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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:30am The Ecology and Control of Wavyleaf Basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Vanessa Beauchamp, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University</i><br>In her talk Dr. Beauchamp will cover habitat, seed production, dispersal and competitive ability of wavyleaf basketgrass, a relatively new forest understory invader in the mid-Atlantic. She will also talk about an ongoing herbicide control study and a new citizen-science initiative to map the distribution of wayleaf basketgrass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council 2015 Conference <br><b><i>Advances in Invasive Plant Science:</i></b><i> Applying research outcomes to management and restoration at the species, community, and landscape levels</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Tuesday, August 4 & Wednesday, August 5, 2015<br>Juniata College, Ellis Hall Ballroom<br>Huntingdon, PA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council’s 2015 conference “<b>Advances in Invasive Plant Science,</b>” August 4<sup>th</sup> & 5<sup>th</sup> at Juniata College<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> is now active. Please go to <a href="http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_conference_ipc.shtml">http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_conference_ipc.shtml</a> to register and view the full agenda. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Breakfast, lunch, and snacks during break times and the poster session are included in the registration fee, but dinner will not be covered and will not be available at the campus cafeteria. Dorm room housing is available on campus for about $40-$50 per night. There is a link to Juniata’s room reservation website at the bottom of the registration page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There will be a poster session and reception after the plenary sessions on the first day of the conference. Posters relating to invasive plant projects, research, and restoration will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The session will be curated by the MAIPC Board. Sponsorship opportunities are still available as well. Send inquiries to Jenn Truong at <a href="mailto:invasivegirl@yahoo.com">invasivegirl@yahoo.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, many thanks are due to the Morris Arboretum for handling registration and other logistics for our conference again this year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>Damien P. Ossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>Wildlife Biologist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>Fisheries and Wildlife Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>District Dept. of Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>1200 First Street NE; Fifth Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>Washington, DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>202-741-0840<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:purple'><a href="mailto:damien.ossi@dc.gov">damien.ossi@dc.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Join researchers and invasive plant managers as they come together to discuss the latest invasive plant research and how it can be used to increase the effectiveness of invasive plant management strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Managing invasive plants in the Mid-Atlantic region can be complicated. The area encompasses urban lands and wilderness areas, stretches from coastal swamps to high mountain forests, and includes numerous well-established invasive species. Adding to the complexity are the threats of newly-emerging invasive species, the recent addition of biocontrol vectors, and the role of restoration in recently-managed areas. With all of these factors, a scientific approach to managing invasive plants is critical to success.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Through a number of case studies our invited speakers will present their recent applied research on invasive plants. Research topics will cover applied management at the species, ecosystem, and landscape levels. We will cover effective control strategies: biocontrol vectors, pre-emergent herbicides, early detection of new species, and cooperative weed management areas. Restoration projects in wilderness areas and urban habitats will be discussed along with information on re-vegetation, weed risk assessment, and impacts on pollinators.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>We will also have a field session to cover species identification, mapping tools, and chemical techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Time will be available for questions, discussion, and networking with speakers and attendees. We invite you to join us for this 9th Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Conference. It will be an exciting and informative two-day meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style='border-top:solid #005847 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #E6E9D5 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#506B66'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Day One, August 4<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border-top:solid #005847 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #E6E9D5 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>8:15am Registration and Continental Breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>9:00am Welcome and Introduction</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> —Damien Ossi, <i>President, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>9:10am Keynote Talk: Invasive Plants Are NOT for the Birds</span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>—Johnny Randall, Director of Conservation Programs, North Carolina Botanical Garden, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><br>The co-evolutionary relationship between birds and the dispersal of fleshy fruits has gone bad. The bird/plant mutualism benefits multitudes of plants (for the effective dispersal of fruits/seeds) and birds (that receive a nutritious “reward”). Non-native plants (both invasive and benign) have “spoiled” this relationship by facilitating invasive plant spread, competing with native plants for fleshy fruit dispersal, and altering bird nutrition. In this presentation I will discuss the relationship between and among these separate but related phenomena for some of the common and incipient invasive plants in our region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:10am Break</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:30am Ecological Restoration of Invaded Urban Forests: What Is Possible?