The Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) promotes ecologically sound management of invasive plants by facilitating collaboration and partnerships among scientists, educators, and land managers. Our vision is to build and support a network of well-informed invasive plant professionals who have the contacts, information, and resources necessary to accomplish their goals.

 

What We Do 

We provide services and expertise that support efforts of those involved in invasive plant management by bridging knowledge gaps in science, management , and policy through:

  • Leadership and counsel
  • Collaboration and facilitation
  • Consulting and contracting

Examples of our services and products are listed below.

CIPM Accomplishments

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Research
Professional
Development
Policy
Networks and
Partnerships
Outreach Resources
Multimedia
Communications		 These services enhance the understanding of science and technical information by incorporating graphic and multimedia elements in posters, publications, presentations, and web-based materials.
 

 

Who We Are

CIPM is a regionally focused Center based at Montana State University. We work in partnership with county, state, and federal agencies, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, private industry, commodity groups, and academic institutions. A Steering Committee advises the Center, as outlined in the CIPM Bylaws, and a Science Advisory Council provides direction to our science initiatives and research program.

Our Objectives

  • To facilitate collaboration and communication among scientists, land managers, and policymakers.
  • To serve as a respected, science-based information clearinghouse for ecological management of invasive plants.
  • To provide professional development opportunities for land managers and educators.
  • To serve as a resource center for Cooperative Weed Management Areas.

Staff
Liz Galli-Noble, Director
elizabeth.gallinoble@montana.eduelizabeth.gallinoble@montana.edu
(406) 994-6832

Background
Experience
 
Erik Lehnhoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Research (beginning 8/15/08)
erik.lehnhoff@montana.edu


Curriculum Vitae
Janet Clark photoJanet Clark, Assistant Director for Policy and Publications
janet.clark@montana.edu
(406) 580-3931

Background
Experience
 
Mary McFadzen, Assistant Director for Science Communication and Education
mmcfadzen@montana.edu
(406) 994-7551

Responsibilities

Experience
 
Melissa Brown, Science Communication Associate
melissab@montana.edu
(406) 994-6520

Responsibilities

Experience
 
Dianne Brokke, Grant Manager/Office Manager
dbrokke@montana.edu
(406) 994-5557

25 years' experience in accounting at MSU.

 

Advisors

Steering Committee

Bureau of Land Management
John Simons
Billings, MT
John_Simons@blm.gov

Forest Service
Jim Olivarez
U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
Missoula, MT
jolivarez@fs.fed.us

Other federal agency
Dave White
USDA NRCS
Bozeman, MT
dave.white@one.usda.gov

Conservation group
Mandy Tu
The Nature Conservancy
Portland, OR
imtu@tnc.org

Industry
Jennifer Vollmer
BASF
Laramie, WY
jennifer.vollmer@basf.com

Private landowner — Montana
Dean Peterson
E.L. Peterson Ranch, Inc.
Judith Gap, MT
elpranch@hotmail.com

Private landowner — other
Tim Koopmann
Sunol Valley Rancher
Sunol, CA
tkoopman@sfwater.org

Research
Tim Prather
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
tprather@uidaho.edu


State agency
Slade Franklin
WY Dept. of Agriculture
Cheyenne, WY
sfrank@state.wy.us

Tribal/BIA representative
Invited
LaDonna Carlisle
USDI-BIA
Dulce, NM
ladcarlisle@yahoo.com

University representative
Earl Creech
Univ. Nevada-Reno Coop. Extension
Fallon, NV
creeche@unce.unr.edu

Montana State University (ex officio)
Bruce Maxwell, Head
Dept. of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
Montana State University, Bozeman
bmax@montana.edu


Science Advisory Council

Lars Anderson
USDA-ARS
Weed Science Program
University of California, Davis

Cynthia S. Brown
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Tim Prather
Associate Professor
Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences
University of Idaho, Moscow

Marcel Rejmanek
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis

 

Contact Us

U.S. Mail / Express Delivery:
Center for Invasive Plant Management
Montana State University
333 Leon Johnson Hall
P.O. Box 173120
Bozeman, MT 59717-3120

e-mail: cipm@montana.edu
phone: 406-994-5557
fax: 406-994-1889

 

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