The Greenwich Land Trust Invasive Plant Management WorkshopRestoring our Natural Areas
Town Hall - 101 Field Point Road,
Greenwich, CT 06830. Phone: (203) 622-7700
Greenwich Land Trust Hosts Invasive Plant Management Workshop. The workshop will feature a panel of experts, both academics and practitioners in the field, as they discuss land restoration and invasive plant management techniques. The workshop covers a range of topics from early detection of invasive plants to mapping and monitoring strategies to cutting-edge methods for invasive plant control and removal.
Speakers include Logan Senack, Invasive Plant Coordinator for the state of Connecticut, Randy G. Westbrooks, PhD, an invasive plant prevention specialist, Chuck Bargeron from the Center of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia, Steven Manning, President of Invasive Plant Control, Inc., & Greenwich Land Trust’s Steve Conaway who manages invasive plant removal on all GLT properties.
The workshop is free and includes lunch, but registration is required. To view the agenda for the discussion and to register, please go online at http://www.invasiveplantcontrol.com/greenwich/
Notes:
The Greenwich Land Trust, founded in 1976, is a 501c3 non-profit organization and nationally accredited land trust dedicated to maintaining 737 acres of land in Greenwich, CT – to protect the environmental health of our community, preserve its natural beauty and conserve its waterways, forests and wildlife for this and future generations. To learn more, please visit www.gltrust.org
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
The Greenwich Land Trust Invasive Plant Management Workshop
Thursday, March 07, 2013
NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK 2013 HON. STENY H. HOYER OF MARYLAND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK 2013
HON. STENY H. HOYER OF MARYLAND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, February 25, 2013
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which will be observed this year from March 3 through March 8. Invasive plant and animal species are dangerous to regional ecosystems and carry with them serious negative effects on our economy.
Already, they are a threat to 50% of federally endangered or threatened native species. From reduced crop yields to declines in fish populations, the consequences of invasive species are significant. In the agriculture sector alone, they have led to an annual loss in productivity worth $7.4 billion. Researchers estimate that invasive species cost the United States more than $130 billion in damages every year.
National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which is sponsored by the Weed Sciences Society
of America, Dow AgroSciences, the National Network of Invasive Plant Centers, the
Entomological Society of America, APS, and the Wildlife Habitat Council, helps raise public
consciousness about this important issue. It features workshops and panel discussions at
the Capitol and around Washington with experts in invasive species containment and prevention
methods—as well as educational programs for students and families.
National Invasive Species Awareness Week also highlights the work of local, state, federal,
and tribal agencies as well as efforts by private organizations and individuals to combat
invasive species and preserve local and regional ecosystems.
In the State of Maryland, we have forged strong partnerships to try to address the problems
posed by invasive species in our state. The Maryland Invasive Species Council is comprised of concerned scientists, land managers, business people and citizens. It works closely with our state agencies and the United States Department of Agriculture, particularly the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, the United States Department of the Interior, and the University of Maryland. Committed partnerships such as these are an important part of focusing attention and sharing limited resources in an effort to reduce the spread of invasive plants, animals, and diseases.
I am proud to support the goals of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and I join
with many of my colleagues in Congress in wishing its sponsors and participants a successful
program.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
CANCELLED (Sequestered) - Creating a Virtual Herbarium at Norton-Brown and Implications for Managing Invasive Species
Creating a Virtual Herbarium at Norton-Brown and Implications for Managing Invasive Species
Wed, March 6, 9:30am – 10:30am
Norton-Brown and Implications for Managing Invasive Species
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Creating a Virtual Herbarium at Norton-Brown and Implications for Managing Invasive Species
This Natural Resources and Science Forum will feature Dr. Tanja M. Schuster, Curator, University of Maryland Norton-Brown Herbarium in College Park, MD.
Title: Creating a Virtual Herbarium at Norton-Brown and Implications for Managing Invasive Species
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Time:9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
Reserve your Webinar seat now by pasting
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/206159209 into your browser or click on more details for the hotlink to the registration
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