National
Invasive Species Awareness Week Fair/reception
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Date:
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Thursday,
February 25, 2016
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Time:
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4:00
PM to 7:00 PM
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Presented
by:
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Maryland
Chapter
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Leader:
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Marc
Imlay - 301-283-0808 ialm@erols.com
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Location:
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NISAW
Fair/reception in room B-354 of the Rayburn House Office building, Washington
DC 20515
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National
Invasive Species Awareness Week February 21-27, 2016 - Save the Date! NISAW
Fair/reception in room B-354 of the Rayburn House Office building, Washington
DC, from 4 pm-7pm, February 25 National Invasive Species Awareness Week is a
great time to get started on management and control of invasive species. Start
by constructing a management plan or meeting with a committee to implement the
control. Take time to plan an event or join a working group with the same goals
as you on controlling invasives. Talk with a representative to encourage more
funds and research for fighting these species that are rapidly invading our
forests and parks. It is also a great time to learn about new invasives so you
can hit the ground running this spring. A new invasive of concern to our region
is the wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)……WLBG has been found
too difficult to control in the Mid-Atlantic region by cut, pull, and spray. It
is the species most in need of biological control research in our region. (Now
that Japanese Stiltgrass is already being researched by the $50,000 USFS
grant). We can also facilitate biocontrol research on Fig Buttercup/Lesser
Celandine. We will have a table at the congressional reception, with the annual
NISAW fair, on Feb 25. Please come and join us at the table if you can. Please
send handouts, including items on invasive species control important for your
locations to present at our table. Congressional staff and other guests will be
invited to arrive at 4pm to interact with exhibitors, and around 4:30 pm the
food will begin to be served. The program will begin at 5 pm and continue to
about 6 pm, and the reception will continue until 7 pm. At 7 pm, exhibitors
will be asked to pack up their exhibits, and we have to vacate the room by 8pm.
Congressional staff really like hands-on exhibits, so all exhibitors should try
to be creative in that regard. Realize that most of the Congressional staff
attending were likely government majors in college, so select and tailor your
materials to effectively educate non-biologists.
