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Eradication - Preventing Reproduction Escape and Spread
Select One:
Are spread prevention measures (i.e. inspections, cleaning stations, regulations, sanitation protocols and/or focused education efforts), early detection, and rapid response programs planned and likely to be funded for 2 years?
Preventing reproductive escape may be difficult if the species has abundant reproduction (vegetative or by seed) and/or long distance dispersal.
Will the invasive plant always be so difficult to find in the surrounding vegetation that there is a risk of project failure?
Survey efforts will be problematic and extremely resource intensive if the invasive plant is difficult to detect. The detection effort is comprised of the resources required to delimit the infested area, find all the individuals for control, and survey for new occurences.
Eradication - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
Select One:
Is the risk low that the proposed control action could result in non-target impacts or unintended consequences that are unacceptable to the land manager, stakeholders, or public?
Within the invaded area, do all key agencies, organizations, and/or landowners agree to participate throughout the project in a sufficient capacity to meet the project goal(s)?
Key agencies and organizations are defined as those providing resources or expertise that are necessaryto meet the project goal(s).
Containment - Preventing Reproduction Escape and Spread
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Can infestations in or surrounding the project area that cannot be eliminated (core infestation(s)) be managed to prevent or greatly reduce the spread of propagules (i.e. seeds and/or viable fragments)?
Preventing reproductive escape may be difficult if the species has abundant reproduction (vegetative or by seed) and/or long distance dispersal.
Containment - Preventing Reproduction Escape and Spread
Select One:
Are spread prevention measures (i.e. inspections, cleaning stations, regulations, sanitation protocols, and/or focused education efforts), early detection, and rapid response programs planned and likely to be funded for at least 2 years?
Will the invasive plant always be so difficult to find in the surrounding vegetation that there is a risk of project failure?
Survey efforts will be problematic and extremely resource intensive if the invasive plant is difficult to detect. The detection effort is comprised of the resources required to delimit the infested area, find all the individuals for control, and survey for new occurences.
Is there a method available to eliminate small patches (e.g. 0.25 hectare, 0.62 acres) of the invasive and the seed bank within a sufficient timeframe to maintain a successful rapid response program?
Satellite occurrences must be eliminated at a rate faster
than they occur. Consider the number of treatments required to kill the largest plants and
longevity of seed or vegetative propagules in the soil.
Containment - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
Select One:
Is the risk low that the proposed control action could result in non-target impacts or unintended consequences that are unacceptable to the land manager, stakeholders or the public?
Within the invaded area, do all key agencies, organizations, and/or landowners agree to participate throughout the project in a sufficient capacity to meet the project goal(s)?
Key agencies and organizations are defined as those providing resources or expertise
that are necessaryto meet the project goal(s).
Is there an effective control method to reduce cover and/or density to meet the project goal(s)?
The cover and/or density of the invasive plant must be maintained below a threshold over a period of time to mitigate the impact or harm and achieve the project goal.
Suppression - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
Select One:
Is the risk low that the proposed action could result in non-target impacts or unintended consequences that are unacceptable to the land manager, stakeholders, or public?
Estimate the cost of the project using the budget calculator. For a long-term project, estimate the cost for a minimum of five years and make sure to include cost of all aspects of the project. Note: The number of years included in the budget calculator is based start and end date of the project entered in the “Project Background” section.
NOTE: At least $1 in one cost category is required before moving to the next question.
Staff
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Annual Total
Project Total:
Select Project Cost Category. Cost categories will be used for a Return on Investment analysis. See “Help” for more information.
Is funding for core operations secure for at least two years, and the project has undertaken the necessary financial planning and achieved partial success in developing sources of long-term funding to sustain core costs for the next 5 years?
To estimate the return on investment (ROI) compare the project cost category (high, medium, or low) from Page 1 of the Financial Analysis to anticipated benefit of the project (low or high). See the figure below and “help” text for guidance on determining ROI and how to estimate the benefits of the project. Consider area protected/restored and impact or harm of the invasive plant.
Cost
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High Cost and
Low Benefit
(Low ROI = No)
High Cost and
High Benefit
(Moderate ROI = Uncertain)
Low/Moderate Cost and
Low Benefit
(Moderate ROI = Uncertain)
Low/Moderate Cost and
High Benefit
(High ROI = Yes)