This cooperative agreement supports building a comprehensive database and mapping system to understand and manage invasive climbing plants spreading across the southeastern United States and U.S. Caribbean. Funded activities include synthesizing species data, disturbance impacts, and management strategies, engaging partners, and advancing science-based stewardship to protect vulnerable ecosystems from biological degradation and support informed decision-making by resource managers.
Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. This includes entities involved in research, technical assistance, and education within the CESU partnership.
