18 January 2013

OMBIL ES Module data entry - Invasive Species

The Corps' Invasive Species Leadership Team requests your assistance with invasive species reporting in the OMBIL Environmental Stewardship Module. The goal is to have 100% of the projects sites entering data on invasive species so that we can better track the Corps' efforts at the national scale in 2013. We use this information to report invasive species management activity for our agency to the National Invasive Species Council. Specifically we are asking for:

1 - All project sites to complete "Step 6: Invasive Species" in the OMBIL Annual Update.

2 - Make sure the species you are entering at the "Project Site Invasive Species" screen are actually invasive species in your area. Remember, just because it's on the OMBIL invasive species list doesn't mean that it is necessarily an invasive species at your project. It may be within its native range. If you have questions, call your regional Invasive Species Leadership Team representative. A list of members can be found at http://corpslakes.usa ce.army.mil/employees/islt/members.cfm

3 - Finally, double check the accuracy of the "acreage impacted" and the "acreage treated in this fiscal year". The more accurate this information, the better we can characterize the problems that our agency is dealing with.

Thanks for your help.
Mark Cornish

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