The May monthly management/monitoring coordination meeting will be held May 28th, 2014 from 9:30am to 11:30am at the USGS, in the downstairs conference room.

Highlights:

• Dr. Robert Fisher (USGS) will be giving a presentation on Rapid Assessment Protocols and his recent trip to the Canary Islands where he is assisting with a CA kingsnake infestation. See this article in the LA Times for more info: http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-kingsnake-20140428-story.html

• Informal discussion of developing a monitoring plan with triggers for management. View articles here: Lindenmayer, 1.5MB and Martin, 0.5MB

Also:

• View Regional Announcements on our webpage
• Links to presentations from recent symposiums can be found on our Report and Products page
• SDMMP Library is at this location right now.

Normal monthly meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, except for the combined November/December meeting.

Agenda [83KB] and presentation materials [21MB]

Also, see this webpage for more information about invasive ants: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/redmite8a.htm. For assistance conducting Argentine ant surveys, contact SDMMP.