[PCA] WORKSHOP: Native Plant Community Restoration & Mgmt in FL and the Southeast (Lakeland, FL)

[Olivia Kwong]

April 2-3 (Wed-Thu), 2008
Location: University of South Florida, Lakeland, FL
Chairman: Steven G. Richardson (FIPR/USF) . Co-Chair: Carrie Reinhardt 
Adams (UF/IFAS)

This workshop on Native Plant Community Restoration and Management in 
Florida and the Southeast will address restoration in uplands and 
freshwater wetlands. We intend to cover such topics as:
. native plant propagation
. plant establishment
. control of exotic plants and other weeds
. wildlife habitat needs
. hydrologic considerations

We will cover techniques but also organizing and funding cooperative 
efforts. There will be invited panels of experts, volunteer papers, plus 
discussions among panelists, speakers and audience.

We wish to make this workshop as practical and relevant as possible to 
meet the needs of practitioners and help solve problems associated with 
achieving restoration goals. We invite your participation and suggestions 
on topics and speakers. Also, please forward this announcement to 
potentially interested colleagues. Contact Dr. Richardson if you would 
like to present a paper. A title and abstract should be submitted by March 
1, 2008.

Who Should Participate?
Anyone concerned with researching and/or conducting restoration, including 
representatives from federal, state, and local agencies, non-governmental 
organizations, and academic or research institutions.

See http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/restorationplantecology/ for more 
information.