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#4035 From: steveyoung@...
Date: Wed Oct 7, 2009 2:34 pm
Subject: Fwd: [APWG] second call: Collecting Microstegium seed stevey9
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For your information. Please contact Luke directly per his email if you want to help out. Cheers,

Steve

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From: S. Luke Flory <sflory@...>
To: APWG@... <APWG@...>
Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 4:45 pm
Subject: [APWG] second call: Collecting Microstegium seed

Hey folks,

Second call for people to collect Microstegium (stiltgrass) seed on the properties where you work. Seed production is in full swing here in southern Indiana and in most other parts of the invasive range.

Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to collect so far! If you have not responded and are willing to collect, send me a quick email and I'll send some brief collecting instructions.

Thanks!

Luke

 

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#4036 From: "Bravo, Melissa" <mbravo@...>
Date: Wed Oct 7, 2009 2:58 pm
Subject: RE: plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic? mbravo@...
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Hello all,

When I started here with the Giant Hogweed program several of us members of the NEWSS had the brainstorm that we would make create plastic aquatic and terrestrial weeds for pocket i.d. kits (to scale) after a brainstorming meeting at the recently held Northeastern Weed Science Society annual meeting. I believe I even wrote up a grant for this idea and discussed it with Al.

I investigated this idea for terrestrial and aquatics and since I work with giant hogweed, I focused on that specimen as I thought it looked relatively easy to make. I learned, much to my dismay that the “mould” costs are so cost prohibitive that no single group could possibly afford this. The “molds” for the CIPM were done overseas where the plastic plant/craft market is and the design for those plants is licensed CIPM but the mold is owned by the manufacturing agency. I also researched the museum replicas of extinct plants and discovered that all the “moulds” either come from overseas or are marketed through a few vendors in the U.S. who specialize in hotel lobby/casino plastic vegetation etc.

I recall that just the “mould” for the giant hogweed was quoted at $10,000.00 “to scale” and smaller plants were still in the neighborhood of thousands of dollars. Each “pour” then was priced in a batch run and each batch run was in the 1000’s, so you would assume a significant purchase up front almost equivalent to the mould cost per plant.

I reasoned that, that money would be better spent on eradicating giant hogweed vs. creating a plastic image of it. But we did consider paper Mache and I made a very tasteful attempt of a replica for Karl Valley’s retirement party here at PDA this past summer from odds and ends I purchased at the craft store. I had a lot of fun doing that and actually, several of our weeds are already sold in plastic form. Walk through the craft store and take a look at the multiflora rose garlands, oriental bittersweet, phragmites, miscanthus, cogon grass,

However, I still think this is a great idea and the NEWSS is still interested in being the distributor of such products, but I am not sure anyone has that kind of money to commit for the molds.

But give me a call if you are keen on the idea.

Regards,

Melissa A. Bravo

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Botanist/Weed Scientist

Bureau of Plant Industry

2301 North Cameron Street

Harrisburg, PA 17110

717-787-7204

mbravo@...

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pia van de Venne
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:34 PM
To: Kyde,Kerrie L.; Mary Travaglini; ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com
Cc: ma-eppc
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

Hi ,

A botanist in SWPA sometimes makes photocopies of a fern leaf or another plant. It works well according to the results I have seen. Maybe this can be done with invasiev species also.

I will try when I have a little more time.

Pia

-----Original Message-----
From: "Kyde, Kerrie L."
Sent: Oct 6, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Mary Travaglini , ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

Hi Ray,

I wish there were, but I have never seen any. Maybe someone else on the listserv knows of them. I had a woman write to me just this week, looking for “10-year-old” level information that she could use to introduce her daughter’s 4^th grade class to the concept of invasives. Plastic plant replicas would have been a great place to start.

Kerrie

Kerrie L. Kyde

Habitat Ecologist/ Invasive Plant Specialist

Wildlife and Heritage Service

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

11960 Clopper Road

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

301/948-8243

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Travaglini
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:11 PM
To: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

From: Mims, Ray [mailto:rmims@aoc.gov]

I was curious if there was a source in the east for the plastic stems and cards like done at the CIPM but relevant invasive plants to the mid atlantic?

www.weedcenter.org/store/index.html#weed

Ray Mims

Conservation & Sustainability

United States Botanic Garden

www.usbg.gov

www.sustainablesites.org

Pia van de Venne

Volunteer Coordinator Murrysville Parks

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#4037 From: steveyoung@...
Date: Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:33 pm
Subject: Plastic ID specimens of invasives -- "techno" alternatives? stevey9
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I appreciate that hands-on plastic specimens would have particular educational value. But given that they are so expensive, maybe we should kick around more digital alternatives that might be inexpensive to make as a master, and essentially free to replicate and distribute.

At the simplest end, Pia mentioned scanning or copying specimens. Then there obviously is regular digital photography and making and sharing high-quality photos of specimens in the field. This has the added advantage of allowing for showing different seasons and features, variations in morphology, etc. Already there are extensive image libraries available; for example:

http://www.invasive.org/species/weeds.cfm

At the even more imaginative end, there are digital technologies to aid the "3-D" visualization of objects and scenes. One example that comes to mind (no endorsement intended or implied) is Microsoft's Photosynth project. See:

http://photosynth.net/

It ought to be possible to do high-quality Photosynth representations of individual invasive plants that could then be widely shared, viewed, and used. I played with Photosynth a ways back enough to satisfy me that it had a lot of potential to aid visualizing an invaded landscape in 3-D. Back then, though, I did find a couple lessons learned. (Caution, things may have changed since then.) It seemed like all the photos had to be in landscape vice portrait format. And Photosynth didn't seem to "get" natural features as well as it could get human artifacts with straight lines and regular features. Thus, if I were to experiment now with an individual plant, I would try to surround it with a patterned background and some ruler scales or other human objects, both to help judge scale and to help Photosynth stitch images together.

