PROJECT BACKGROUND
STRATEGY SELECTION
STRATEGY ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
SUMMARY

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Rank the Species Impact or Harm:
Select the description that best fits distribution and abundance of the invasive plant within the scope project
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To assess a State/Multi-State control project
< 4 infestations and < 100 gross hectares (247 acres).
< 1000 gross hectares (2471 acres).
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To assess a CISMA/Landscape/Local control project
< 4 infestations or < 10 gross hectares (24.7 acres).
< 100 gross hectares (247 acres) or if project area is < 400 hectares (988 acres) covers < 25% of project area.

Would you like to proceed with the recommended strategy?
Yes: No:
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Eradication - Social and Political Environment
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Within the invaded area, do all the agencies, organizations and/or landowners agree to participate?
Eradication - Social and Political Environment
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Is the invasive plant cultivated for horticultural or agricultural uses?
Eradication - Social and Political Environment
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Is it highly likely that social or political resistance to control will lead to project failure?
Eradication - Preventing Reproduction Escape and Spread
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Can the infestation be managed to prevent reproductive escape (i.e. seeds and/or viable fragments)?
Eradication - Preventing Reproduction Escape and Spread
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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.
Eradication - Detection
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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 - Effective Control Method
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Is there an effective control method available to kill the plant, prevent reproduction, and eliminate seed bank within 10 years?
Consider the number of treatments required to kill the largest plants and longevity of seed or vegetative propagules in the soil.
Control Method:
Eradication - Effective Control Method
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Are the necessary permits for the control treatment expected to be obtained?
Eradication - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
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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?
Containment - Social and Political Environment
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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 necessary
to meet the project goal(s).
Containment - Social and Political Environment
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Is it highly likely that social or political resistance to control will lead to project failure?
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
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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?
Containment - Detecting Small Infestations
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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.
Containment - Effective Control Method
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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.
Control Method:
Containment - Effective Control Method
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Are the necessary permits for the control treatment expected to be obtained?
Containment - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
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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?
Suppression - Social and Political Environment
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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 necessary
to meet the project goal(s).
Suppression - Social and Political Environment
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Is it highly likely that social or political resistance to control will lead to project failure?
Suppression - Effective Control Method
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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.
Control Method:
Suppression - Effective Control Method
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Are the necessary permits for the control treatment expected to be obtained?
Suppression - Non-target Impacts and Unintended Consequences
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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 Resource Requirements
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
Project Planning
Implementation
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Select Project Cost Category. Cost categories will be used for a Return on Investment analysis. See “Help” for more information.
Cost Categories Cost (estimated over 5 yrs)
Low
< $50,000
Moderate
$50,000 - $250,000
High
> $250,000

Assessing Resource Availability
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?
Return on Investment
Is there a high return on investment?
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
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)
Benefit
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Project Background
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Strategy Selection
Ranking the Species Impact or Harm
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Strategy Analysis
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Financial Analysis
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Project Timeframe
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Is this an ongoing project?
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