA Annual Meeting? You’ll find the information in the form below or on our sponsor registration webpage at https://swvma.eventsmart.com/.

SWVMA SPONSOR REQUEST FORM 2018

2018 Annual Meeting: Progressive Land Management in the Southwest

Hotel Tucson City Center, 475 N. Granada Avenue, Tucson

October 16-18, 2018

Click here for the Registration Flyer

Click here for the Certification Class Information

Click here for Sponsor Information

Program Overview

	Tuesday, October 16	Wednesday, October 17	Thursday, October 18
8 am	Continental breakfast	Continental breakfast	Meet for field trip
8:30-noon	Keynote speaker and presentations	Presentations	Field trip
Noon	Lunch	Lunch/Business Meeting
1-5 pm	Presentations	Presentations
5-7 pm	Reception at Hotel

 

Registration Rates

Early Registration (through October 1)	$175
Regular Registration (after October 1)	$225
One Day Registration	$100
Student Registration	$60
Student One Day Registration	$40

 

If there is sufficient interest, SWVMA and partners will be hosting a Pesticide Applicator Training and AZ Department of Agriculture will administer the Pesticide Applicator License EXAM on Monday, October 15, 2018 from 7:30AM – 4PM at Tucson City Center Hotel.  The class fee of $40 per person includes lunch.   Class registration is separate from the meeting registration. Please register by October 10, 2018.

Meeting Registration: https://swvma.eventsmart.com/events/21st-swvma-annual-meeting/

Class Registration: https://swvma.eventsmart.com/events/pesticide-applicator-class/

Additional information: www.swvma.org or email us at info@swvma.org