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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Update on the sixth
annual Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council WEED <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>BUSTERS Invasive Plant
Workshop at Frelinghuysen Arboretum, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Morristown</span></font></st1:City><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>,
August 9, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Demolition Derby
Field Session of the WEED BUSTERS Invasive <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Plant Workshop at
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Morristown</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place>, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>August 9, 2006 will
provide practical experience with sites where it is <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>best to use mechanical
control and sites where it is efficacious to employ <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>chemical control of
Japanese Stiltgrass, Wineberry, Garlic Mustard, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Oriental Bittersweet,
Multiflora Rose, Japanese Barberry, and Tree of <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Heaven. Other
invasive species include Porcelain-berry, Mile-a-Minute <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and Japanese Knotweed.
Meet other professionals and volunteers who are <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>concerned about and
involved in invasive plant management. The brochure <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>link is below, as well
as the MA-EPPC link.</span></font> <font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Cheers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font><a
href="http://www.arboretumfriends.org/20060809Invasives/brochure.pdf">http://www.arboretumfriends.org/20060809Invasives/brochure.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <a
href="http://www.ma-eppc.org/">http://www.ma-eppc.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Marc Imlay, PhD <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>SAVE THE DATE: August 9,
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Frelinghuysen
Arboretum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
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size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>PO
Box</span></font></st1:Street><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> 1295</span></font></st1:address><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
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size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">NJ</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">07962-1295</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>WHO SHOULD ATTEND:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Nursery and Landscape Professionals<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Natural Resource
Specialists<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Managers of Parks,
Preserves and Conservation Districts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Invasive Plant
Management and Restoration Specialists<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Extension Agents and
Environmental Educators<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Public and Botanic
Garden Managers and Supervisors<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Researchers, Students
and Gardeners<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Garden and Outdoor
Writers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Golf Course and
Recreational Land Managers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Home Gardeners/Garden
Club Members<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>overview<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>9:00-9:30am Registration
/ Continental breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>9:30-9:45am Welcome<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>9:45-10:10am Keynote
Address, Jil Swearingen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“ War of the
Weeds: Fighting for Native Species and Natural Habitats”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We begin with an
overview of invasive plant species affecting natural <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>areas in our region,
some impacts and threats, and some policies and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>organizations like
MA-EPPC that are trying to address the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>10:10-10:30am Carole F.
Bergmann - “32,500 Acres:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mobilizing Citizens to <st1:City
w:st="on">Battle</st1:City> Invasives in a Large <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
System”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Learn from our 8 years
of experience of reaching out to educate, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>encourage and train 480
citizen volunteers to direct their time and effort <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>towards forest
stewardship as WEED WARRIORS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>10:30-10:50am Mary
Travaglini - “Educating Volunteers to Be Confident, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Efficient & More
Effective Than You”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Educated volunteers are
committed & enthusiastic. They effect positive <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>change and educate
others. Learn the tips and tools that worked to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>educate WEED WARRIOR
volunteers in the Potomac River Gorge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>10:50-11:10am Marc Imlay
-“How Our Monthly Invasive Plant Removal <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Project Restored Habitats
in 40+ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place>
Sites”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This non-native invasive
plant removal reaches maintenance phase <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>following major work
efforts at each site through a 5 year long combination <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>of mechanical and
carefully targeted chemical control.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>11:10-11:30am Jan
Ferrigan “Complementary Invasive Plant Control”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>How to encourage
volunteers & staff to work together and build a successful <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>urban invasive plant
control program? Jan will discuss challenges and success <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>stories from <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State></st1:place>’s
invasive plant program at work in more than 35 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>urban parks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>11:30-12:00pm Panel
Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>12:00-1:00pm Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1:00-1:30pm Form groups
for Demolition Derby<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1:30-4:30pm Invasive
Plant Demolition Derby<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>4:15-4:30pm Return to
Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>4:45-5:00pm Conference
ends - certificates issued<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>5:30-8:00pm Post
Conference Activities (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>5:30-6:00pm Cocktails
& Games<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>6:00-7:00pm Dinner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>7:00-8:00pm Business
meeting<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Staying Safe When
Managing Invasive Plants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>A number of safety
issues face the invasive plant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>manager – from sharp
instruments to chemicals to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>environmental hazards
like bees and poison ivy. You<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>will learn how to
recognize potential hazards, take<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>precautions to protect
yourself and the environment,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and respond to
accidents.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Please note: due to the
hands-on nature of this conference,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>please wear walking
shoes and bring sunscreen. You may<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>wish to bring along a
change of clothes and some insect<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>repellent as well. The
optional dinner is on site, and the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>dress code is entirely
casual.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mary Travaglini is the
Potomac Gorge Habitat<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Restoration Manager for
The Nature Conservancy for<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>which she is responsible
for control of invasive exotic<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>plants and restoration
of rare groundwater invertebrate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>habitats in one of the
most biodiverse land holdings of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the National Park Service.
