About the Six Rivers Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
The Nature Conservancy received funding through the Department of Defense (DoD) Legacy Program to initiate a CISMA in the Western Panhandle of Florida, and organized the inaugural meeting of The Six Rivers Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, formerly known as the Northwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (NWFL CISMA) on October 14th, 2009. The meeting was attended by representatives from 19 agencies and local governments. The representatives voted on CISMA boundaries which include Escambia County, Holmes County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Walton County, and Washington County. Attendees identified a number of benefits of developing a CISMA in the region, including: the ability to assess problems on a landscape scale; allow for treatment across property boundaries; cooperate in invasive species treatments; cooperate in leveraging funding; assist private landowners in removing invasive species; reduce the high maintenance cost caused by invasive species reinfestations; identify research ideas and leverage research funding; expand public awareness of invasive species; provide agency invasive species points of contacts; and provide knowledge of what agencies are doing to manage invasive species.
Steering and Subcommittee Members
Steering Committee
Prevention
Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR)
Control
Monitoring, Mapping and Applied Research
Outreach, Training and Strategic Collaboration
Funding
Past meeting minutes
Meeting Minutes - July 21st, 2011
Meeting Minutes - March 8th, 2011
Meeting Minutes - October 21st, 2010
Meeting Minutes - May 11th, 2010 - 5 Year Strategic Plan
Meeting Minutes - February 23rd, 2010
Meeting Minutes - October 14th, 2009 - GCPEP Overview