Below is the agenda for the annual Delaware Invasive Species Council meeting, scheduled for 8:30 AM - 2 PM on Nov. 7, 2008, at the St. Jones Reserve (Delaware...
To further reply, yes it is true that sometimes biological diversity sometimes increases when continents collide, but this takes a minimum of 100,000 years....
ialm@...
Oct 2, 2008 4:18 pm
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Posting for Kristin in case you did not receive her earlier message. From: Kristin Sewak <ksewak@...> Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 5:49 PM ...
Mr. Akerson, The fellow in question was Scott Newsham, former Executive Secretary of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The last that I heard about this...
Don_Maclean@...
Oct 3, 2008 8:29 pm
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I will be out of the office starting 10/03/2008 and will not return until 10/04/2008. For technical help on pest issues please call Wayne Millington ...
carol_disalvo@...
Oct 4, 2008 12:34 am
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Olivia Kwong <plant@...> Sent by: apwg-bounces@... 10/07/2008 03:26 PM EST To apwg@... cc...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Oct 8, 2008 12:00 am
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One of our Weed Warrior Supervisor volunteers is leading an NNI removal project for a school group. She got a note from one of the teachers that said: Mr....
Scaffidi, Lynette
lynette.scaffidi@...
Oct 8, 2008 4:53 pm
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Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team Plant ID Workshop D&R Greenway - Johnson Education Center, Princeton, NJ Tuesday, October 14 9:30 am - 12:00 pm ...
Hello everyone I'm hoping you will distribute this job announcement for our Field Team Leader position. It is a permanent position, subject to furlough. The ...
james_akerson@...
Oct 9, 2008 11:20 am
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Now this is hopeful! Apologies for any cross postings. Betsy Lyman Liaison, Northeast Exotic Plant Mgmt Team National Park Service Delaware Water Gap NRA 1...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Oct 9, 2008 11:36 am
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Lynette Scaffiidi passed the question along: Mr. Cornell mentioned that some of the students have felt that this kind of work is pointless or futile given the...
Steve: Here's an article I wrote, not about volunteers, but what it takes to keep working on invasives when at the back of your head you think it might be...
james_akerson@...
Oct 10, 2008 12:18 pm
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Lynette, Maybe it would be better in the long run just to teach students appreciation of native plants rather than have them remove invasive ones. Then...
Dear forest pest mavens – a series of bad stories and one comparitively positive one. Efforts to adopt international or regional standards to curtail ...
Phytodoer@...
Oct 10, 2008 5:44 pm
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Why is paper not being made from Phragmites australis? Or at least mulch? Richard Gardner 410.726.3045 (cell) ... From: Betsy_Lyman@......
I agree with Jim A., teach basic biology and through it an appreciation for all things natural. Then let them put the pieces together. It also helps to do...
Here's an example of how planting just one species of native wildflower in the backyard can generate a big buzz in the insect community. This past August, I...
Thanks for sharing this! I have been truly amazed at the insects I have seen around/on boneset! Jessie Burke, Va On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:37:47 -0400 "Stephen...
Jessica Strother
sylvatica9@...
Oct 15, 2008 1:34 am
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I attended a talk by Andrew Revkin last week, the science writer and Dot Earth blogger for the NY Times. He's of the opinion that trying to deal with exotic...
I agree with Steve that you have to pick your battles, which means carefully thinking through which species to control and why before you get started. Ellen...
In conjunction with the Arlington Regional Master Naturalists (ARMN), Arlington Remove Invasive Plants (RiP) will be doing an invasive plants removal event at ...
Originally scheduled on Sat. Oct. 25 but postponed until Sunday, Oct. 26 due to rain. Support your community and join the Montgomery County Sierra Club at an...
A reminder that the event is ON this afternoon even if it is raining. The one exception is that we will cancel the event *IF* there is LIGHTNING/Thunder....
Join the Montgomery County Sierra Club at the Blue Mash Nature Trail, Laytonsville, MD, for a tour of the former Oaks Landfill and biologically diverse...
Thought you might be interested. PJ Tired of losing to the entrenched, powerful elite? A new approach has been developed and used by communities to protect...
Dear forest pest mavens, I have already informed you about the bad news regarding Mexican insect species killing oaks in California [ Agrilus coxalis,...
Phytodoer@...
Oct 29, 2008 6:16 pm
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Here's an interesting article on earthworms and moles. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/science/21wormgrunting.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss ... From: John...
University of Connecticut Employment opportunity TITLE: Research Specialist (Special Payroll) TYPE OF POSITION : Short-term, non-permanent (through 6/30/09 but...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Nov 3, 2008 6:00 pm
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... Jhanna Gilbert <jhanna@...> Sent by: Jhanna Gilbert To: jil_swearingen@... <events@ifasofficeofconferences. cc: ...