Ms. Travaglini holds degrees<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>in Natural Resources
from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cornell</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Landscape Architecture
from the University of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Michigan</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>.
She draws from experiences working in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>conservation and
landscape architecture on public and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>private lands throughout
the country.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Jil Swearingen is
Regional Invasive Species<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Coordinator for the
National Park Service’s National<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Capital Region in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place>
She has been Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>of the Plant
Conservation Alliance’s Alien Plant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Working Group since 1995
and created and maintains<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the Weeds Gone Wild web
page (http://www.nps.gov/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>plants/alien). For the
web page, Jil produces fact sheets<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and other materials,
maintains a national list of invasive<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>plant species, and
provides links to groups and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>resources. She is lead
author of “Plant Invaders of Mid-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Atlantic Natural
Areas” published in 2002 and “Weed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Busters Handbook”
(2006). Jil is Vice President of the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest
Plant Council and has an M.S.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>in Biology (Systematics,
Evolution and Population<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ecology) from <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">George</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mason</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Fairfax</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">VA.</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Carole F. Bergmann
serves as Forest Ecologist/Field<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Botanist for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maryland-National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Capital</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
&<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Planning Commission
(M-NCPPC) in Mongomery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>County, MD. She founded
the citizen volunteer based<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>WEED WARRIOR Program in
1999—480 citizens now<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>work to remove
non-native invasives from this 32,500<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>acre park system. Carole
is president of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Native Plant Society and
a Board Member of MAEPPC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place> Invasive
Species Council. Carole<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>holds a Masters degree
in Environmental Biology from<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Hood</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Frederick</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Jan Ferrigan is
Coordinator for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State></st1:place>'s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Invasive Plant Control
Program under the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Cooperative Extension
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arlington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Parks</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Recreation and Community
Resources. Jan coordinates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>volunteer and staff
invasive plant control work in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Arlington</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
county parks and develops and produces<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>educational materials
related to invasive plants for use in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Arlington</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>.
The http:www.invasiveplants.org website, a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>site devoted to invasive
plant control news in the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Washington</span></font></st1:City><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
area was co-created by Jan. President of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the Mid-Atlantic Exotic
Pest Plant Council, Jan has a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>MS in Wildlife Biology
from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Frostburg</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place> and a B.A. from Queen's University
in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Kingston</span></font></st1:City><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Marc Imlay, PhD,
Conservation Biologist, Anacostia<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Watershed Society. In
addition to being a Board<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Member for the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic <st1:place w:st="on">Pest</st1:place> Plant Council,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Marc is Vice President
for the Maryland Native Plant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Society, and Chair for
the Biodiversity and Habitat<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Stewardship Committee
for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place>
Chapter of the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Sierra Club. Marc is
working with these organizations to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>recruit and train
volunteers to assist with invasive plant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>removal projects on
parks and preserves in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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