[MAIPC] Penn State student group looking for volunteer opportunities

[Imlay, Marc]

Great. Thanks.

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From: Muth, Norris (MUTH) [mailto:MUTH at juniata.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 9:50 AM
To: Imlay, Marc <Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com>
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Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Penn State student group looking for volunteer opportunities

I can also contact them directly as that's my backyard. Art Gover would be another good contact for them.

NZ Muth
Associate Professor of Biology
Juniata College



On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Imlay, Marc <Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com<mailto:Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com>> 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
The  Maryland-National   Capital   Park  and Planning Commission


From: scott.cameron at rrisc.org<mailto:scott.cameron at rrisc.org> [mailto:scott.cameron at rrisc.org]
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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
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 From: Imlay, Marc
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2016 10:04 AM
To: Westby, Brooke <Brooke.Westby at pgparks.com<mailto:Brooke.Westby at pgparks.com>>; Simmonds, Tanya <Tanya.Simmonds at pgparks.com<mailto: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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