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Developing Early Detection Networks to Abate the Invasive Species Threat.

Kyle Strauss, The Nature Conservancy’s Invasive Species Initiative, Portland, OR, kstrauss@tnc.org

Prevention and EDRR (early detection & rapid response) practices are the most effective strategies for managing the invasive species threat over the long-term and at large-scales. When new invasive species are immediately detected and identified, and rapid responses are taken to contain and eradicate those new infestations, environmental and economic damages and subsequent impacts can be significantly mitigated. In this presentation, two different models of an EDRR program will be presented, demonstrating how an EDRR program can be constructed and implemented at both the site and at larger state/regional scales. The presentation will focus on the up and coming Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) network for Nature Conservancy project sites in Oregon.  The goal of this presentation is to enable and to motivate practitioners to create and implement their own EDRR program.