In this area are super potential projects for students and interns! Turn some people loose, see what they can do, and tell us about it. Cheers,

Steve

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#4038 From: "Mims, Ray" <rmims@...>
Date: Wed Oct 7, 2009 5:45 pm
Subject: RE: Plastic ID specimens of invasives -- "techno" alternatives? rmims@...
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We want to update our ‘invasive species’ discovery cart that we use for visitors. Currently we have historically used photos. This seems to be less than adequate so we were looking for a better visual. Three dimensional examples are so much easier for the public to grasp and are preferable. I do agree that the silk or plastic version is too expensive so if we can continue to bounce around ideas it would be helpful.

Thank you,

Ray

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#4039 From: "Ruth Douglas" <cvilleruth@...>
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:19 am
Subject: RE: plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic? cvilleruth@...
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I, too, have pressed plants to use to illustrate invasives. I mounted them on 8 � x 11” card stock, which is lots easier to carry around than herbarium paper, though of course some plants don’t fit too well. I wrote on the card stock to point out salient features, then ran them through a small laminator I had access to. That works pretty well.

Ruth

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bergmann, Carole
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 3:47 PM
To: Gregg_Kneipp@...; Sprajcar, Jessica
Cc: Kyde, Kerrie L.; ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com; Mary Travaglini
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

About 10 years ago I had an intern collect leaves and flowers and any other pressable parts of our worst invasives in the Maryland piedmont.

I then pressed them in a typical plant press, and after they were totally dry, had the intern sandwich them between 2 heavy duty sheets of plastic, insert an identification label, and laminate them.

This worked well, and the set is still around today.

Carole

Carole Bergmann
Forest Ecologist/Field Botanist

M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Parks

2000 Shorefield Rd.

Wheaton, Maryland 20902
(301) 962-1348
carole.bergmann@mncppc-mc.org

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gregg_Kneipp@nps.gov
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 3:10 PM
To: Sprajcar, Jessica
Cc: 'Kyde, Kerrie L.'; ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com; Mary Travaglini
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic? [2 Attachments]

[Attachment(s) from Gregg_Kneipp@nps.gov included below]

I remember way back when, in school, we put fall leaves in-between wax
paper and ironed them together. I am guessing that you could do that now
for the invasives, maybe not all, but you could at least get the individual
leaves that way - and I am guessing that that would preserve them
indefinitely.

Thanks,

Gregg

*************************************************
Gregg Kneipp
Natural Resources Manager, Park FMO

National Park Service
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
120 Chatham Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

540-654-5331
Fax: 540-891-5169
*************************************************

"Sprajcar,
Jessica"
<jsprajcar@state. To
pa.us> "'Kyde, Kerrie L.'"
Sent by: <kkyde@....md.us>, Mary
ma-eppc@yahoogrou Travaglini <mtravaglini@tnc.org>,
ps.com "ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com"
<ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com>
cc
10/06/2009 03:02
PM Subject
RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens
for Mid-Atlantic?

Several years ago I contacted the company (Allstate Floral) that created the silk
invasives for CIPM to see how much it would cost to get a few Eastern species
created. It was far too cost prohibitive for my agency to have them done at the
time ($25,000+) but perhaps if a few MA-EPPC organizations pooled their resources
it could be done? Perhaps worth looking into, as I agree that these would be
excellent teaching tools for young people and the public in general. If someone
is interested I can send them the contact information for the gentleman that I
spoke with.

Jessica Sprajcar | Conservation Program Manager
Pa. Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Office of Conservation Science
717-214-7511

Do Something Wild! Support the Wild Resource Conservation Program at
www.dncr.state.pa.us/wrcp

-----Original Message-----
From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Kyde, Kerrie L.
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Mary Travaglini; ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

Hi Ray,

I wish there were, but I have never seen any. Maybe someone else on the
listserv knows of them. I had a woman write to me just this week, looking
for “10-year-old” level information that she could use to introduce her
daughter’s 4th grade class to the concept of invasives. Plastic plant
replicas would have been a great place to start.

Kerrie

Kerrie L. Kyde

Habitat Ecologist/ Invasive Plant Specialist

Wildlife and Heritage Service

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

11960 Clopper Road

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

301/948-8243

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Mary Travaglini
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:11 PM
To: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

From: Mims, Ray [mailto:rmims@...]

I was curious if there was a source in the east for the plastic stems and
cards like done at the CIPM but relevant invasive plants to the mid
atlantic?

www.weedcenter.org/store/index.html#weed

Ray Mims

Conservation & Sustainability

United States Botanic Garden

www.usbg.gov

www.sustainablesites.org

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#4040 From: Richard Gardner <rtgardner3@...>
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:36 am
Subject: RE: plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic? rtgardner3
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Has anyone thought of using Krylon or ScotchGard to preserve the plants by preventing water loss or perhaps another water proofing spray sush as us used for tents or a waterproofing dip? Maybe even silicon lubricant spray. Or is there a plastic dip or spray that does the same? Maybe the shrink wrap used to insulate windows. Put a layer of a preservative spray on then shrink wrap them? The advantage being a three dimensionally preserved specimen.

For the record, I built my own plant presses, etc... for my MS research. Then I used heavy duty drawing paper as found at any art store with layers of newspaper and cardboard in between. The cardboard can be found at any liquor store. Find out the day stock is delivered and either show up late that day or early the next morning.

Richard Gardner
410.726.3045 (cell)

--- On Wed, 10/7/09, Ruth Douglas <cvilleruth@...> wrote:

From: Ruth Douglas <cvilleruth@...>
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?
To: "'Bergmann, Carole'" <carole.bergmann@...>, Gregg_Kneipp@..., "'Sprajcar, Jessica'" <jsprajcar@...>
Cc: "'Kyde, Kerrie L.'" <kkyde@...>, ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com, "'Mary Travaglini'" <mtravaglini@...>
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 11:19 PM

I, too, have pressed plants to use to illustrate invasives. I mounted them on 8 ½ x 11” card stock, which is lots easier to carry around than herbarium paper, though of course some plants don’t fit too well. I wrote on the card stock to point out salient features, then ran them through a small laminator I had access to. That works pretty well.

