[APWG] August 9, 2006 WEED BUSTERS Workshop Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, New Jersey
Marc Imlay
ialm at erols.com
Sat Jul 29 15:48:54 CDT 2006
Update on the sixth annual Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council WEED
BUSTERS Invasive Plant Workshop at Frelinghuysen Arboretum,
Morristown, New Jersey, August 9, 2006
The Demolition Derby Field Session of the WEED BUSTERS Invasive
Plant Workshop at Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, New Jersey,
August 9, 2006 will provide practical experience with sites where it is
best to use mechanical control and sites where it is efficacious to employ
chemical control of Japanese Stiltgrass, Wineberry, Garlic Mustard,
Oriental Bittersweet, Multiflora Rose, Japanese Barberry, and Tree of
Heaven. Other invasive species include Porcelain-berry, Mile-a-Minute
and Japanese Knotweed. Meet other professionals and volunteers who are
concerned about and involved in invasive plant management. The brochure
link is below, as well as the MA-EPPC link. Cheers.
http://www.arboretumfriends.org/20060809Invasives/brochure.pdf
http://www.ma-eppc.org/
Marc Imlay, PhD
SAVE THE DATE: August 9, 2006
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 East Hanover Avenue
PO Box 1295
Morristown, NJ 07962-1295
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Nursery and Landscape Professionals
Natural Resource Specialists
Managers of Parks, Preserves and Conservation Districts
Invasive Plant Management and Restoration Specialists
Extension Agents and Environmental Educators
Public and Botanic Garden Managers and Supervisors
Researchers, Students and Gardeners
Garden and Outdoor Writers
Golf Course and Recreational Land Managers
Home Gardeners/Garden Club Members
overview
9:00-9:30am Registration / Continental breakfast
9:30-9:45am Welcome
9:45-10:10am Keynote Address, Jil Swearingen
" War of the Weeds: Fighting for Native Species and Natural Habitats"
We begin with an overview of invasive plant species affecting natural
areas in our region, some impacts and threats, and some policies and
organizations like MA-EPPC that are trying to address the problem.
10:10-10:30am Carole F. Bergmann - "32,500 Acres:
Mobilizing Citizens to Battle Invasives in a Large County Park System"
Learn from our 8 years of experience of reaching out to educate,
encourage and train 480 citizen volunteers to direct their time and effort
towards forest stewardship as WEED WARRIORS.
10:30-10:50am Mary Travaglini - "Educating Volunteers to Be Confident,
Efficient & More Effective Than You"
Educated volunteers are committed & enthusiastic. They effect positive
change and educate others. Learn the tips and tools that worked to
educate WEED WARRIOR volunteers in the Potomac River Gorge.
10:50-11:10am Marc Imlay -"How Our Monthly Invasive Plant Removal
Project Restored Habitats in 40+ Maryland Sites"
This non-native invasive plant removal reaches maintenance phase
following major work efforts at each site through a 5 year long combination
of mechanical and carefully targeted chemical control.
11:10-11:30am Jan Ferrigan "Complementary Invasive Plant Control"
How to encourage volunteers & staff to work together and build a successful
urban invasive plant control program? Jan will discuss challenges and
success
stories from Arlington, VA's invasive plant program at work in more than 35
urban parks.
11:30-12:00pm Panel Discussion
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-1:30pm Form groups for Demolition Derby
1:30-4:30pm Invasive Plant Demolition Derby
4:15-4:30pm Return to Auditorium
4:45-5:00pm Conference ends - certificates issued
5:30-8:00pm Post Conference Activities (optional)
5:30-6:00pm Cocktails & Games
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:00-8:00pm Business meeting
Staying Safe When Managing Invasive Plants.
A number of safety issues face the invasive plant
manager - from sharp instruments to chemicals to
environmental hazards like bees and poison ivy. You
will learn how to recognize potential hazards, take
precautions to protect yourself and the environment,
and respond to accidents.
Please note: due to the hands-on nature of this conference,
please wear walking shoes and bring sunscreen. You may
wish to bring along a change of clothes and some insect
repellent as well. The optional dinner is on site, and the
dress code is entirely casual.
Mary Travaglini is the Potomac Gorge Habitat
Restoration Manager for The Nature Conservancy for
which she is responsible for control of invasive exotic
plants and restoration of rare groundwater invertebrate
habitats in one of the most biodiverse land holdings of
the National Park Service. Ms. Travaglini holds degrees
in Natural Resources from Cornell University and
Landscape Architecture from the University of
Michigan. She draws from experiences working in
conservation and landscape architecture on public and
private lands throughout the country.
Jil Swearingen is Regional Invasive Species
Coordinator for the National Park Service's National
Capital Region in Washington, D.C. She has been Chair
of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant
Working Group since 1995 and created and maintains
the Weeds Gone Wild web page (http://www.nps.gov/
plants/alien). For the web page, Jil produces fact sheets
and other materials, maintains a national list of invasive
plant species, and provides links to groups and
resources. She is lead author of "Plant Invaders of Mid-
Atlantic Natural Areas" published in 2002 and "Weed
Busters Handbook" (2006). Jil is Vice President of the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council and has an M.S.
in Biology (Systematics, Evolution and Population
Ecology) from George Mason University, Fairfax VA.
Carole F. Bergmann serves as Forest Ecologist/Field
Botanist for the Maryland-National Capital Park &
Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) in Mongomery
County, MD. She founded the citizen volunteer based
WEED WARRIOR Program in 1999-480 citizens now
work to remove non-native invasives from this 32,500
acre park system. Carole is president of the Maryland
Native Plant Society and a Board Member of MAEPPC
and the Maryland Invasive Species Council. Carole
holds a Masters degree in Environmental Biology from
Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.
Jan Ferrigan is Coordinator for Arlington Virginia's
Invasive Plant Control Program under the Virginia
Cooperative Extension and Arlington County Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources. Jan coordinates
volunteer and staff invasive plant control work in
Arlington county parks and develops and produces
educational materials related to invasive plants for use in
Arlington. The http:www.invasiveplants.org website, a
site devoted to invasive plant control news in the
Washington DC area was co-created by Jan. President of
the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, Jan has a
MS in Wildlife Biology from Frostburg State University
in Maryland and a B.A. from Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario.
Marc Imlay, PhD, Conservation Biologist, Anacostia
Watershed Society. In addition to being a Board
Member for the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council,
Marc is Vice President for the Maryland Native Plant
Society, and Chair for the Biodiversity and Habitat
Stewardship Committee for the Maryland Chapter of the
Sierra Club. Marc is working with these organizations to
recruit and train volunteers to assist with invasive plant
removal projects on parks and preserves in Maryland
and elsewhere.
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