Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference
August 4 and
August 5 at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA
This conference is ideal for land managers, restoration
specialists, researchers, students, gardeners, landscape architects, managers
of botanical gardens and nurseries, extension agents, environmental educators,
garden writers, recreational land managers, and others interested in learning
more about invasive plants, biodiversity, and habitat restoration.
In addition a demonstration of the tools, equipment, and various methods used to treat some of the common invasives, featured talks will cover:
Understanding the relationships between invasive plants
birdsIn addition a demonstration of the tools, equipment, and various methods used to treat some of the common invasives, featured talks will cover:
- Restoring invaded urban forests
- Forming Cooperative Weed Management Areas
- Sustaining native pollinators
- Prioritizing early detection species
- Understanding Maryland's Weed Risk Assessment Process
- Using pre-emergent herbicide to manage stiltgrass
- Controlling wavyleaf basketgrass
