The Invasive Plant Patroller's Handbook Online

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The Invasive Plant Patroller's Handbook Online is an online copy of the handbook that participants receive at the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program's Introductory Invasive Plant Patrol training workshops. The Invasive Plant Patroller's Handbook Online is filled with useful resources for Plant Patrollers interested in keeping their notebooks up-to-date and accurate. It has all the latest information, new resources, and the year’s updated forms for submitting plant or organism specimens, conducting a survey, or becoming a certified monitor.

Handbook Contents

Section 1: Background	Page
Overview (PowerPoint slides)	1. 0
Terms and Definitions	1. 1
Demystifying Milfoil	1. 2
Invasive Aquatic Plants: Q&A	1. 3
Invasive Lake Plants – What Are the Costs?	1. 4
Frightening Factoids	1. 5
Invasive Species and the Environmental Ethic	1. 6
2009 Milfoil Summit Fact Sheet	1. 7
What Can We Do to Prevent Invasive Plants?	1. 8
Local Efforts	1. 9
Can Volunteers Make a Difference	1. 10
Salmon Lake Early Detection	1. 11
Battling the Invaders	1. 12
The Use of Herbicides	1.13
Section 2: Aquatic Plants
Aquatic Plants (PowerPoint slides)	2. 0
Aquatic Plant Communities	2. 1
Aquatic Plant Seasonal Cycles	2. 2
VLMP~ Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants Virtual Guide to Invasive Aquatics	2. 3
A Key to Common Maine Aquatic Plant Species	2. 4
Plant ID References	2. 5
Tips for Underwater Photography	2. 6
How to Mount and Press Aquatic Plants	2. 7
How to Make Your Own Plant Press	2. 8
Section 3: Screening Surveys
Conducting a Screening Survey (PowerPoint slides)	3. 0
IAP Screening Survey Procedures	3. 1
Make Your Own Bucket Scope	3. 2
Buffy’s Bucket Scope Cover	3. 3
How to Make a Weed Weasel	3. 4
Trunk Scope Directions	3. 5
Building a View Canoe	3. 6
Section 4: Forms
IAP Screening Survey Instructions and Documentation Form
IAP Mapping Survey Instructions and Documentation Form
Reporting Suspicious Plants
Suspicious Plant Documentation Form and Instructions
Suspicious Organism Documentation Form and Instructions

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