Ruth

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com [mailto:ma-eppc@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Bergmann, Carole
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 3:47 PM
To: Gregg_Kneipp@ nps.gov; Sprajcar, Jessica
Cc: Kyde, Kerrie L.; ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com; Mary Travaglini
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

About 10 years ago I had an intern collect leaves and flowers and any other pressable parts of our worst invasives in the Maryland piedmont.

I then pressed them in a typical plant press, and after they were totally dry, had the intern sandwich them between 2 heavy duty sheets of plastic, insert an identification label, and laminate them.

This worked well, and the set is still around today.

Carole

Carole Bergmann
Forest Ecologist/Field Botanist
M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Parks
2000 Shorefield Rd.
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
(301) 962-1348
carole.bergmann@ mncppc-mc. org

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com [mailto:ma-eppc@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Gregg_Kneipp@ nps.gov
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 3:10 PM
To: Sprajcar, Jessica
Cc: 'Kyde, Kerrie L.'; ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com; Mary Travaglini
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic? [2 Attachments]

[Attachment(s) from Gregg_Kneipp@ nps.gov included below]

I remember way back when, in school, we put fall leaves in-between wax
paper and ironed them together. I am guessing that you could do that now
for the invasives, maybe not all, but you could at least get the individual
leaves that way - and I am guessing that that would preserve them
indefinitely.

Thanks,

Gregg

************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *
Gregg Kneipp
Natural Resources Manager, Park FMO

National Park Service
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
120 Chatham Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

540-654-5331
Fax: 540-891-5169
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *

"Sprajcar,
Jessica"
<jsprajcar@state. To
pa.us> "'Kyde, Kerrie L.'"
Sent by: <kkyde@.... md.us>, Mary
ma-eppc@yahoogrou Travaglini <mtravaglini@ tnc.org>,
ps.com "ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com"
<ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com>
cc
10/06/2009 03:02
PM Subject
RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens
for Mid-Atlantic?

Several years ago I contacted the company (Allstate Floral) that created the silk
invasives for CIPM to see how much it would cost to get a few Eastern species
created. It was far too cost prohibitive for my agency to have them done at the
time ($25,000+) but perhaps if a few MA-EPPC organizations pooled their resources
it could be done? Perhaps worth looking into, as I agree that these would be
excellent teaching tools for young people and the public in general. If someone
is interested I can send them the contact information for the gentleman that I
spoke with.

Jessica Sprajcar | Conservation Program Manager
Pa. Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Office of Conservation Science
717-214-7511

Do Something Wild! Support the Wild Resource Conservation Program at
www.dncr.state. pa.us/wrcp

-----Original Message-----
From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com] On Behalf Of
Kyde, Kerrie L.
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Mary Travaglini; ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

Hi Ray,

I wish there were, but I have never seen any. Maybe someone else on the
listserv knows of them. I had a woman write to me just this week, looking
for “10-year-old” level information that she could use to introduce her
daughter’s 4th grade class to the concept of invasives. Plastic plant
replicas would have been a great place to start.

Kerrie

Kerrie L. Kyde

Habitat Ecologist/ Invasive Plant Specialist

Wildlife and Heritage Service

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

11960 Clopper Road

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

301/948-8243

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com] On Behalf Of
Mary Travaglini
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:11 PM
To: ma-eppc@yahoogroups .com
Subject: [ma-eppc] plastic ID specimens for Mid-Atlantic?

From: Mims, Ray [mailto:rmims@...]

I was curious if there was a source in the east for the plastic stems and
cards like done at the CIPM but relevant invasive plants to the mid
atlantic ?

www.weedcenter. org/store/ index.html# weed

Ray Mims

Conservation & Sustainability

United States Botanic Garden

www.usbg.gov

www.sustainablesite s.org

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#4041 From: "lawrence hurley" <katohur.md@...>
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:19 am
Subject: RE: invasives and horticulture katohur.md@...
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Two other things that landscapers and garden center-retailers face that are client-related:

One: the client expects a certain amount of "wow" factor for the money being spent. We see this in the retail garden center as well. Although Panicum has become popular as people see it in the landscape, and we can offer it as a sub for Miscanthus, I can attest that the demand at retail for Andropogon gerardii or A. virginicus is minimal, even on sale. In fact, minimal may be overstating the demand, at least at our place. So unless the client is that one in a thousand that is truly interested in natives for native's sake, there is pressure on the designer to use plants with high ornamental value.

Two: replacement. Installers generally guarantee their plants for at least a year, sometimes more. If a plant dies, it not only results in an unhappy client with the attendant buyer's remorse and possible bad word-of-mouth that goes with it, but also necessitates the landscaper buying a replacement, revisiting the client's yard, and replanting. There is, then, a pressure on the designer/landscaper to use plants that he/she has experience with, or has seen used successfully in other installations. Although heucheras are popular and offer many foliage color options, designers tend to stay away from them due to the high mortality rate, while liriope, even in the hands of a non-gardening client, is probably going to survive and even thrive.

Garden centers usually guarantee their plants as well. Given our volume of customers, we can offer a wider range of plant material, and through native plant displays, or wildlife gardening displays, we can nudge susceptible people into trying new things. When the heuchera dies, or the buyer doesn't like Eupatorium hysoppifolia (or whatever the new genus is) it's a little less traumatic. And, if they are successful, it makes them more likely to try something else new. It puts the onus upon us to do a better job of making sure that the "new" is a new Panicum and not a new Miscanthus.

Larry Hurley

Perennial buyer, Behnke Nurseries at Beltsville

From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Travaglini
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:31 PM
To: Ma-Eppc List (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [ma-eppc] invasives and horticulture

Speaking as a former landscape architect, who now deals with the
biological aftermath of invasives being planted, all designers like #1 A
Challenge That Stimulates The Brain and #2 Have A Large (Very Large!!)
Number of Available Plants at Our Fingertips. Landscape Designers get
paid for two reasons #1 Their Clients Don't Have the Training or
Interest in Doing it Themselves and #2 They Have the Training and The
Brains to Get Paid To Do Design. What is important is that they satisfy
their clients and make their work cost-effective and competitive and
profitable. All these things can be done without using invasives (and
don't let them claim it isn't so, but they know better than you and I
about their industry, so we need to respect their knowledge).

