Date: February 21, 2012,  1:00 pm to 5:15, followed by Annual Awards Banquet 5:45 to 8:00 pm

Location:    CCBI Building, 626 High Street NE, Salem

 and 

 Date: February 22, 2012, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

 Location: Oregon Department of Forestry, Santiam Room, Building D, 2600 State Street, Salem

February 21, 2012, Agenda—Meeting held at CCBI Building, 626 High Street NE, Salem

1:00–1:15      Gather

1:15–1:30           Council member introductions and review agenda—All Council members and attendees

1:30–2:00          EDDMaps—At the request of ODA, Georgia representatives will give a WebEx presentation on EDDMaps

2:00–2:30          Council Housekeeping—

·       Decision Item: Approve Meeting Minutes from September 2011 meeting—Rick Boatner

·       Review the status of the OISC budget and its respective accounts—Rick Boatner 

·       Announce completion of action plan—Rick Boatner 

2:30–2:45           Pacific Northwest Economic Region Summit Action Plan Status—Progress taken to develop a regional action plan for the PNWER region will be discussed—Mark Sytsma, Rian Hooff, Lisa DeBruyckere

2:45–3:00        Creating an OISC Science Committee—Council members will discuss the merits of creating an OISC Science Committee, and if approved, will discuss next steps toward creation of the committee (including discussion of those that volunteered to serve), and any first assignments—Rick Boatner

3:00–3:15         BREAK

3:15–4:00         Update on iMapInvasives—The newest features of iMapInvasives will be discussed as well as the latest information on subscribers–Meg Wilkinson            

4:00–5:00      Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center’s Report on Implementing Legislation and Regulations to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species—PEAC student, Kathryn Walter, will discuss the report she wrote to help Oregon better understand legal issues associated with the prevention and spread of aquatic invasive species (part of the OISC National Sea Grant project).

5:15                   Adjourn

5:45–8:00          Annual Awards Banquet

February 22, 2012, Agenda—Meeting held at Oregon Department of Forestry, Santiam Room

8:00–8:15          Gather and coffee

8:15–9:00           Discuss the future of funding for OISC—The OISC lost its biannual operating funds in 2011, and will no longer be funded with lottery dollars. Council members will discuss strategies to obtain funding for annual Council operations—Rick Boatner

9:00–9:30            Report-A-Pig Campaign—A tri-state campaign to inform landowners about feral swine and encourage them to report sightings to their respective fish and wildlife agencies will be discussed, and Council members will provide their insights and suggestions to campaign activities—Lisa DeBruyckere

9:30–10:00           Hot topics—Boxwood blight and goat’s rue are two examples of hot topic species that will be discussed. Council members will discuss other species of concern—Council members

10:00–10:15         BREAK

10:15–11:00         Standard Best Management Practices at Boating Access Points/Wash Stations—Glenn Dolphin is assisting a national AIS task force under the direction of the State Organizations for Boating Access (SOBA) to develop standard BMPs that can be used at boating access points to help prevent the spread of AIS. Glenn will discuss his new role. In addition, the Council will discuss the issue of boat wash stations and their availability in the state—Glenn Dolphin, Rick Boatner

11:00–noon           Pollinators—Sarina Jepsen, Endangered Species Program Coordinator for the Xerces Society, works on the conservation of rare or declining species in their habitats. She will discuss with the Council the Pollinator Conservation Program.

Noon–1:00             WORKING LUNCH (Roundtable Discussions)—Each organization will provide an update on their latest invasive species activities—Council members

1:00pm                   Adjourn