[APWG] Oct. 1, CT Invasive Plant Symposium
Pyle, Charlotte - Tolland, CT
Charlotte.Pyle at ct.usda.gov
Mon Jul 7 11:22:09 CDT 2008
Please feel free to forward the announcement below to all interested
parties.
CIPWG SYMPOSIUM -- GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On October 1, 2008, the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG)
will present a symposium entitled Cherish Our Natural Heritage:
Managing Invasives to Promote Native Diversity. The symposium, open to
the public, will take place from 8 am to 4 pm at the University of
Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Keynote speaker, Doug Tallamy, will
present "A Case for Native Plants." Concurrent afternoon sessions will
cover habitat and management in grasslands; forest understories; aquatic
invasive plants; invasive control practices (including organic control);
and non-plant invaders. Research posters and organizational exhibits
will be featured throughout the day. The registration fee, including
parking and sustainable food, is $40 (postmarked by September 10) and
$55 if postmarked by September 24. Student fee, with ID, is $25.
The program agenda and registration information are available at
www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg. For additional information, or to be mailed a
paper copy of the registration brochure, contact Donna Ellis at (860)
486-6448 or donna.ellis<at>uconn.edu
Charlotte Pyle, PhD
Landscape Ecologist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
344 Merrow Road
Tolland, CT 06084-3917
Telephone: (860) 871-4066
Fax: (860) 871-4054
e-mail: charlotte.pyle at ct.usda.gov
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