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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Today with volunteers we have finished bagging all the adult garlic mustard over the usual 500 acres of urban and suburban parks in Maryland that I lead the
charge on. A few were removed too late. There were many, many, more adults than last year. One reason was that in many cases there were no juveniles around because the seed bank performed go for broke. Another reason was that in a few areas, I had not sprayed
mono-cultural patches of juveniles in time in 2017. I will do that sooner this year.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: MAIPC [<a href="mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org">mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org</a>] On Behalf Of Mark Frey<br>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2018 7:57 PM<br>
To: Foster, Donna M -FS <<a href="mailto:donnamfoster@fs.fed.us">donnamfoster@fs.fed.us</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [MAIPC] [Maipc-brd] Garlic Mustard scarce this season, in 2018?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would note that the areas described in this paper are glaciated portions of the continent and are therefore devoid of native earthworms. In our area we have a mix of native
and non-native earthworms so the picture may be more complicated. I still plan to pull in in priority areas.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Foster, Donna M -FS <<a href="mailto:donnamfoster@fs.fed.us" target="_blank">donnamfoster@fs.fed.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In regards to Garlic Mustard, attached is a garlic mustard update by Bernd Blossey, Cornell University.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’m not sure I agree with his management recommendation not to remove it (I believe if you have volunteers
and can pull it, PULL IT!).</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The correlation between invasive earthworms is quite interesting. Here in our FS Office we have forest
health staff exploring the relationship of exotic earthworms to many different impacts on forest health and regeneration and findings seem to substantiate this also.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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NE PA the last two weeks in April and saw the population expanding again this year. Interestingly, both woodlands have very large deer populations…
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On Behalf Of Jenn Truong<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:c.schreter@comcast.net" target="_blank">c.schreter@comcast.net</a><br>
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Subject: Re: [Maipc-brd] Fwd: Garlic Mustard scarce this season, in 2018?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On the other hand, I don't get out in the field much at all any more (sadly). But what little I have seen from hiking
around on weekends on my own does seem (anecdotally) to be less. But I'm not sure I can venture as far as to say I think it may be the frigid winter we've had. We've had worse winters when it didn't seem to have much of any effect on the Garlic Mustard. In
my case, I'd like to think the areas I've visited are getting lots of great staff and volunteer control efforts that are staring to bear some success, since I tend to visit a lot of the same areas year after year and see diminished return with each year. =)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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From: Carol Schreter <<a href="mailto:c.schreter@comcast.net" target="_blank">c.schreter@comcast.net</a>><br>
Date: Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:52 PM<br>
Subject: Garlic Mustard scarce this season, in 2018?<br>
To: <a href="mailto:info@maipc.org" target="_blank">info@maipc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To MAIPC,, Have you noticed that Garlic Mustard seems scarce this season? Everywhere?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consider the possibility that Garlic Mustard is
<u>scarce in 2018, all over</u>. In areas previously cleared or not. I’m thinking the frigid winter destroyed most of the 1<sup>st</sup>year or overwintering Garlic Mustard leaves, except on plants located in very protected spots. Here in Baltimore City on
May 3, 2018, some few scattered 2<sup>nd</sup>year plants are in flower. I am pulling the occasional plant that stands <15” tall. Oddly, I also see some nearby patches looking like 1<sup>st</sup>year rosettes, like a ground cover. Too soon for that. Maybe
they are the 2<sup>nd</sup>year plants/roots, sending new stalks up from scratch.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I invite your reaction to this novel observation -- and interpretation. Thank you for any wisdom. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carol Schreter, Baltimore Bird Club Conservation Chair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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