[APWG] Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Conference (Aug 3-4, 2011) Registration Open

[Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov]

The Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council is pleased to announce it's Sixth
Invasive Plant Conference:

  "Tools and Techniques for Mapping, Managing and Mending Invaded Lands"

                             August 3-4, 2011

   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center
                       Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Topics include: early detection and prevention; invasive species mapping,
monitoring and control; restoration; cooperative weed managment
partnerships; field demonstrations of GPS technologies, mechanical and
chemical control techniques, herbicide selection, mixing and sprayer
calibration and  personal protective equipment; and the history, spread and
control of wavyleaf basketgrass.

Pesticide recertification credits will be available. For more information,
please contact Jan McFarlan at jlm at upenn.edu

Conference Registration. Registration is available online through the
Morris Arboretum website:
http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/invasivePlantConference.shtml

Lodging. You will need to reserve your lodging at NCTC or a nearby hotel.
Lodging information is provided on the Morris Arboretum website. A block of
rooms at NCTC is being held until July 5. To reserve a room at the Center,
please call 304-876-7900 and refer to "invasive plants conference."

To receive a paper copy of the brochure and mail in your registration,
please contact the Morris Arboretum at 215-247-5777, ext. 125.

There will be a social and poster session at the close of Day One from
5-6pm in the lounge area convenient to the dining hall. If you'd like to
present a poster  please let Jil know.

We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.


~Jil Swearingen, Steve Manning and Jan McFarlan, Conference Coordinators


_____________________________________________________________________
Jil M. Swearingen, IPM & Invasive Species Specialist, NPS National Capital
Region
Center for Urban Ecology, Washington, DC 20007, 202-342-1443, ex 218
jil_swearingen at nps.gov