. Agri-news. Agriculture. ? December 11,2000 New NAWMA president leads alien invasion battle The North American Weed Management Association (NAWMA) elected Tim Dietzler of Calgary, Alberta as their new president at their August meeting in Nebraska, NAWMA represents a membership of 16S weed managers from across the and Canada. Alberta has the strongest number of Canadian members, with others from and Manitoba. Dietzler, agricultural fieldman with the Municipal District of Rocky View, not only takes on the role of President, but the leadership in the battle against alien weed spec
. Agri-news. Agriculture. ? December 11,2000 New NAWMA president leads alien invasion battle The North American Weed Management Association (NAWMA) elected Tim Dietzler of Calgary, Alberta as their new president at their August meeting in Nebraska, NAWMA represents a membership of 16S weed managers from across the and Canada. Alberta has the strongest number of Canadian members, with others from and Manitoba. Dietzler, agricultural fieldman with the Municipal District of Rocky View, not only takes on the role of President, but the leadership in the battle against alien weed species invasion. The mandate of NAWMA is to provide education, regulatory direction, professional improvement and environmental awareness to preserve and protect our natural resources from the degrading impacts of exotic, invasive, noxious weeds. Some of the key invasive species receiving attention include purple loosestrife, knapweed, ox-eye daisy, leafy spurge and yellow star thistle. All of these plants are introduced into an environment where they did not evolve, and without any natural enemies to limit their reproduction and spread. Ultimately if left unchecked, these invasive species will totally alter ecosystems and decimate biodiversity. "In the , billions of dollars have been lost to invasive species," explains Dietzler. "In Canada, if we get active, we can save millions of dollars and reduce both the ecological and economic ; Programs such as Alberta's Weed Free Hay Certification program are working to reduce the spread of invasive species. Technology such as Global Position Systems (GPS) mapping, in which Alberta is leading the way, will help with monitoring and control. The recently instituted a National Weed Awareness Week held annually in Washington, Dietzler would like to see something similar developed in Canada. In February, Dietzler and other NAWM\ members will travel to Washington to help educate politicians about t
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