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| Title: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2nd National EPA Nonindigenous Species Workshop
** To facilitate interactions among EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), the Program Offices, and EPA Regions, the Workshop and Program Review are limited to EPA personnel and invited speakers only. |
| Date: | February 4 - 6, 2004 |
| Location: | EPA Main Campus Auditorium, Building C Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC Room block is under the 2nd National EPA Nonindigenous Species Workshop (G-1310) |
| Contact: | Henry Lee, 2nd National EPA Nonindigenous Species
Workshop, (541) 867-5001, lee.henry@epa.gov
Gina Perovich, STAR Program Biopollution Progress Review, (202) 564-2248, perovich.gina@epa.gov Tina Conley, General Information, (202) 564-3209, conley.tina@epa.gov |
| Purpose: | The U.S. EPA is holding the 2nd National
EPA Nonindigenous Species Workshop in February.
The Workshop is jointly organized by ORD laboratories and
centers (ORD’s National Health and Environmental Effects
Research Laboratory, National Center for Environmental Assessment,
National Center for Environmental Research, National Exposure
Research Laboratory, and National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, EPA’s Office of Water), Office of International
Affairs, Office of Pesticide Programs, Great Lakes National
Program Office, and EPA Regions 5 and 10. The first National
EPA Nonindigenous Species Workshop held in 2000 focused on
raising awareness of invasive species as ecological and human
health threats. Since that time, the almost daily reports
of outbreaks of new exotic species have erased any question
as to whether invasive species constitute one of the major
environmental threats of the 21st Century. Accordingly, the
2nd Workshop shifts focus to identifying EPA’s “niche” in
invasive species research and management, or “Can you
hear us now?”
** View additional information on the 2nd National EPA Nonindigenous Species Workshop. Additionally, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, the U.S. EPA National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) funded a set of research grants through a Request for Applications (RFA) entitled “Exploratory Research to Anticipate Future Environmental Issues.” This competitive solicitation was divided into three parts, one of which focused on biopollution. The resultant grants, funded through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, cover a range of research issues focused on invasive species, both terrestrial and aquatic. To monitor the progress of its grantees, NCER holds a progress review at select points during the life of the funded projects. The progress review for this set of grants is being held in conjunction with the ORD-sponsored 2nd National Nonindigenous Species Workshop, where the grantees will present their results on the first day. ** View additional information on the STAR Program Biopollution Progress Review. |
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