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Lea Johnson, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland</i><br>More than half of humanity now lives in cities. Municipalities are increasingly turning to ecological restoration of urban forests to provide ecosystem services that cannot be outsourced. These forests are subjected to ongoing human-caused disturbances that provide challenges to restoration, from extreme fragmentation and local atmospheric warming to frequent introduction of non-native, invasive species. Studies of the effects of restoration treatments after 15-20 years in New York City Park forests invaded by non-native woody plants indicate both successes and a need for possibility-based approaches to setting targets for urban ecological restoration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>11:00am Using Research to Guide Invasive Plant Management Efforts in the Anacostia River, a River in the Nation's Capital</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>-Jorge Bogantes Montero, Natural Resource Specialist, Stewardship Department, Anacostia Watershed Society</i><br>For the last 10 years, the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), an environmental non-profit organization in the Washington, DC area, has been tackling the threat posed by invasive plant species in the wetlands, forests, and meadows of the Anacostia River watershed, an urban watershed in the Mid-Atlantic region. Throughout these years, AWS has been looking for ways to prioritize its invasive plant management efforts to make them more successful. As a small non-profit organization, scientific research has not been a top priority for AWS. However, as a way to make invasive plant removal efforts more beneficial and cost effective, AWS has started to measure the efficacy of its invasive plant management efforts by conducting applied field research. This research has made a difference in measuring removal success, recovery of native plant community, and also to determine what removal techniques work best.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>11:30am Prioritizing Early Detection Species in the National Capital Region</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Mark Frey, Exotic Plant Management Team Liaison, National Capital Region</i> <br>Invasive plants are found throughout the mid-Atlantic and no one has the resources to attack all plants impacting all areas. One important component of an effective invasive plant control program is target species prioritization. This presentation will discuss the qualitative and semi-quantitative prioritization systems in use or development for the National Parks Service's National Capital Region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>12 noon Lunch</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>1:15pm The Linville Gorge Wilderness: A Case Study in Adaptive Management</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Ben Prater, Director of Conservation, Wild South</i><br>The 1964 Wilderness Act called for preservation of “natural” conditions in wilderness areas. For wilderness managers, preserving natural conditions has historically meant to do nothing or to actively prevent the destruction of the resource by disturbance. In recent years, wilderness managers have begun to see that this is a contradiction especially when it comes to “natural” disturbances like wildfire. To further complicate matters we now have threats to our wild places such as the invasion of exotic pests that have drastic impacts on the “natural” conditions and wild character of wilderness areas. Ben will use the Linville Gorge Wilderness, a fire-adapted 12,000 area with rare endemic plants, as a case study in adapting our management strategies as our ecological knowledge expands, threats grow, and our value for wilderness deepens. He will discuss the combined problems of the ecological degradation due to fire suppression and the invasion of non-native invasive plant species.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>1:45pm Managing Co-Invaded Forest Ecosystems: Lessons from Research on Co-Occurring Invasive Woody Shrubs</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Sara Kuebbing, Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies</i> <br>It is now common to find multiple nonnative, invasive plant species growing side by side in invaded habitats. Yet, a disproportionate amount of research has focused on understanding the effects of single rather than multiple invaders. This is true for eastern deciduous forests, which can be invaded by multiple woody shrub species. I discuss how interactions between invasive shrubs can alter their impacts on native plant communities and ecosystem function, and how co-occurring shrubs may indirectly promote the presence of other nonnative plants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>2:15pm Forming a Landowner-Centric Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Rod Walker, One of the founders of the Blue Ridge PRISM; landowner in Albemarle County, VA</i><br>A brief introduction to CWMAs will be followed by an update on the Blue Ridge PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management). The Blue Ridge PRISM is the first CWMA to be headquartered in Virginia. It covers 10 counties (almost 3 million acres) including the entire Shenandoah National Park. This update will cover the strategies and plans for pulling together a large number of diverse landowners to work toward common goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>2:45pm Break</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>3:00pm Mechanical and Biological Controls Methods for Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> —Samantha Nestory, <i>Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Delaware</i><br>Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive grass that poses a major threat to the biodiversity of many natural areas throughout its introduced range. While