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Thank you to our sponsors, speakers and attendees for another successful conference!
Managing non-native invasives species to mitigate the threat to the world's biological |
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Thank you to our sponsors, speakers and attendees for another successful conference!
Managing non-native invasives species to mitigate the threat to the world's biological |
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Day One:
Opening Remarks—U.S. Representative John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Congressman, 12th District
Keynote: Ecological Thresholds, Multiple Stressors, and Timing: Teasing Apart the Complexities Behind Invasive Plant Establishment and Spread— Cynthia Huebner, Ph.D., Research Botanist/Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
White-tailed Deer as Agents of Change— Kip Adams, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Quality Deer Management Association
Deer and the Effects of Natural Disturbance and Invasive Interactions—John Snitzer, Graduate Research Assistant, Hood College
Beyond Browsing: Overabundant Deer Suppress Unpalatable Natives and Facilitate Invasive Species Success in Forests—Susan Kalisz, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Department of Biological Science, University of Pittsburgh
Anthropological and Ecological Aspects of Plant Distributions: How Medicinal and Culinary Herbs Become Invasive—Sunshine Brosi, Ph.D.,Department of Biology, Frostburg State University
Addressing Invasive Species as Part of Stream Restoration Projects: Japanese Knotweed and the Princeton Creek Restoration—Robert Siegfried, Restoration Practice Leader, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
Using the Invasive Species Mapping System for the Mid-Atlantic States—Chuck Bargeron, Information Technology Director, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, The University of Georgia
Spatial Approaches to Modeling Dispersion: An Epidemiology Example—Ling Bian, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Invasive Species Landscape Model: Predicting Vulnerability of Areas to Invasiveness—Michael Strager, Ph,D. Assistant Professor, Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Science, West Virginia University
Mitigating the Invasive Risk Potential of Biofuel Crops—Jacob Barney, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Department of Plant Sciences
Dinner and rooftop native pant garden tour at the Johnstown Discovery Center.
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 Kip Adams talking about Deer  Dinner at the Johnstown Discovery Center  Natural Biodiversity sponsored Roof Garden of the Childrens' Musuem |
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Day Two:
Welcome—Gregg Robertson, President, Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association
Remove, Reboot, Reflect: The Three R’s of Why Invasive Species Control is Restoration— Mary Travaglini, Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC
Track One: Planning and Control Strategies
More than an Inventory—Prioritizing Treatment Sites with Limited Resources — Kevin Heatley, Vice President, Biohabitats Invasive Species Management, Inc.
Hiring a Firm to Control Invasive Species: How to Write an Effective Business Contract—Steve Manning, Owner, Invasive Plant Control
Establishing and Enforcing a “Do-Not-Plant List” Within a Homeowners Association-governed Community — Laura Etchison, CMCA, AMS, On-Site Community Manager, Lorna Patrick, Grounds Committee Member, Villages of Urbana
Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team — Michael Van Clef, Ph.D., President, Ecological Solutions, LLC
Using WIMS Mapping Software to Record and Track Treatments — Mary Travaglini and Jamie Weaver, The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC
Wavy Leaf Success Story: Volunteers, Outreach, Results—Marc Imlay, Ph.D., Conservation Biologist, Anacostia Watershed Society
Track Two: Complex Ecological Relationships
Managing Japanese Barberry Infestations Reduces Blacklegged Tick Abundance and Infection Prevalence with Borrelia burgdorferi — Scott C. Williams, Assistant Agricultural Scientist, Department of Forestry and Horticulture, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
BioControl for Tree of Heaven — Donald D. Davis, Ph. D., Professor of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University
An Overview of the National Invasive Species Council and Invasive Species under the Current Administration — Chris Dionigi, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Domestic Policy, Science, and Cooperation, National Invasive Species Council (NISC)
Q: How Can You Tell a Cultivar from a Native Plant? A: Pull Down Their Genes—William E. Young, RLA, PWS, President, Young Environmental, LLC
Track Three: Local Diversity and Invasive Plants
Field Experience: Looking at the Campus' Invasive Plants and Natural Diversity—Bruce Robart, Ph.D., Biology Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Potential for Synergy between White-tailed Deer Herbivory and Invasive Plant Species in Mature Deciduous Forests—William J. McShea, PhD., Wildlife Ecologist and Norm Bourg, Ph.D., Plant Ecologist, Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park
Fire Management as a Tool in Invasive Plant Management — David McNaughton, Assistant Wildlife Manager, Fort Indiantown Gap
The Effect of Climate Change on Invasive Plants — Lewis Ziska, Ph.D., Plant Physiologist, Agricultural Research Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
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 The Heritage Center  Testing out the inclined plane  Attendees waiting for the session to begin  Morley, the Johnstown Dog |
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