Officers
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Laura Goodman, President
Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Oklahoma State University
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Jodie Crose, President Elect
Field Scientist
Corteva Agriscience
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Karen Hickman, Treasurer
Environmental Science Program, Director
Oklahoma State University
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Rebecca Theodorakos, Secretary
Regional Biologist
Bureau of Land Management
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Amy Buthod, Immediate Past President
Oklahoma Biological Survey
Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
Robert Bebb Herbarium
The University of Oklahoma
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At Large Board Members
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Class of 2023-2024
Brandon Gibson, Tribal Alliance for Pollinators
Chris Hise, The Nature Conservancy
Steven Smith, Noble Research Institute
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Class of 2024-2025
Elaine Gainer, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Paul Koenig, Clean H2O LLC
Jay Pruett, Conservation Consultant
Jamie Smith, Choctaw Nation
Blane Stacy, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
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Conference Committee Chair
Priscilla Crawford, Oklahoma Biological Survey
About the
Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council
Mission: Facilitating education and management for protection of our economic and natural resources.
Stakeholders:
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Businesses/Industries: agricultural, horticultural, landscape, aquacultural, wildlife, tourism, forestry, and recreational
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Landowners and managers: private and public
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Agencies: federal, state, local
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Native American Tribes
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Non-profit organizations: conservation, agricultural, and land management
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Institutions and Programs: education, research
Strategies:
1. Increase awareness through education about invasive plants, focusing on:
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Sources of invasives
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Economic and ecological effects of invasives
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Recognition of invasives
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Prevention of invasives
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Early detection and rapid response to invasives
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Control and management strategies for invasives
2. Encourages legislative and regulatory improvements that increase invasives control effectiveness.
3. Promote greater coordination between all entities engaged in or affecting invasives management.
4. Serve as a clearinghouse for invasives management strategies.
5. Identify and encourage sources of funding for invasives education and management.
6. Identify invasive species and assess their potential threat for Oklahoma.
adopted 29 September 2009 by the OkIPC Officers and Board of Directors, revised 16 December 2013
Past Presidents
Karen Hickman, 2009-2011, 2014-2015, 2019-2021
Environmental Science Program, Director
Oklahoma State University
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Russell Stevens, 2018-2019
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
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Priscilla H. C. Crawford, 2015-2017
Oklahoma Biological Survey
University of Oklahoma
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Jay Pruett, 2011-2013
formerly with The Nature Conservancy – Oklahoma Chapter
Conservation Consultant
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Bruce Hoagland, 2007-2009
Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
Dept. of Geography, University of Oklahoma
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