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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=824354413-25092007><FONT face=Garamond>It's
not too late to register for the Natural Areas Conference and attend the Midwest
Invasive Plant Network annual meeting and special session on Invasive Plants in
the Midwest, co-sponsored by the Ohio Invasive Plants Council. Information
on the program is available below and on the MIPN website at <A
href="http://www.mipn.org">www.mipn.org</A>. To register, visit <A
href="http://naturalarea.org/07conference/default.htm">http://naturalarea.org/07conference/default.htm</A>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>Katherine M. Howe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>The Nature Conservancy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>1505 N. Delaware St., Suite 200</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>Indianapolis, IN 46202</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>(317) 951-8818</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond>khowe @ tnc.org</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT
size=4><BR><BR>The Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) and the Ohio
Invasive Plants Council (OIPC) have organized a special session on invasive
plants in the Midwest at Natural Areas Conference in Cleveland,
October 9-12. In addition to the special session on invasive plants,
there will be a number of other events of interest to anyone who works with or
wants to learn more about invasive species.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=4>Tuesday, October 9<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">9:00-11:00AM</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><SPAN> <STRONG><EM>M</EM><SPAN
class=993515916-22082007><EM>IPN</EM> </SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Workshop:</I> <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">Stop Wasting Time on Invasives—Plan
Your Way to Success</SPAN></EM>.</STRONG> Presenter: Ellen Jacquart, Director of
Stewardship, The Nature Conservancy-Indiana.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=4>Wednesday, October
10<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">8:30AM -12:00PM<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
class=programtitle><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Invasive Species
& Forest Health: Beyond the Obvious:</SPAN></I></B></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"> Restore, adapt,
or ignore?</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">
</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">How can land
managers and policymakers prepare for and manage the cascading ecological
consequences of invasive species? Addressing forest invasions from insect pests
to plants, pigs to pathogens, the speakers will reveal the common threads and
differences in impact, management, and prevention of complex
invasions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=4>12:00-1:30 PM <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Annual
Meeting</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=4>Join us for lunch to learn more about what MIPN is and what we do<SPAN
class=993515916-22082007> and to get involved with the Network</SPAN>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will have door prizes and food, so
please join us!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=4>1:30-5:00PM<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">MIPN/OIPC Special Session on Invasive
Plants<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in"><FONT
size=4><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Develop
An Early Detection Program For Invasive Plants In Your Area: Linking Local
Efforts To The U.S National Early Detection And Rapid Response System For
Invasive Plants<SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">.</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Debbie Maurer, Lake County Forest
Preserve District.</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Invasive
Plant – Pollinator Interactions</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">.
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Karen
Goodell, Ohio State University.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in left 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE">Ceutorhynchus
</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE">spp.
As Potential Biological Control Agents of Garlic Mustard in the United
States.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Elizabeth J. Katovich, University of
Minnesota.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">How
Researchers and the Nursery Industry Can Work Together to Prevent Plant
Invasions.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Theresa M. Culley, University of
Cincinnati and Keith Manbeck, Ohio Nursery & Landscape
Association.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Reducing
Seed Output and Seed Viability of Cultivars:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How Much Is Enough to Create a Plant
That Will Not Be Invasive?<SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Tiffany
Knight, Washington University.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .2in"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Cooperative
Weed Management Areas: Expanding the Successful Western Concept to the Eastern
States. <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Kelly
Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">7:30-9:30PM</SPAN></B><SPAN
class=programtitle><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
class=programtitle><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Integrating
Invasive Plant Species Data in the Midwest: Solutions for Data Management and
Sharing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></I></B></SPAN><SPAN class=programtitle><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Co-hosted by
MIPN and the National Institute for Invasive Species Science
(NIISS).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=programtitle><SPAN
lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=programtitle><SPAN
lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=4>There will be additional contributed talks and posters on invasive plants
on both Wednesday and Friday<SPAN class=993515916-22082007>, so consider staying
for the whole week.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=4>Registration is $<SPAN
class=824354413-25092007><FONT face=Garamond size=3><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype" size=4>100</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> for one day and
$<SPAN class=824354413-25092007><FONT face=Garamond size=3><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype" size=4>230</FONT></FONT></SPAN>-2<SPAN
class=824354413-25092007>7</SPAN>0 for the whole meeting.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Student rates are $<SPAN
class=824354413-25092007>6</SPAN>0 for one day and $1<SPAN
class=824354413-25092007>7</SPAN>0 for the whole week. For more information or
to register for the conference, please visit the Natural Areas Association
website at <SPAN style="COLOR: #3366ff"><A
href="http://naturalarea.org/07conference/">http://naturalarea.org/07conference/</A>.</SPAN>
Additional information on speakers and workshops <SPAN
class=824354413-25092007>is </SPAN>posted on the MIPN website at </FONT><A
href="http://www.mipn.org/"><FONT
size=4>www.mipn.org</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Garamond></FONT><FONT
face=Garamond></FONT><BR><FONT size=4>We believe we’ve put together a great
program and encourage everyone interested in invasive plants to
attend.<BR><BR><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">For Further Information
Contact:</B><BR>Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator, The
Nature Conservancy of Indiana, (317) 951- 8818, </FONT><A
href="mailto:khowe@tnc.org"><FONT size=4>khowe@tnc.org</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=4></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Katherine M. Howe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The Nature Conservancy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>1505 N. Delaware St., Suite 200</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Indianapolis, IN 46202</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(317) 951-8818</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>khowe @ tnc.org</FONT></DIV>
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