[APWG] Fw: Virginia Invasive Plant Workshop - May 21, 9-5 - Warrenton, VA
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Virginia Invasive Plant
Virginia Invasive Plants One Day Workshop
May 21, 2012 9-5pm
Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, Virginia
To register go to the link below:
www.pecva.org/events
For registration questions, call Susan Leopold at (540)671.5176 or email
Susan at unitedplantsavers.org For scholarships, call Lori Udall at
(703)754.8713 or email Sacharuna at pfchq.com For general questions, call
James Barnes at (540)347.2334 or email jbarnes at pecva.org
Sponsored by:
Sacharuna Foundation, The Piedmont Environmental Council, United Plant
Savers, & Virginia Working Landscapes
I. Approaches to Invasive Plants
Moderator: Lori Udall, Program Director, Sacharuna Foundation
9:00-9:20 Overview and Problem Statement: James Barnes, Sustainable
Habitat Program Manager, Piedmont Environment Council
9:25-9:45 Mike Lott, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation:
Northern Virginia Resource Manager for Crows Nest, Stafford Va
9:45-10:10 Hugh Courtney, Director, Josephine Porter Institute
10:10: 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-10:50 John Pennington, Monomoy Farm
10:50-12:00 Q & A and Panel Discussion
12:00-12:15 Responder: Jocelyn Sladen, Virginia Working Landscapes
12:30-1:30 LUNCH
II. Practical Solutions for Selected Invasive Species in
Virginia
Moderator: James Barnes, Piedmont Environmental Council
1:45-2:15 Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata): Thompson Wildlife Preserve
Case Study: Sally Anderson, Virginia Native Plant Society
2:15-2:45 Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus Umbellate ):Clay and Linda Trainum,
Owners, Autumn Olive Farms
2:45-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima): Control and Utilization:
Chris Asaro, Virginia Department of Forestry
3:30-4:00 Fescue Grass (Festuca Elatior): David Carr, Blandy Experimental
Farm
III. Concluding Remarks
4:00-5:00 Susan Leopold, Executive Director, United Plant Savers, and
comments from Workshop Participants
Susan Leopold
Executive Director
susan at unitedplantsavers.org
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