Meeting dates: June 6-10, 2016
Venue: Gladstone Mountain Ranch and Conference Center, Alberta, Canada
Meeting program: Draft program
Venue: Gladstone Mountain Ranch and Conference Center, Alberta, Canada
Meeting program: Draft program
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Case study:
The workshop will include a case study pertaining to weed/invasive plant management to stimulate thought and discussion on employing interdisciplinary approaches to solving real-world issues. We will visit a farm/site on the way to the venue and get a chance to meet the farmer/manager and various stakeholders.
Case study: Gladstone and surrounding wicked weed problems
The area around Gladstone is a transitional landscape with small farm holdings, ranchlands, forestry and Crown land. It is also located near the US border. There are many different invasive species that should be controlled by legislation. They have different importance to different stakeholders. For example the conservation area is very interested in any weeds that replace native vegetation, but the cattle ranchers may be primarily concerned with poisonous species. As such, there are a range of different land managers responsible for controlling weeds, whose interests are often antagonistic. Resources (human and economic) are limited. What are the priorities and how should they be determined? What weed control methods are acceptable and feasible? Are they weed targets that are easier than others? Where is a long term approach required and what are the quick wins?
Points of view:
Organic growers - anti-pesticides
Conservation land managers and groups - hiking
Ranchers - biological weed control
Roadsides and Railways
There is no one weed that unites or divides adjoining landholders. Instead, there are a number of different weeds of concern and thus makes this even more of a wicked problem.
The workshop will include a case study pertaining to weed/invasive plant management to stimulate thought and discussion on employing interdisciplinary approaches to solving real-world issues. We will visit a farm/site on the way to the venue and get a chance to meet the farmer/manager and various stakeholders.
Case study: Gladstone and surrounding wicked weed problems
The area around Gladstone is a transitional landscape with small farm holdings, ranchlands, forestry and Crown land. It is also located near the US border. There are many different invasive species that should be controlled by legislation. They have different importance to different stakeholders. For example the conservation area is very interested in any weeds that replace native vegetation, but the cattle ranchers may be primarily concerned with poisonous species. As such, there are a range of different land managers responsible for controlling weeds, whose interests are often antagonistic. Resources (human and economic) are limited. What are the priorities and how should they be determined? What weed control methods are acceptable and feasible? Are they weed targets that are easier than others? Where is a long term approach required and what are the quick wins?
Points of view:
Organic growers - anti-pesticides
Conservation land managers and groups - hiking
Ranchers - biological weed control
Roadsides and Railways
There is no one weed that unites or divides adjoining landholders. Instead, there are a number of different weeds of concern and thus makes this even more of a wicked problem.