[MAIPC] Fwd: Register NOW for July 10-11 Regional Workshop

Mon Jun 11 16:29:38 PDT 2018

Hi,

Please see email below for details for this excellent workshop! Spread the
word!

Thanks,

Jil

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Jil Swearingen
Invasive Species Consultant
*In the Weeds*
410-200-7085

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From: Natural Areas Association <kangell at naturalareas.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM
Subject: Register NOW for July 10-11 Regional Workshop
To: Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen at gmail.com>

*Ecosystem Restoration and Invasive Species Management*
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*Join us for the second NAA Regional Workshop of 2018: Lake Erie
Ecosystems. Register Now!*

Focusing on *ecosystem restoration as the result of successful invasive
species management*, this is the second NAA Regional Workshop of 2018. It's
happening *July 10 and 11* on the NE Ohio and NW Pennsylvania Lake Erie
region - and *registration is open*!

*This workshop is geared towards practitioners who are managing similar
systems in the region of the Great Lakes. *NAA’s goal is to create an
opportunity for practitioners to come together as a community, support each
other and share tested methodologies and expertise – as well as challenges
- in a collaborative atmosphere.

*Description*

The Natural Areas Association (NAA), along with its member partners at
the Cleveland
Museum of Natural History,
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Pennsylvania Conservancy
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the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Bureau
of State Parks
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conducting an on-the-ground workshop that will focus on *ecosystem
restoration as the result of successful invasive species management.* This
workshop will provide practitioners with an opportunity to learn about
three highly successful restoration projects within the Lake Erie Watershed
that have resulted in rare species and ecosystem function recovery.

We will begin our two-day gathering at Presque Isle State Park
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PA where we will hear about cooperative efforts to address invasive species
throughout the Lake Erie basin, as well as provide an overview of the sites
we plan to visit. As a group, we will tour the unique sand spit of Presque
Isle and get an overview of the natural communities and management foci of
park staff with an in-depth tour of a black oak - savanna restoration
project.

We will then head west to Erie Bluffs State Park
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restoration efforts to remove the invasive bush honeysuckle, black locust,
and Asian bittersweet have resulted in the return of a similar black oak
community. Comparisons of the different ecosystems within these two state
parks will be offered by DCNR state park staff and WPC ecologists. Next,
attendees will drive to the nearby Mentor, Ohio area where we will
overnight in close proximity to our second day’s field site. That evening
will provide an opportunity to gather and share the day’s experiences over
complimentary beverages. On the morning of July 11, we will meet at
the Cleveland
Museum of Natural History’s Mentor Marsh Natural Area
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Lake Erie shoreline. There, restoration ecologists will lead attendees
through an educational program focused on the large-scale restoration
efforts that include salt abatement, Phragmites removal and helicopter
seeding of native plants.

It is NAA’s mission is to foster a community of professionals that come
together to find solutions to our shared challenges.
*REGISTER NOW*
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*Itinerary *(subject to adjustments)

*Tuesday, July 10*

*8:30 – 9:00 a.m*.
Meet at the Stull Interpretive Center at Presque Isle State Park
We will spend some classroom time giving an overview of the project areas
we intend to visit, as well as related initiatives in the area. Coffee, tea
and pastries will be provided.

*10:30 – 12:30 p.m.*
Tour Presque Isle State Park and its natural areas with DCNR , CMNH and WPC
managers and scientists

*12:30 – 1:30* Lunch provided at Stull Nature Center

*1:30 – 2:15* Drive to Erie Bluffs State Park

*2:15 – 3:45* Tour Erie Bluffs State Park Black Oak Savanna Restoration
with DCNR managers and WPC ecologists

*3:45 – 5:00* Drive to the Mentor, OH area and overnight at Holiday Inn
Cleveland Northeast - Mentor - see below for more info.

*5:00 – 7:30*: Dinner on your own

*7:30 – ?* Join NAA and other workshop participants for complimentary
beverages and a location at the hotel TBD. This will be an opportunity to
kick back, get to know one another and share stories, challenges,
successes, etc.

*Wednesday, July 11*

*9:00 – 12:00*
Tour the Mentor Marsh marshland restoration with restoration ecologist and
managers from the CMNH.

*12:00-1:00* Lunch (provided) and debrief.

*1:00 p.m.* Depart

*Fee*
$45 NAA Members

$65 Non-members
Fee includes two lunches, water and snacks, coffee and pastries (first day)
and event planning expenses.

*Overnight*
If you need overnight accommodations for Tuesday, July 10, we have a room
block reserved at  *Holiday Inn Cleveland Northeast - Mentor
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951-7333 and ask for the Natural Areas Association room block - rooms are
$99 plus tax. This is an excellent rate for the Lake Erie region in the
middle of summer.
*REGISTER NOW*
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from you, our supporters. When you give to NAA, you invest in the whole
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