there are recommended control methods, few studies have scientifically quantified the efficacy of these control methods. A study conducted through the University of Delaware evaluated the effect of mowing height on regrowth, reproductive output, and the resident plant community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>3:30pm Halt! Who Goes There? Maryland's Weed Risk Assessment Process</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> —Kerrie Kyde, <i>Invasive Plant Ecologist/ Regional Biologist Natural Heritage Program, Maryland DNR - Wildlife and Heritage Service</i><br>In 2011, Maryland created an Invasive Plant Advisory Committee, and adopted a formal risk assessment and ranking system for plants, largely those introduced through ornamental horticulture, This session explains the background of the law, the assessment tool and its use, and the current species rankings of invasive plants within the state. The need for and development of the new Statewide Eyes program is also described.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>4:00pm Adjourn</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>5:00pm Poster Session and Reception</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Day Two, August 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>8:15am Registration and Continental Breakfast</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>9:00am Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Business Meeting</span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> —Damien Ossi, President, MAIPC</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>9:45am Sustaining Native Pollinators: Beyond the Butterfly Garden</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>-Deborah Delaney, assistant professor of entomology in the Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Department at the University of Delaware</i> <br>If our native landscapes are to be “sustainable,” our native flora needs to be able to self-perpetuate. This requires seed production and, in turn, the services of pollinators. This presentation will discuss pollinators found in the northeast and their nutritional requirements; the effect of land use on pollinator health and diversity; and new data on pollinator preferences of different plant cultivars within specific genera. Deborah will also cover invasive Plants and their impacts on native pollinators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:15am Break</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:30am The Ecology and Control of Wavyleaf Basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Vanessa Beauchamp, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University</i><br>In her talk Dr. Beauchamp will cover habitat, seed production, dispersal and competitive ability of wavyleaf basketgrass, a relatively new forest understory invader in the mid-Atlantic. She will also talk about an ongoing herbicide control study and a new citizen-science initiative to map the distribution of wayleaf basketgrass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>11:00am Hits and Misses: Managing Japanese Stiltgrass with Preemergence Herbicides</span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>—Art Gover, Research Support Associate with the Roadside Vegetation Management Project of the Department of Horticulture at the Penn State University</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><br>This talk will review the specifics of using pre-emergence herbicides to manage stiltgrass, compare this approach to postemergent methods, and consider how this approach integrates with other management tools and management of other species in the same setting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>11:30am Source materials for ecological restoration and the role of local adaptation</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> —Norris Muth, associate professor of biology at Juniata College—Managing the invasive species in a site is but one important aspect of the larger goal of restoration. Whether the goals of a project include restoration of function, aesthetics, or a particular community composition, it is always necessary to consider what might come after the weeds are gone (if we should be so fortunate). In the most promising of cases, native or desirable plants may colonize a site at an acceptable rate, unassisted. In other cases it is often necessary to play a more active role towards shaping the future vegetation by intentional introduction or reintroduction of selected species. This type of management leads to a number of potentially non-trivial decisions, including, from where should our restored plants be sourced? Addressing this question carefully is important as it will affect the ultimate success of the effort, the price tag and logistical ease of the project, and the ecological and evolutionary future of the site and the species therein. Our presentation here aims to address some of the major concerns about revegetation provenance choices with a particular focus on the role and scope of local adaptation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>12 noon Lunch</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>IPC Strike Team Field Demonstration</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><br>During this session participants will take a 15 minute stroll to the Peace Chapel Natural Area. The Peace Chapel occupies 14 acres just east of the Juniata College campus, off Warm Springs Avenue in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and is part of the larger 315-acre Baker-Henry Nature Preserve. The preserve was originally donated to Juniata by John C. Baker and C. Jewett Henry as a bird sanctuary and land preserve. The crew from one of Invasive Plant Control, Inc’s (IPC) Mid Atlantic Strike Teams will be onsite to demonstrate the tools, equipment, and various methods used to treat some of the common invasives in the Mid Atlantic including Ailanthus and spotted knapweed. IPC’s strike teams travel thousands of miles each year selectively treating invasives in natural area and are currently developing a model EDRR Strike Team for the Department of Defense.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>3:30pm Return to Conference Room and Adjourn </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>
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