FLORIDA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, INC.

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1 -j1 MAi FLORIDA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, INC. Greg Jubinsky, Secretary Route 1, Box 3465 Havana, Florida NEWSLETTER July 1990 Volume (1) No. 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The Society's fourteenth annual meeting is rapidly approaching. The Local Arrangements, Program and Awards Committees have been busy preparing for the October 2-4, 1990 meeting at the Bahia Mar Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. They need the help and support of all members to insure a successful meeting. The last issue of "AQUATICS" and this newsletter include a call for papers. If you have information which would be informative or interesting to other aquatic plant managers please volunteer to present a talk. You can always help by recruiting others to speak. That favorite photo needs to be enlarged so that it can be entered in the photo contest. If you have an exemplary employee or crew, now is the time to nominate them for the Aquatic Plant Applicator of the Year. Booth space should also be reserved at this time if you have a display. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held at the Clearwater Holiday Inn on July 31, 1990, at 10:00 am. The address is 400 Mandaly Ave. The hotel is located just south of Highway 60 on Clearwater Beach. All members are encouraged to attend. There is no better way to become active in the Society or have input in it's function than by attending the Board meetings. Brian Nelson

2 ANNOUNCEMENTS FLORIDA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY CALL FOR PAPERS Program Chairman Wayne Jipsen is accepting requests for presentations at the 1990 FAPMS Annual Meeting. Papers covering all aspects of aquatic plant biology and management will be welcomed. Those interested in making a presentation should complete the form inserted in this newsletter. For more information, contact Wayne at FAPMS APPLICATOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS Now is the time to be considering the nominations for the 1990 applicator of the year award to be made at the annual FAPMS meeting in October at the Bahia Mar Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. Nominations for this award should be sent, with supporting documentation to: Mr. John Kelso 7311 Sunfish Ct. Brooksville, Fl (904) Aquatic Plant Management Society Meeting The 30th Annual meeting of the Aquatic Plant Management Society is to be held July 15-18, 1990, at the Radisson Admiral Semmes in the heart of downtown Mobile, Alabama. If you are interested in attending this meeting and need additional information, call Mr. Joe Joyce at (904) Florida Lake Management Society Second Annual Meeting Scheduled Florida Lake Management Society's second annual meeting will be held September 26-27, 1990 in Orlando, Florida. The theme for this year's meeting is "The role of aquatic plants in Florida's lakes and rivers." Papers dealing with the biological, physical, and water quality impacts of aquatic plants and their re-establishment or purposeful introduction for habitat and water quality improvement will be given scheduling priority. Authors wishing to submit topics for presentation are directed to send abstracts (including addresses, affiliation, and phone

3 number) to: Mr. Vince Williams Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission 207 West Carroll Street Kissimmee, Florida Telephone (407) The deadline for submission is August 1, 1990 Educational Opportunity Dr. Dave Sutton, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, will, for the third year, be conducting a class on Culture and Production of Aquatic Plants this fall. The class offers information on the basic anatomy and physiology of aquatic plants, growth requirements, plant management methods, utilization of aquatic plants, cultural practices for aquarium plant growers, and lake restoration activities. The fall semester begins August 24, For more information on course requirements, costs, or scheduling, please contact Dr. Stephen D. Verkade at NOMINATING FAPMS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS AUDIT Dave Sutton* Dan Thayer Joe Joyce BY-LAWS Andy Price* Eddie Knight Larry Maddox GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Wendy Andrews* Jeff Schardt Carlton Layne Eddie Knight Andy Price Bob Rinehart* Terry Shepardson Eddie Knight MEMBERSHIP/PUBLICITY Dan Thayer* Eddie Knight Alison Fox AWARDS John Kelso* Terry Peters Tex Ivy Wayne White Wayne Jipsen Eddie Knight

4 HISTORICAL Eddie Knight* Gordon Baker PROGRAM Wayne Jipsen* Andy Price Wayne White Eddie Knight John Kelso LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Gordon Baker* Terry Shepardson Wayne White Todd Himelberger Eddie Knight Nancy Allen Bill Moore Diane Johnston *- Inaicates chairperson COMPUTER BUFF NEEDED The society is looking for someone to assume the duties of managing our mailing list. The job entails adding new member files, updating old ones, purging the list of unpaid members, printing labels for the newsletter and "AQUATICS" magazine and any other related duties. In the past, the list was maintained by a data management company. Vic Ramey has managed the list for the last three years. Experience with dbase is necessary. If you are interested, please contact Brian Nelson as soon as possible. His phone number is (904) ,...,,,,._ al, tvt _grilr., m (, ' ' ' 0 i - "`".., - ' - "---...: ' 4f,7:. _. ll ko ''-: 1 - S'ZliiiiiiiiliN r,s; - - ' c=' CdCW " kj! _ 'We'd better start lurking by the structure. Here comes an outdoor writer.' 0 ' \

5 FAPMS CALL FOR PAPERS Send to: Wayne Jipsen 525 Ridge Lawn Road Clewiston, Florida Title: Author: Organization: Address: Phone: Audio Visual Needs ABSTRACT (75 WORDS MAXIMUM):

