Welcome to the home page of the Western Aquatic
Plant Management Society (WAPMS)
The Western Aquatic Plant Management Society is the western chapter of the Aquatic Plant Management Society - an international organization. The purpose of the WAPMS is to:
- Promote the management of non-native and nuisance aquatic vegetation.
- Encourage scientific research.
- Promote student scholarships.
- Provide scientific advancement and knowledge to its members.
- Extend and develop public interest in aquatic plant management activities.
WAPMS members include individuals from the private, public, and academic sectors with an interest in all aspects of aquatic plant management.
WAPMS produces a quarterly newsletter (sent electronically), holds an annual conference (our 2008 March conference will be at Lake Tahoe), and maintains a membership list. Members also receive the Aquatics Magazine.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The March 2008 conference
will be held March 3-6th, 2008 at the Granlibakken Conference
Center & Lodge at
Lake Tahoe
. Read more
about the latest conference in the December 2007 newsletter.
2008 Conference Registration Form
New - 2008 Scholarship Announcement
Click
here to see our last (2007) conference agenda and abstracts
New WAPMS members are welcome!
To join - Please provide the following information
Name:
Address:
Organization:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
and send your dues of $10 to:
Nate Dechoretz
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N. Street, Rm A-357
Sacramento, CA 94527-0001
If you attended the last conference in San Diego in March 2006 you are already a member.
Abstracts: See the abstracts from some of our previous conferences
2006
Conference
2005
Conference (Word document)
2002
Conference
2001
Conference
2000
Conference
1997 Conference
Last Updated February 26, 2008
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