[MAIPC] Penn State student group looking for volunteer opportunities

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I just sent this to Marian Orlousky, Resource Mgt. Coordinator for the 
Mid Atlantic Office of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and MAIPC Board 
Member.


Regards,

Dewey Clark
Club Naturalist
Co-District Manager (PA)
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Maryland Master Naturalist

On 2/6/2016 2:43 AM, Imlay, Marc wrote:
>
> **
>
> *Can anyone recommend a good invasive plant removal program near Penn 
> State for Lisa to contact?*
>
> **
>
> *Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, Biological control working Group Conservation *
>
> *biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control *
>
> *coordinator. Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com <mailto:Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com>*
>
> *(301) 442-5657 cell  Natural and Historical Resources Division*
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> *The Maryland-National   Capital   Park  and Planning Commission*
>
> **
>
> *From:*scott.cameron at rrisc.org [mailto:scott.cameron at rrisc.org]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 05, 2016 11:45 PM
> *To:* Imlay, Marc <Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com>
> *Cc:* KaeserL at mail.nih.gov
> *Subject:* Penn State student group looking for volunteer opportunities
>
> Marc,
>
> My friend Lisa, copied above, has a daughter at Penn State involved in 
> a group that might be looking for an invasive plant removal service 
> project.  Can you provide some guidance or a referral through the MAIPC?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> Scott J. Cameron
>
> President
>
> Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition
>
> 703 909 2880 | Scott.Cameron at rrisc.org 
> <mailto:Scott.Cameron at rrisc.org> | rrisc.org <http://rrisc.org>
>
> RRISC is a 501(c)(3) Tax Deductible Charitable Organization
>
> *From:*Imlay, Marc
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 02, 2016 10:04 AM
> *To:* Westby, Brooke <Brooke.Westby at pgparks.com>; Simmonds, Tanya 
> <Tanya.Simmonds at pgparks.com>
> *Subject:* RE: PRO Hours Work Days as of 11 2015
>
> *I will be giving a training session for staff at Clearwater Nature 
> Center on Thursday at 10 am for Winter Invasive  plants. I completed a 
> preliminary survey on Dec 31. *
>
> *A good January project is to remove the vertical vine component of 
> Japanese honeysuckle up the trees. Volunteers love each tree they just 
> saved. And they are easy to find in Winter. A regionally dominate 
>  invasive plant species in forested areas is Japanese honeysuckle. 
> However, unlike other regionally dominate Japanese Stiltgrass and 
> Wavyleaf Basketgrass species, it is easy to greatly reduce. *
>
> *Method. Pull out Japanese honeysuckle by the roots in Winter wherever 
> we see it up in the trees, aim the roots upward and tie them in place. 
> A few have to be cut-stumped.*
>
>
> *The absence of free Winter light energy causes the trailing 
> horizontal vines to decline precipitously the next year. *
>
> *Thus we control 50-80% of the honeysuckle with 10%*
>
> *of the effort to control all of it and minimal soil disturbance. *
>
> * Do not pull it out of the trees and watch for native vines*
>
> *(moonseed, trumpet vine, native grape etc.). This method greatly 
> reduces spraying requirements or pulling the horizontal component.*
>
>
>
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