[APWG] WORKSHOP: Cogongrass Workshop - November 3, 2011 (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

Cogongrass Workshop
Natural Areas Association and the National Association of Exotic Pest 
Plant Councils
Florida State University Conference Center, Tallahassee, FL
November 3, 2011

Registration: $100, on-line registration available at Natural Areas 
Conference Website: http://www.naturalarea.org/11conference/
CEUs applied for
For more information contact: Nancy Loewenstein, loewenj at auburn.edu, 
334-844-1061

8:30-8:40 Welcome, N. Loewenstein, Auburn University
8:40-9:00 Overview of Regional Cogongrass Efforts, J. Miller, USDA Forest 
Service, Emeritus Scientist
9:00-9:20 State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Florida and New Grant, Jeff 
Eickwort, FL Division of Forestry
9:20-9:40 State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Georgia, Mark McClure, GA 
Forestry Commission
9:40-10:00 State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Alabama, Will Autry, Larson 
& McGowin, ACCC
Break
10:20-10:40 State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Mississippi, Randy Chapin, 
MS Forestry Commission
10:40-11:00 State Cogongrass Control Efforts in South Carolina, Tim Davis, 
SC Department of Plant Industry
11:00-12:00 Round Table Panel Discussion, Dave Moorhead, UGA (moderator)
Lunch provided on site
1:00-1:20 Multiscale Ecological Understanding of Cogongrass: Landscape 
Genetics and Habitat Modeling,
R. Lucardi, Mississippi State University
1:20-1:40 Cogongrass, Insect Biodiversity and Pine Decline, N. 
Loewenstein, Auburn University
1:40-2:00 Integrated Approaches to Cogongrass Management in Florida: From 
Mines to Pastures,
G. McDonald, University of Florida
2:00-2:20 Imazapyr and Glyphosate Herbicide Rate and Timing Responses for 
Cogongrass Management in
Pine Forests, Pat Minogue, University of Florida
2:20-2:40 Getting to the Root of the Problem: Cogongrass Patch Eradication 
is Possible, J. Aulakh, Auburn
Break
3:00-3:20 Revegetation of Cogongrass Infested Habitats with Native Grass 
Species Following Herbicidal
Treatment, K. Onokpise, Florida A&M University
3:20-3:40 Successful Cogongrass Suppression using Loblolly Pine 
Reforestation, J. Miller, USDA FS
3:40-4:00 Where Do We Go From Here?, John Byrd, Mississippi State 
University
4:00-5:00 Round Table Panel Discussion, Dave Moorhead, UGA (moderator)