I think what is most important is to define for them the difference
between exotic and invasive, and exotic and not invasive (and the risks
associated with things that are not yet invasive but have those
tendencies). Never heard of a lilac going invasive, but it sure isn't
native. So who's worried about it? No one. I would suggest you also talk
about "invasiveness" and risks--landscape designers even avoid some
native plants because they are too bossy in a managed landscape (and to
them, that means invasive). So just be very clear about what you are
asking them to do, if they are considering plants that work well in a
managed landscape that wreak havoc in the landscapes conservationists
are also trying to manage.

Best,

Mary Travaglini
Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager
The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 897-8570 x210
fax: (301) 897-0858

"We still need conservationists who will attempt the impossible,
achieving it because they aren't aware of how impossible it is." David
Brower

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From: ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ma-eppc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Philip Thomas (www.HEAR.org)
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:11 PM
To: Ruth Douglas
Cc: Ma-Eppc List (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [ma-eppc] invasives and horticulture

Ruth,

My advice would be to encourage them NOT TO USE ANYTHING INVASIVE, if
for no other reason than purely educational (for them AND for their
clients).

As soon as you say "it's okay to use some things that are invasive," the
rationale for WHY it's okay to use those will immediately (and
irrationally) permeate to include everything they want to plant "because
it's already growing here." Of course, this won't happen with
everyone--but it doesn't have to. The minority(?) of folks who
perpetuate that myth will still potentially cause irreversible damage.

"Which invasives is it okay to plant?"

NONE OF THEM.

If they don't like that reality, well--it's too bad. It's still
reality. Someone needs to have the backbone to say it. (And to say it
to professional landscapers.)

Just my "humble" opinion! :)

Aloha,
pt@...

Ruth Douglas wrote:
>
>
> Hello, I am speaking to a group of professional landscapers on Thurs.
> about invasive plants, and have been asked to talk about which
> invasives are best to focus on to control or keep out of gardens in
> the first place, and which are "not worth it" because they are so
established.
> Please consider that these are folks who earn a living working with
> plants for home and business landscaping. I think they are genuinely
> supportive of controlling and getting rid of invasives, but they have
> limited time to devote to this.
>
>
>
> I am also going to be speaking also about Doug Tallamy's book,
> "Bringing Nature Home", which calls on everyone to plant natives in
> their home landscapes for the sake of our wildlife. The group is a
> regional association in the Central Virginia area, centered on
Charlottesville.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>
>
> Ruth
>
>

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#4042 From: steveyoung@...
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:10 pm
Subject: Fwd: [APWG] Microstegium disease update stevey9
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FYI, sorry for cross-postings. Cheers, Steve

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Subject: [APWG] Microstegium disease update

APWG:

About six weeks ago I posted a question about whether anyone had noticed a disease killing Japanese stiltgrass, Microstegium vimineum.

The response and number of questions posted was very interesting and the hope among resource managers and ecological researchers has been both palpable and exciting.

Results are in from samples of diseased Japanese stiltgrass that were sent to labs in Indiana, West Virginia and Maryland. All agree that the pathogen killing stiltgrass is a fungus in the family, Bipolaris.

There are scientists and other participants in the APWG list that can probably delve into a discussion of Bipolaris and the range of concerns from its potential as a biocontrol agent to its relationship to some extremely serious diseases of certain food crops. All sorts of issues related to Bipolaris have already come to light that are far beyond the traditional training for a dirt forester like me but I would enjoy such a discussion.

Although I am extremely excited to see anything killing Japanese stiltgrass I am also concerned about some areas of severe mortality I witnessed in native woodland plants about the same time I was documenting all the problems and health issues that stiltgrass was having.

Purple spots and lesions appeared on the leaves of a number of species of woodland grasses that were similar in appearance to those that were developing on diseased stiltgrass plants.

Below is a link to a research paper that briefly mentions Microstegium. The link was provided by

Dave McCann at WVU

http://www.invasiveplants.net/monitor/28CogonGrass.aspx

Russ Richardson, Certified Forester

Crummies Creek Tree Farm

PO Box 207

Arnoldsburg, WV 25234

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#4043 From: Betsy_Lyman@...
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:52 pm
Subject: Fw: Ailanthus seeds needed from specific states Betsy_Lyman@...
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PLEASE CONTACT MATTHEW KASSON IF YOU CAN HELP HIM OUT.

Hi,
I am currently looking for Tree of heaven(Ailanthus altissima) seed from the followingregions/states of the U.S. & Canada:
Northeast- VT, NH, CT,RI,Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Southeast- GA, AL, LA, MS, FL,TN,KY,AR
Midwest-MN,SD,ND,MI,WI,NE,KS,MO,IA,IN,Manitoba, Saskatchewan
West- WA,OR,WY,MT,NV,UT,CO, Alberta, BC
Southwest-NM,TX,OK, Mexico
Wehave already collected seed from all non-listed states. We are also aware that Ailanthus may not exist in some of the states listed. There is evidence that Ailanthus was introduced multiple times into this country on both coastspossibly suggesting that sub-populations of this species may exist if seed came from geographically different areas in China. We arecurrently working with a Verticillium fungus as a potential control of Ailanthus and want to test to see if all subspecies of Ailanthus are equally susceptible to our fungus, assuming that subspecies even exist.
Please Email me if you have seed or could get seed (100-250 seeds, if possible) from those regions listed above. Samples can be sent to the address below. Please dry before sending. Helpful information includes GPS coordinates or closest town name, county, number of trees seed was collected from (1 or >1), general setting (roadside, forest, etc.).
Again, thank you for yourhelp.
Regards,Matt Kasson

Matthew T. Kasson
PhD Candidate

401 Buckhout Lab
Department of Plant Pathology
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

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#4044 From: "Lisa Smith" <wildflower@...>
Date: Fri Oct 9, 2009 3:59 pm
Subject: a very interesting and unfortunate exotic species story...lessons to be learned! wildflower@...
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09277/1003007-113.stm

Lisa Smith

Consulting Ecologist

286 Stoneylonesome Rd.

Stahlstown, PA 15687

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#4045 From: "abrehet_a" <abrehet_a@...>
Date: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:13 am
Subject: Bird Walk and Landfill Tour at Blue Mash Nature Trail abrehet_a
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Sunday, Oct. 25, 7:30a.m. to 11:00a.m.

