The Western Aquatic Plant Management Society

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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

Final Conference Agenda

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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Contact Kathy Hamel at kham461@ecy.wa.gov