6 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FLORIDA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, INC. 1. CALL TO ORDER Greg Jubinsky, Secretary The second quarter Board of Directors meeting of the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society was held at the Delta Court of Flags in Orlando, Florida, on April 26, Officers, directors, and members included: Brian Nelson, Paul Myers, Mike Hulon, Greg Jubinsky, Gordon Baker, Bill Moore, Larry Maddox, Ken Langeland, Wayne Jipsen, John Kelso, Eric Costenmoyer, Nancy Allen, Vic Ramey, Wayne Corbin, Paul Myers, Andy Price, Greg McClain, Bill Halter, Eddie Knight, Mike Bodle, Bob Rhinehart, David Girardin, and Wendy Andrew. 2. MINUTES After a brief discussion about the proper spelling of David Gitardin and Wayne Jipsn, a motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as published. 3. CORRESPONDENCE Drs. Hailer and Joyce (representing the Scholarship Foundation) wrote to the Society requesting that a committee be formed to evaluate the potential of developing an applicator's scholarship in addition to or instead of the current scholarship. A meeting will be held after the board meeting to discuss the issues the foundation has. Steve de Kozlowski, APMS coordination chairman, wrote to the society encouraging newsletter exchange, and would like for FAPMS to include a section on our membership application requesting information for joining the parent society.

7 4. TREASURER'S REPORT Vic Ramey reported that the society, as of April 22, 1990, has a checking account balance of $17, There are currently 681 members in good standing, and a total of 191 have not renewed their membership or their membership has expired. A motion to accept the report was made by Baker, seconded by Girardin and passed. 5. EDITORS REPORT Mike Bodle reported that he is, as always, looking for articles for the next issue. The board applauded Mike for doing an outstanding job on the last issue. 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS Auditing- Bob Rhinehart has reviewed the 1989 records and has found no problems as of yet. Local Arrangements- Gordon Baker reported that the society has three choices for the 1991 meeting site: Clearwater Beach- $52.00/night Delta Court of Flags (Orlando)- $54.00/night Surfside Regency (Daytona Beach)- $49.00 After a lengthy discussion, the board narrowed the choice to Daytona Beach or Clearwater, and decided to hold the next board meeting in Clearwater. A motion was made and seconded to have the 1991 meeting in Daytona Beach. After some discussion, it was decided to have this year's banquet on site at the Bahia Mar. Scholarship- Vic Ramey reported that, according to Joe Joyce, he feels there is sufficient monies in the scholarship fund to start a new scholarship. A meeting will be held after this board meeting to discuss options for new scholarships. Program- Wayne Jipsen requested that a call for papers be in the next newsletter and AQUATICS. A brief discussion about the keynote speaker ensued.

8 Nominating- In David Sutton!-&-absence, Mike Bodle reported the following slate of officers for consideration by the officers and board members of the FAPMS: President-elect- Secretary- Treasurer- Editor- Ken Langeland Greg Jubinsky Vic Ramey Mike Bodle Board of Directors (five- two year terms) Wendy Andrew John Layer Paul Myers Bob Rhinehart Elroy Timmer A motion was made to accept the nominating committee's recommendation by Hulon, seconded by Baker. The motion passed. Wayne Corbin suggested that the Article VI, Section 9 of the by laws of FAPMS be printed in the newsletter: "The Society officers and directors shall be nominated by a nominating committee. The nominees shall be approved by majority vote of the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the nominating committee chairman. In addition, nominations may be submitted from the floor at the annual business meeting." Historical- Eddie Knight reported that all the committee needs is a few weeks to summarize the vast quantity of materials gathered over the years. The first five years have been summarized. Governmental Affairs- Wendy Andrew reported that Senate Bill 444 is dead. Discussion about the Department of Natural Resources getting the authority to manage Melaleuca and Schinus was lengthy. Girardin made a motion to have the committee look into what impact these plants would have on the existing exotic plant program funding. The motion was seconded, and the motion passed. There was a lengthy discussion about the DNR Trust Fund and the yearly transfer of monies to the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. Membership/Publicity- Due to Dan Thayer's absence, no report was given. Awards- John Kelso submitted a letter to the board outlining how the how awards and door prizes will be handled at this year's annual meeting. After some discussion, it was decided to award plaques to the winners of the photo contest, best applicator paper, applicator of the

9 year, and the distinguished service award. It was decided to have 6 drawings for $50 gift certificates, and 3 drawings for $100 gift certificates. By-Laws- Motion was made to include language in by-laws regarding committee chairpersons not to miss two meetings. The motion died for lack of a second. 7. OLD BUSINESS A motion was made by Nancy Allen to put a cap of $5000 for the purchase of shirts and caps. Baker seconded the motion, and it passed. 8. NEW BUSINESS A motion was made and seconded to allow the name on the certificate's of deposit to be changed from Vic Ramey to Brian Nelson. BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

10 Supervisor Making Nomination: Agency or Company Name: Standard Nomination Form APPLICATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATION: If a tern consisting of two people are being nominated, fill out a separate form for each person. Staple the forms together and write "TEAM" on the top copy. Name of Nominee: Address: Telephone Number: Section A: (May be competed by Supervisor and Nominee together) Total Years experience in Aquatics: Briefly explain any experience in the following three fields: If none, leave blank. Biological Control: Chemical Control: Mechanical Control: Special Awards/Letters of Appreciation (if any): Education: List any classes or seminars that you have attended to further your knowledge in Aquatics: Active FAPMS member? (Explain): Section B: (To be completed by Nominee) What are your individual goals and future expectations? Section C: (To be completed by Supervisor) Supervisor's reason for nomination: (additional space available on back of this form)

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