Join the Montgomery County Sierra Club,  Montgomery County Bird Club, and the
Department of Environmental Protection for a beginner's bird walk (7:30 a.m.)
followed by a tour of the former Oaks landfill (9 a.m.). Staff from the Division
of Solid Waste Services Operations discuss what happens when a landfill closes
to minimize environmental impact, show us the gas collection and leachate
pretreatment systems, and take us for a tour of the of methane
gas-to-electricity plant. Long sleeves, pants, comfortable walking shoes or
boots, water, and binoculars are recommended.

More information and directions at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery.
Free. 20500 Zion Road, Laytonsville, MD. RSVP 301-919-6060 or
mimi.abdu@....

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#4046 From: "ialm@..." <ialm@...>
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#4047 From: Kristin Sewak <ksewak@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:58 pm
Subject: Natural Biodiversity News and Events kdsewak
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Hello All,�

Exciting things are happening this autumn at Natural Biodiversity! �Visit our News and Events page, www.naturalbiodiversity.org/news for more detailed information should the links below not work properly!

~We've moved our office - We are now renting the 2nd floor of the Windber Coal Heritage Center�from The Progress Fund -�a nicer space, a better price, and free parking! �Please note our updated contact information:

Natural Biodiversity
501 15th Street, Suite B
Windber, PA 15963
Voice: 814-509-6036
Fax: 814-509-6049

~Visit our new office during our "Haunted Open House", October 22, 5-8pm. �Featuring a Windber Coal Heritage Center "Haunted" Tour, Kids' Patch Halloween games, an Eerily Silent Auction, and more! �See the flyer for details.

~the Leaflet is a new publication of Natural Biodiversity intended to let partners, donors, volunteers and the public know about our happenings and to inform people on general invasive plant, native planting, and land restoration issues. �It will be produced about�twice a year in electronic form and limited hard copy. �See the premiere issue newsletter, the Leaflet��

~CALL FOR FOUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS�...As you'll see on the front page article of the Leaflet, we are looking for a founding board of directors, so if you feel that you would serve well in this capacity, please submit a short application by October 31, 2009 to me at ksewak@....�

We are developing an invasive species curriculum for Pennsylvania schools, thanks to a grant from the PA DCNR's Wild Resource Conservation Program. �We're currently looking for a writer and an illustrator to work on the project, so we've developed an RFP for the project, with proposals due on October 30, 2009.�

We've officially launched Outdoor Heritage season by starting to make plans for April and May 2010. �Schools can now sign up online for Outdoor Adventures, May 6 or 7, 2010, although we're already almost full! �It's a popular, first-come, first-served outdoor field trip with limited space, so register your school today! �Once reserved spots are full, you can still sign up to be placed on a waiting list. �Check out www.ohmonth.com for details. �This project is implemented in partnership with Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team and many others.

One final item...If you plan to shop online for holiday gifts...If you shop online for own personal needs throughout the year...If your company shops online...Consider doing it through www.iGive.com/bio�, with Natural Biodiversity selected as your cause. �With this set-up, around 700 participating stores agree to donate a portion of the sales derived from you to Natural Biodiversity! �The donation is at no additional cost to you, in fact, you can receive member discounts through iGive.com. �

My apologies for any cross-postings that may occur. �Our aim with this notice about our current News and Events, specifically our Open House, premiere issue of the Leaflet, and the call for a founding board of directors is to get these messages out to as many people as possible.

I hope you all had a Happy Harvest!

Best regards,�

Kristin Sewak

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#4048 From: Phytodoer@...
Date: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:18 pm
Subject: article on ash seed collecting project Phytodoer@...
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forwarded by Faith Campbell

Print Story: Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction - Yahoo! NewsPrint

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Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction

By MELANIE S. WELTE, Associated Press Writer Melanie S. Welte, Associated Press

Writer

Thu Oct 8, 7:22 am ET

DES MOINES, Iowa – Mark Widrlechner is out to save a species from extinction.

It's the native ash tree, and although it provides $25 billion worth of timber

and decorates backyards across North America, an unstoppable bug has slowly

killed millions of trees in 13 states and could cause the species' ultimate

demise — unless Widrlechner is successful.

The horticulturist for the federal Agriculture Research Service in Iowa is

heading an effort to collect tens of millions of ash seeds from across the U.S. that can be frozen and ready to plant when researchers figure out how to kill or control the emerald ash borer.

The process is tedious since seeds must be hand-picked from branches only in the fall. But scientists hope to avoid what happened to the American elm, chestnut and butternut trees, which were nearly wiped out by disease.

Widrlechner said the ash borer is especially devastating because it can kill

very young trees and reduce the possibility that the species develop a

tolerance.

"This one to me looks like it's much more likely to lead to extinction if we

don't do anything about it," predicted Widrlechner, who also is a professor at

Iowa State University in Ames.

Ash trees are used commercially for baseball bats, kitchen cabinets and other

products, and dominate the landscape in parts of the Midwest.

In Kansas and Nebraska, they account for 25 percent to 35 percent of trees and

up to 60 percent in some North Dakota communities. In Iowa alone there are an

estimated 88 million ash trees, state experts said.

The eastern U.S. produces nearly 114 million board feet of ash saw timber valued at $25 billion, according to the 2009 manual by the Department of Agriculture on the emerald ash borer. The potential impact on the urban landscape could include 30 million to 90 million trees and cause $20 billion to $60 billion in damage, the report estimated.**

The insect is native to Asia and was first identified in the U.S. in 2002, when it was spotted in Michigan. It's now found in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The adult beetles are relatively harmless and nibble on leaves, but the larvae

are deadly. They drill into trees, eat through the vascular tissue and stop the flow of water. An infested tree can die within a few years, and the emerging generation of beetles moves to other trees, Widrlechner said.

