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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Message requested for board members of Mid-Atlantic-Invasive-Plant-Council:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org] On Behalf Of Marc Imlay<br>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 11:36 PM<br>To: 'MAIPC' <maipc@lists.maipc.org><br>Subject: [MAIPC] Hi. I'm your MAIPC Maryland State Representative along with Carole Bergmann<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Have a good year, MAIPC List Serve,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My name is Marc James Imlay. As a Maryland representative board member, I share success stories on saving our native ecosystems from non-native invasive species. I say good year because I have found every month of the year critical for taking action. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My first introduction to invasive plants was at the 1,200 acre Kokee State Park in Hawaii, which includes the adjacent Waimea Canyon and Na Pali Coast State Parks, where we are preventing 5% of all endangered plant species on the national list from being smothered by alien invasive strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum), firetree (Myrica faya), black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and privet (Ligustrum sinense). We had been advised that it was impracticable to control these species. However as volunteers we have converted over 600 acres from roughly 75% native species to over 95% native species with 15,015 hours of work in 2 years time. My wife and I volunteered there about 25 years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Regular volunteer workdays are scheduled by the non-profit Hui o Laka-Koke'e Natural History Museum, in partnership with the Department of Land & Natural Resource's, with funding from the US. Fish & Wildlife Service on the first Saturday of each month. On these "Save our Maile and Mokihana" days, volunteers remove weeds in forest areas rich in native plants important to Hawaiian culture as well as native greenbriar, raspberry, lilly, holly and cranberry. Those interested in volunteering should call Katie Cassel at (808) 335-9975 extension 2. Supervised service projects are offered for groups and individuals at this or other times, with rustic overnight housing available at the Koke'e CCC Camp."<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When we came back to Maryland I applied what I learned to our 200 acre local Charles County Swann Park in Southern Maryland. It went from 80% native to 95% native in 5 years about 2 decades ago. Since then only Japanese Stilt grass have we not been able to fully control. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I work for National Capital Parks and Planning Commission and have restored 3 of our parks of about 200 acres in Prince George’s County Maryland to about 90% native with the help of volunteers. Since then only Japanese Stilt grass and Wavyleaf Basket Grass have we not been able to fully control. I have assisted Clearwater Nature Center to successfully restore their 50 acres to almost all native species. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Because controlling invasive plants has become much harder in the last 10 years for many of us, I am also facilitating research into host specific, effective, biological controls. When the biological control for Mile-a-minute was released I found that my annual work load for control of all invasive species was reduced about 10%! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marc Imlay, PhD, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Conservation biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control coordinator. <br>(301) 442-5657 cell <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:ialm@erols.com"><span style='color:black'>ialm@erols.com</span></a><br>Natural and Historical Resources Division<br>The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission<br><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pgparks.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Calyssa.geoghan%40mbakerintl.com%7Cefa117662af045e2626808d58c5e3aaf%7C4e1ee3db4df64142b7b9bec15f171ca4%7C0%7C1%7C636569258735734109&sdata=cOEnOVDAc7NGwGnat6SKG223HN66Npoaygud76bhh1o%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.pgparks.com/
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