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Author: McLendon, Dan
Email: dmclendon@usaconservation.org
Phone: 704.661.1243
Organization: American Conservation Experience
Address:
6722 Kram St. ,
Corpus Christi,
TX,
78413
Abstract Title: AMERICAN CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE (ACE) INVASIVE SPECIES STRIKE TEAM. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO RESTORE NATURAL HABITATS IN THE DEEP SOUTH. Dan McLendon*, ACE Texas Restoration Program Manager, Corpus Christi, TX and Ian Torrence, ACE National Restoration Director, Flagstaff, AZ.
Abstract Text: Established in 2004, American Conservation Experience (ACE), headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona, is a nationally-scaled, environmental restoration nonprofit organization. In September 2017, ACE opened the doors to its newest branch in Corpus Christi, Texas; focusing almost entirely on invasive plant management, habitat restoration, and inventory and monitoring. ACE recruits, supports and trains young biologists and outdoorsmen, providing meaningful transferrable professional experience while working on restoration focused projects on America’s public lands. ACE’s efforts are supported by an established National Restoration Department equipped with experienced project managers and subject-matter experts who previously worked in the federal and nonprofit sectors. ACE possesses strong and successful long term partnerships with land management agencies representing federal, state, local, and non-governmental entities to advance hundreds of critical habitat restoration projects. We pride ourselves in providing fully trained crews in herbicide application and chainsaw operation with Crew Leaders fully licensed as pesticide applicators. ACE would like to share its recent success stories organizing and implementing invasive plant management projects and strategies thus far in Texas. The following projects will be showcased within the presentation: • Invasive plant management on several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuges within Texas and Oklahoma • Forest thinning project at Trinity National Wildlife Refuge • Revegetation project with Texas Nature Conservancy and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge • Brazilian Pepper Tree control project in partnership with Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program and Nueces County
Conference
Year: TIPPC_2018
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Presenter Type (Student or Regular): Regular
Session: 3. Control and Management
Submission Date: 2018-09-20