Federal and state agencies tried to limit the ash borer's movement through

quarantines, but scientists agree that there's no way to stop the insect's

spread unless new techniques are developed.

"This pest is one like we've never dealt with before," said John Bedford, pest

response program manager with the Michigan Department of Agriculture. "It

doesn't seem to leave much in its wake."

In parts of Michigan, "a majority of the ash trees are dead and gone," he said.

Crews have collected at least 2 million seeds from stands of green, white,

black, blue and pumpkin ash — only about 10 percent of the number needed to

ensure the diversity of each species is represented, Widrlechner estimates.

Noel Schneeberger, an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service, said billions

of ash trees are scattered across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

The seed collection project began in New England in 2007, then expanded to

Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri. It also includes the Forest Service, the

National Resources Conservation Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the

Interior Department, several state forest agencies, American Indian tribes,

botanical gardens and even people with ash trees in their yards.

Ash seeds grow in clusters on branches with anywhere from a dozen to 50 seeds

hanging in a group. The seeds are hand-picked in the fall and put in paper bags, then dried and sorted. Seeds shared with researchers are put in large jars and refrigerated, Widrlechner said.

Seeds in the "base collection," which will be used to replenish the ash species, are sealed in plastic and stored in a walk-in freezer. Some remain at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, and some are sent to the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colo.

A similar but smaller project by the Department of Agriculture and North

Carolina State University is under way for the Eastern and North Carolina

hemlocks, which are threatened by the Hemlock woolly adelgid.

Large-scale seed collections were not taken before diseases nearly wiped out

Dutch elms between 1930 and the mid-1970s and American chestnut trees by the

1950s. Butternut, a hardwood native to eastern North American forests, is still affected by a canker disease.

Schneeberger hopes the ash tree will avoid a similar fate. He said the problem

shows that urban areas must use a variety of trees, noting that many ash trees

were largely planted to replace dying elms.

"We need to pay attention to planting the right trees for the right place in

urban areas and diversify the urban canopy," Schneeberger said. "We don't plant one street full of ash, for example, we plant a variety of species."

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** I recently sent you a new study projecting costs of urban ash removal/replacement or treatment over the next 10 years at $10 billion. Contact me if you did not keep a copy and now want one.

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#4049 From: Betsy_Lyman@...
Date: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:26 pm
Subject: [safed] New publication on biology and control of aquatic plants Betsy_Lyman@...
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FYI--Great Publication

You can download a free copy (pdf format) at the AERF website:http://www.aquatics.org/bmp.htm < http://www.aquatics.org/bmp.htm> or from the University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants website:http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/pdfs/AERF_handbook.pdf< http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/pdfs/AERF_handbook.pdf>

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#4050 From: Kelly Gravuer <Kelly_Gravuer@...>
Date: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:42 pm
Subject: Job: Research Botanist, NatureServe (Arlington, VA) kgravuer
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This job opening at my organization includes some periodic research on invasive
plants, so I thought it might be of interest to some other members of this list.
Cheers,
Kelly

________________________________________________________________________________\
___________________________________________

NatureServe, an international nonprofit conservation organization, is seeking a
Research Botanist to join its team of scientists.  This is a half-time position
with the possibility of becoming full-time in the summer or fall of 2010. The
Research Botanist assesses and reviews the conservation status of rare North
American plants and contributes to a diverse array of projects and analyses that
use this information to influence conservation decisions. Frequent
clients/partners include U.S. and Canadian Federal land management agencies, as
well as more local conservation groups and university-based conservation
researchers.

The ideal candidate will have a M.S. in botany or in biology/ecology with a
botanical emphasis, at least one year of experience working in a botanical
field, a working knowledge of some portion of the North American flora,
knowledge of systematic concepts, and excellent research and communication
skills.

NatureServe's mission-focused, collaborative atmosphere motivates staff to
contribute their best efforts to make a positive impact on some of the world's
most pressing environmental issues. We offer a competitive nonprofit benefits
package that includes a 401(k) savings and retirement plan with matching
contributions; health and dental insurance; short and long-term disability;
annual and sick leave; and life insurance.

NatureServe is located in Arlington, Virginia just outside Washington, D.C., in
a location easily accessible by foot, bike, or public transportation. If you
would like to pursue a career in plant conservation that makes a tangible
difference, please go to
http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/jobs/researchBotanist.jsp for detailed
information about this job, the organization, and how to apply.

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#4051 From: Sylvan Kaufman <sylvan.kaufman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:48 pm
Subject: Turning A New Leaf Early Registration ends Monday skaufman22
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Early Registration Ends November 1!

Register now for the 2009 �Turning a New Leaf � Conference

Presented by the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
and George Washington University�s Landscape Design Program

Friday, December 4, at George Washington University in Washington, DC

Visit http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org/2009leaf.htm
for details and registration information.
Space is limited this year!

This conference brings together landscaping professionals, policy
makers and educators to learn and share information about sustainable
landscaping practices in the Chesapeake Bay region.  The Honorable
Anthony Williams will open the conference talking about D.C.�s green
initiatives.  Concurrent sessions will cover sustainable design,
selling green, getting it done with local governments, and urban
ecology and new technologies.  Eric Eckl, founder of Water Words that
Work will close the conference with a talk on �The World Outside: What
They Say About Why Your Work Matters�.

Register before November 1 and pay only $95.  Registration after
November 1 is $105. The one-day conference includes an
Eco-Marketplace, educational displays, continental breakfast, lunch,
snacks and afternoon reception. Join us for this unique conference
that seeks to promote sustainable landscaping and form new
partnerships that will lead to a more beautiful and healthier
environment for everyone.

