Team Arundo Meeting Agenda
Feb 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
DFG Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
(530) 757-2461

Directions:

YBWLA is located approximately 1 mile east of Davis (6 miles west of
West Sacramento) off Interstate 80.  It is on the south side of I-80. 

From eastbound I-80, take Mace Blvd Exit and turn left on Chiles Road. 
Continue through the signal approximately 2 miles to the Wildlife Area HQ.

From westbound I-80, take the frontage Road exit immediately west of
the west end of the Yolo Causeway, turn right at the stop sign and
follow the frontage road to the south side of the freeway.  Continue on
this Frontage road approximately 2 miles west to the Wildlife Area HQ. 

Agenda:

9:00 Introductions, review and prioritize agenda 

9:10-9:45  Presentation and Discussion- Biocontrol and Ecological Management
Ray Caruthers, USDA
	

9:45-10:30 Reports and Updates:
	
1) CALFED's Non-native Invasive Species (NIS) Strategic Plan, Paul Jones
2) EPA's Office of Research and Development's NIS Initiative, Paul Jones
3) Report on Napa River project, Lois Batteullo
4) Report on Russian River projects, Karen Gaffney
5) Slides and an update on the DFG Grant Project, Joel Trumbo

10:30-12 Discussion:

1) Meeting Team Arundo Goals: Future coordination of project planning and implementation
2) Mapping Effort
    Dataset development and sharing
    Partnership opportunities
        Delta Flood Protection Protection (DWR)
        UC Berkeley
        SFEI
        UC Davis ICE
        Jones & Stokes

3) Grant opportunities:
     Next round of CALFED restoration grant proposals (April), Kent Nelson
     Others, Anyone

4) Draft North Bay Invasives Group (NOBIG) proposal 

The proposal is linked to the TAdN Homepage at http://ceres.ca.gov/tadn
Send comments on the draft proposal to:
Caitlin Cornwall
caitlin.cornwall@juno.com
send attached files to sec-cornwall@vom.com
Sonoma Ecology Center (707) 996-9744