<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Marc,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks for sending this along. I'm sure we'll all read it with interest. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Kerrie</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">Kerrie L. Kyde</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">Invasive Plant Ecologist</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">Natural Heritage Program</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">Maryland DNR--WHS</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">11960 Clopper Road</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">Gaithersburg, MD 20878</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f">301/948-8243</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#6aa84f"><a href="mailto:Kerrie.Kyde@maryland.gov" target="_blank">Kerrie.Kyde@maryland.gov</a></font></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 6:34 AM, Marc Imlay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi Jill, Warren Chris, Bill, Judy, Laurie, Bob, Kerrie, Faith, Sara, Carrie, Vanessa, and all folks interested in biological control of Wavyleaf Basketgrass. Attached is an excellent first report on potential insect or pathogen controls examining the native non-invasive wavyleaf basketgrass in SC. What do you see from the photos? Cheers. <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group Conservation biologist, </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control coordinator. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><a href="mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none">Marc.Imlay@<wbr>pgparks.com</span></b></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><a href="tel:%28301%29%20442-5657" value="+13014425657" target="_blank">(301) 442-5657</a> cell Natural and Historical Resources Division</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Marc Imlay, PhD <br>Chair of the Biodiversity and Habitat Stewardship Committee for the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stewardship Outings [mailto:<a href="mailto:stewardship.outings@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">stewardship.outings@<wbr>mdsierra.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>>; Mike Ellis <<a href="mailto:michael.Ellis@pgparks.com" target="_blank">michael.Ellis@pgparks.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Laurel Imlay <<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">laurel.imlay@mdsierra.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Oplismenus Report<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Hey, <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">I've attached the information I wrote up about my hunt for Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius, in SC. I was able to find a small patch, but didn't find anything significant in terms of insect damage or obvious pathogen. Nonetheless I wanted to send along my thoughts, and some photos. I'm assuming this is setarius because of where I found it, but I haven't been able to find much info on distinguishing it between undulatifolius, or another species. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cheers</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">, <br><br>N<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">ick</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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