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#4052 From: "entr0pys" <entr0pys@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 2:25 am
Subject: Sierra Club Winter Lectures, Rockville Library entr0pys
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Join us for the following free talks sponsored by the Montgomery County Sierra
Club:

Ann English, Rainscapes Program Planning Specialist, Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection
"Rainscapes, Rain Gardens, and Conservation"
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2:00pm � 3:30pm

Sandra Clinton, President and Founder of Clinton & Associates, award winning,
nationally recognized landscape architects
"Moving Toward Native"
Saturday, January 16, 2010, 2:00pm-3:30pm

Richard Klein, President and Founder of Community & Environmental Defense
Services
"Tripling Citizen Success in Stopping Bad Development"
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 2:00pm-3:30pm

Jil Swearingen, Invasive Species Specialist, National Park Service, National
Capital Region, Center for Urban Ecology
"How Mapping Helps Us Manage Invasive Species"
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:00pm-3:30pm

Holly Shimizu, Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden
"Creating Sustainable Landscapes"
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2:00pm-3:30pm

All talks are held at the Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. More
information, registration, and directions and parking at
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html. Register early for
these talks will fill up fast.

Keep up-to-date with our events by subscribing to the Events RSS feed at
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/rss_events.xml.

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#4053 From: "Truong, Huyen" <jtruong@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:59 pm
Subject: Job Opp: Americorps Position in Arlington jtruong_vce
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Please pass this around to those you think are qualified and interested. This is a very quick turn around from applying, to interview, to start date. Thanks!

AMERICORP OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for anyone interested in nature, conservation of natural resources, and the protection of urban woodlands. AmeriCorps is dedicated to helping local people solve pressing community problems.

Location: Arlington, VA (housing and relocation costs are not provided)

Anticipated Start Date: November 16, 2009

Position requires that members:

1. be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

2. have at least a high school diploma or GED

3. be 17 years of age or older

4. pass a criminal background check

5. understand and comply with verbal instructions and warnings in English

6. recognize and remember 10 or more species of invasive plants

7. use best management practices for the removal of invasive species (does not including the use of power tools or pesticides)

8. correctly and consistently use basic Personal Protective Equipment

9. safely use edged tools

10. safely move through forest undergrowth

11. safely move and work on steeply sloping ground

12. move quickly to avoid hazards

The time allocation for position will be approximately as follows:

1. Invasive plant removal under the immediate, direct supervision of either County staff, or the staff of partner organizations (75%)

2. Environmental rehabilitation activities, including planting, stream clean out, and stream bank stabilization (15%)

3. Training activities related to invasive plant removal, environmental rehabilitation, and local ecology (10%)

Benefits & Compensation:

During their year of service, AmeriCorps members receive a living stipend, health care insurance, and workers comp.

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program offers forgiveness for outstanding Federal Direct loans for those individuals who make 120 qualifying payments after October 1, 2007, while working full-time in a “public service job” as defined in the Act. Under the final rules for this program, full-time AmeriCorps service is equivalent to a public service job.

Upon completing at least 1,700 hours of service, AmeriCorps members have the option of either receiving a cash payment of $1,200, or receiving a $4,725 Segal Education Award, that can be used to pay educational expenses at qualified institutions of higher education, for educational training, or to repay qualified student loans. Eighty-six colleges and universities around the country provide a dollar-for-dollar match for Segal Education Award money.

To apply: send cover letter, resume/CV, and three references to mortega@....

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#4054 From: "abrehet_a" <abrehet_a@...>
Date: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:02 pm
Subject: Bird Walk and Invasive Removal at Blue Mash Nature Trail abrehet_a
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Sunday, November 22, 7:30am � 11:00am. Join the Montgomery County Sierra Club
and Montgomery County Bird Club for a beginner's bird walk (7:30 a.m.) followed
by invasive plant removal (9 a.m.). Tools are limited so please bring clippers,
saws, and loppers. Long sleeves, pants, comfortable walking shoes or boots, hat,
water, and binoculars are recommended. Trail map at
http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/blue_mash.shtm. Meet
at the Zion Road park entrance between Brookeville and Riggs Roads. More
information and directions at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery. Free.
20500 Zion Road , Laytonsville , MD. RSVP 301-919-6060 or
mimi.abdu@....

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#4055 From: "Hough-Goldstein, Judith" <jhough@...>
Date: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:32 pm
Subject: DISC Annual Meeting jhoughde
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The Delaware Invasive Species Council Annual Meeting will be held Monday Nov. 23 at the St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, DE. Registration deadline is Nov. 16.

Info at:

http://www.delawareinvasives.net/2009_annual_meeting_information

_______________________________

Judy Hough-Goldstein, Professor

Dept. Entomology & Wildlife Ecology

531 South College Ave.

University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716-2160

phone: 302-831-2529

FAX: 302-831-8889

Biological Control of Invasive Plants Research

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#4056 From: "Mary Travaglini" <mtravaglini@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:42 pm
Subject: looking for speaker on restoration/climate change/invasions marytravaglini
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I am helping to organize the upcoming Society for Ecological Restoration conference (Mid-Atlantic chapter) on Feb 19 at Rutgers in NJ.

We are looking for a speaker (or two) who can fit in with our theme of "Ecological Restoration:Why Bother?" and can speak to restoration in the face of climate change in upland habitats (ie. not riparian or coastal) or restoration in the face of climate change and invasive species pressures related to climate change.

Can anyone suggest speakers for us? It can be an academic or professional, and we are looking for someone who could either present research or conjecture, and help challange us (or cheer us on) in thinking about restoration of degraded habitats with the added pressure and questions surrounding the impact of climate change on habitats.

Please respond to me if you have any suggestions (and yes, we have tried Lew Ziska, in case he's on the top of your brain!)

Thanks very much,

Mary Travaglini
Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager
The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 897-8570 x210

fax: (301) 897-0858

"We still need conservationists who will attempt the impossible, achieving it because they aren't aware of how impossible it is." David Brower

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#4057 From: "Louise" <woottonl@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:42 pm
Subject: Green Kyllinga gbgprof
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Hi all,

I have been contacted by a homeowner with a property right on the water at the
North End of the Barnegat Bay (an area known as Beaver Creek for those who are
locals!) here in NJ.  They have a fairly major and fast spreading population of
Green Kyllinga in what used to be their lawn.  Does anyone have any experience
working with this species, especially in this context (property is bulkheaded
with sedge on the property right up to the bulkhead.

