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Virginia Invasive Species Working Group

Created in 2006 by Executive Directive 2 (228k PDF) signed by Governor Tim Kaine, the Virginia Invasive Species Working Group provides state leadership regarding invasive species. The Working Group coordinates efforts to prevent invasive species from entering Virginia and to effectively manage those problem species already established in the Commonwealth. The Working Groupнs first steps will include the implementation of the state invasive species management plan, development of a list of high priority invasive species, and maintenance of this website.

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Virginia Invasive Species Working Group members, with alternates

The Honorable L. Preston Bryant, Jr.
Chairman of the Working Group
Secretary of Natural Resources
Patrick Henry Building
1111 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 786-0044
Fax: (804) 371-8333

Mr. Bill Bolin
Dominion Power
4111 Castlewood Road
Richmond, VA 23234
Telephone: (804) 271-5304
Email: Bill_Bolin@dom.com

Ms. Gwynn Crichton
The Nature Conservancy
490 Westfield Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Telephone: (434) 951-0571
Email: gcrichton@tnc.org

Joseph McCauley
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastern Virginia Rivers NWR Complex
P.O. Box 1030
336 Wilna Road
Warsaw, VA 22572
Telephone: (804) 333-1470
Email: joseph_mccauley@fws.gov

Shepard M. Zedaker, Ph.D.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Department of Forestry
313 Cheatham Hall-0324
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-4855
Email: zedaker@vt.edu

Donald Blankenship, Deputy Commissioner
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 786-3501
Fax: (804) 371-2945
Email: don.blankenship@vdacs.virginia.gov
Alternate: Frank Fulgham
Email: frank.fulgham@vdacs.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804) 786-3515

Carl E. Garrison, III, State Forester
Department of Forestry
Fontaine Research Park
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Telephone: (434) 977-6555
Fax: (434) 296-2369
Email: carl.garrison@dof.virginia.gov
Alternate: John Scrivani
Email: john.scrivani@dof.virginia.gov
Telephone: (434) 977-6555

Joseph H. Maroon, Director
Department of Conservation and Recreation
203 Governor Street, 3rd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 786-2123
Fax: (804) 786-6141
Email: joseph.maroon@dcr.virginia.gov

Steven G. Bowman, Commissioner
Marine Resources Commission
2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
Newport News, VA 23607
Telephone: (757) 247-2200
Fax: (757) 247-2020
Email: steve.bowman@mrc.virginia.gov
Alternate: Robert OнReilly
Email: rob.o'reilly@mrc.virginia.gov
Telephone: (757) 247-2200

Robert B. Stroube, Commissioner
Department of Health
1500 E. Main Street
Main Street Station, Room 214
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 864-7005
Email: robert.stroube@vdh.virginia.gov

David S. Ekern, Commissioner
Department of Transportation
1401 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 786-2701
Fax: (804) 786-2940
Email: david.ekern@vdot.virginia.gov
Alternate: Brian Waymack
Email: Brian.Waymack@VirginiaDOT.org
Telephone: (804) 662-7512

J. Carlton Courter, III, Director
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
4010 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
Telephone: (804) 367-1000
Fax: (804) 367-9147
Email: carlton.courter@dgif.virginia.gov
Alternate: Ray Fernald
Email: ray.fernald@dgif.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804) 367-8364

John T. Wells, Director
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062-1346
Telephone: (804) 684-7103
Fax: (804) 684-7097
Email: wells@vims.edu
Alternate: Roger Mann
Email: rmann@vims.edu
Telephone: (804) 684-7360

Invasive Species Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is comprised of local, state, and federal agency experts, university researchers, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, private business, and other concerned citizens. Participation on the Advisory Committee is subject to the approval of the Working Group. The Advisory Committee provides information and advice to the Working Group and makes recommendations for action to achieve the goals of the management plan.

James Akerson, National Park Service
Pam Dinkle, Lake Coordinator, Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission
Ruth Douglas, Ph.D., Virginia Native Plant Society
Ray Fernald, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Jan Ferrigan, Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Arlington County VA Cooperative Extension
Frank Fulgham, Program Manager
Sara Stamp, Dragon Run Special Area Management Plan Director, Middle Peninsula PDC
Greg Garman, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
P. Loyd Hipkins, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science
Roger L. Mann, Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
Karen Mayne, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Ms. Lisa Moss, Virginia Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Rachel Claire Muir, U.S. Geological Survey
Rick Myers, Ph.D., Natural Heritage Stewardship Manager, VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Steve Nash, University of Richmond
Rickard J. Neves, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Bill Tanger, Friends of the Rivers of Virginia
Brian Watts, Ph.D., Director, Center for Conservation Biology
Mary Williams, Dover Nursery