Any information you can provide would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

Louise

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#4058 From: Phytodoer@...
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:23 am
Subject: annual USDA conference on intro forest pests & weeds Phytodoer@...
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Dear forest pest mavens:

The annual USDA conference on introduced forest pests & weeds is scheduled for January 12 - 15 in Annapolis. A topic of particular interest is a study evaluating the efficacy of the international standard for wood packaging - ISPM#15. That presentation is the first morning (Wednesday). Friday morning focuses on Sirex noctilio, a woodwasp which threatens the pine resources of the Southeast.

I attach the agenda and registration information. Note that the hotel will hold rooms only until Dec 11.

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The European oak-boring beetle Agrilus sulcicollis, has been found in NY State. It had previously been found in Michigan and southern Ontario. The oldest record of which I am aware for this species in North America is a museum specimen in Ontario dating from 1995 (but not identified until the last year or so).

Faith T. Campbell

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#4059 From: carol_disalvo@...
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:06 pm
Subject: Carol DiSalvo/WASO/NPS will return 11/21/09 carol_disalvo@...
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I will be out of the office starting  11/17/2009 and will not return until
11/20/2009.

For urgent technical help on pest issues please call my cell 703 527 4730
or Wayne Millington 814-863-8352, and leave a message,  for assistance with
PUPS  call Tim Goddard 970-225-3543 Thank you, Carol

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#4060 From: MALawler@...
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:54 pm
Subject: Botanist Position - Bureau of Land Management - Washington, D.C. mal22202
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Botanist Position - Bureau of Land Management - Washington, D.C.

SALARY RANGE: 73,100.00 - 113,007.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, November 13, 2009 to Thursday, December 10, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0430-12/13
POSITION INFORMATION: * This position will be filled on a full-time
permanent basis, 40 hours a week.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 13
DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: 1
vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Open To all Qualified Candidates - Must be a US
Citizen

JOB SUMMARY:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers 256 million acres of
public land, most of it in Alaska and the western states of Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah, and Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management also manages public
land in the eastern United States, with a State Office located in
Virginia. The Bureau is also responsible for 700 million acres of
federally-owned minerals. In addition to mineral resources, the
Bureau manages forests, wilderness areas, wildlife, habitat and
rangeland.

For additional information about the Bureau of Land Management,
please visit our website at: http://www.blm.gov.
This position is located within the Directorate of the Assistant
Director (AD), Renewable Resources and Planning, Division of Fish,
Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

Search USAJobs:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/

Job Announcement Number:
WO-DEU-2010-0004

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#4061 From: Sylvan Kaufman <sylvan.kaufman@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:57 am
Subject: Let's Talk Turkey about Conservation Landscaping skaufman22
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Give thanks that the Chesapeake Conservation landscaping Council and
George Washington University�s Landscape Design Program are putting on
the best conference on Sustainable Landscaping ever on Friday,
December 4 (until the next one in 2011 anyway).  Turn a New Leaf and
don�t procrastinate � Register Now!

�Turning a New Leaf� Conference
Friday, December 4, at George Washington University in Washington, DC
Visit http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org/2009leaf.htm
for details and registration information.


At the table will be landscaping professionals, policy makers and
educators talking turkey about sustainable landscaping practices in
the Chesapeake Bay region.  The Honorable Anthony Williams will open
the conference talking about D.C.�s green initiatives.  Concurrent
sessions will cover sustainable design, selling green, getting it done
with local governments, and urban ecology and new technologies.  Eric
Eckl, founder of Water Words that Work will close the conference with
a talk on �The World Outside: What They Say About Why Your Work
Matters�.

For the same price as in 2007, $105, you can eat up not just breakfast
and lunch but also knowledge picked up at the EcoMarketplace, and
information from educational displays.  Relax and exchange stories at
the post-conference reception featuring wines poured by Black Ankle
Vineyards. (sorry, no beer or football).

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#4062 From: Marielle Anzelone <beachplum@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:24 pm
Subject: Vote for NYC Wildflower Week's new video website beachplum@...
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NYC Wildflower Week is in a competition to get a fancy new video/community component to our website.

You can help! ��If you�d like to participate:

Register here: ��http://youtopia.uservoice.com/signup
Vote here (you can give us all 3 of your votes): ��http://tiny.cc/NQVDO

Feel free to forward via facebook/email, etc. �Our facebook page: ��http://tiny.cc/eWWRr

Thank you!

Marielle
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Marielle Anzelone
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#4063 From: Betsy_Lyman@...
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:20 pm
Subject: Fw: Applied Biologist/Ecologist needed for Invasive Species Database Program at NYNHP Betsy_Lyman@...
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Apologies for any cross-postings - Please see the following position
announcement at the NY Natural Heritage Program. Please forward to
interested students and colleagues.  Holly

Invasive Species Biologist

The New York Natural Heritage Program, a partnership between The Nature
Conservancy and the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, seeks a highly motivated individual for the Invasive
Species Biologist position. For details about the position and to apply
go to http://www.nature.org/careers/. [Click on “How-to-Apply”, then
“ViewPositions”; search for “Invasive Species”(set “Posted” drop box
to
“anytime”);Job ID = 11537]. The deadline for applications is January
4th, 2010. EOE.

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Holly Menninger, Ph.D.
Senior Extension Associate and
NY Invasive Species Research Institute Coordinator
Department of Natural Resources
Cornell University
110 Rice Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607.254.6789
Fax: 607.255.0349
Web: http://nyisri.org

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#4064 From: carol_disalvo@...
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:02 am
Subject: Carol DiSalvo/WASO/NPS will return 11/21/09 carol_disalvo@...
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I will be out of the office starting  11/24/2009 and will not return until
12/02/2009.

For urgent technical help on pest issues please call my cell 703 527 4730
or Wayne Millington 814-863-8352, and leave a message,  for assistance with
PUPS  call Tim Goddard 970-225-3543 Thank you, Carol

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