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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1in;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Here are some questions for discussion at the invasive species fall conference sponsored by the Maryland Native Plant Society at UMBC. Please bring your discussion items especially for the social.</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://mdflora.org/event-2881501">https://mdflora.org/event-2881501</a></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F7B87;text-transform:uppercase'>THE TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’: THREATS TO MARYLAND’S NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES (2018 MNPS FALL CONFERENCE)</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> September 15-16, 2018.</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1. How well have we looked over the entire range of each invasive species for a native biological control to pop up as happened for Multiflora rose and tree of heaven?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>2. You think Stink bugs are bad. Then came Spotted Lantern Fly. Can we partner with Agriculture and health advocates (and Trump, Ha, ha.) to better prevent immigration of new invasive species? The worst is yet to come.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>3. How well do deer eat up the Japanese honeysuckle when the deer density is at a natural density of 20/square mile versus in exclosures?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>4. Have studies been done on </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>preventing about half of the trees from falling down over highways during a major storm for about 10% of the effort to control them all. It just takes 10 minutes to cut stump the non-native invasive vine, such as oriental bittersweet, English Ivy and Japanese Honeysuckle, at ground level. Trees came down over electric power lines causing the electric power outage and subsequent brush fires. Did the studies indicate how much $ was saved for mitigation costs after a storm? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>5. Can we focus on natural areas that have almost no deer because of difficult habitat for deer to climb up and down such as Shepherds Spring described below, and Pembroke Mountain Lake. I had in mind the value of the land for Program Open Space and conservation easements as well as funding for invasive plant removal to protect the endangered species. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>6. Why has rose rosette disease significantly impacted Multiflora Rose in several of my parks but has not come back?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>7. Has anyone surveyed native American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens where it is not yet near oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, for potential insect or pathogen biological controls of oriental bittersweet? They are very closely related and may by hybridizing. </span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.co.becker.mn.us%2Fdept%2Fsoil_water%2FPDFs%2Fweeds%2FOriental_Bittersweet.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7C09c17a7654fa4f47e7df08d5df68c2ac%7Ca9061e0c24ca4c1cbeff039bb8c05816%7C0%7C0%7C636660563418712020&sdata=pbFCyVFSGRA9xujIdlMNoQQMA4CBV6hl7yEYt7mnFvo%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.co.becker.mn.us/dept/soil_water/PDFs/weeds/Oriental_Bittersweet.pdf</span></a></span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>8. Why has Bipolaris rust hit Japanese Stilt grass in several places in my parks but not come back in subsequent years (except for one place)?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>9. Does it ever make sense to bring the Kudzu bug to some Kudzu near a patch of wisteria needing control if no soy bean crops are nearby?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>10. Any updates on biological controls such as for Japanese Knotweed, Fig buttercup, garlic mustard and WLBG?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>11. Is the reduction to 20 deer/square mile effect on Japanese Stilt grass comparable to the effect of deer exclosures? Managed hunts are possible when deer enclosures are not. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>12. If an invasive plant species is having 100 times the impact on endangered species as a potential biological control is found to have, should we modify the regulations? (is the bug candidate for JSG somewhat like this?). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><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:#002060'>Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MD Chapter Sierra Club Natural Places Chair. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><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:#002060'>Conservation biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control coordinator. <br>(301) 442-5657 cell <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:ialm@erols.com"><span style='color:#002060'>ialm@erols.com</span></a><br>Natural and Historical Resources Division<br>The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission<br><a href="http://www.pgparks.com/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.pgparks.com/
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I have forwarded it to our State DNR representative for use in helping to determine the value of the land as part of the Program Open Space project. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>You mentioned that we may be able to seek grants for the endangered ferns. I did a quick Google search last week but was unable to see how to get started with that. Would you please advise?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dotty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dotty Dalphon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.shepherdsspring.org/">www.ShepherdsSpring.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>16869 Taylors Landing Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sharpsburg, MD 21782<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>301-223-8193<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Dotty Dalphon [<a href="mailto:ddalphon@shepherdsspring.org">mailto:ddalphon@shepherdsspring.org</a>] <br>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:31 AM<br>To: Imlay, Marc <<a href="mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com">Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com</a>><br>Cc: 'Sydney Jacobs' <<a href="mailto:sydney.jacobs@mdsierra.org">sydney.jacobs@mdsierra.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:jamboree@mdsierra.org">jamboree@mdsierra.org</a>; <a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>; 'Marc Imlay' <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>>; Glenn Gordon <<a href="mailto:ggordon@shepherdsspring.org">ggordon@shepherdsspring.org</a>>; 'Linda Sayler' <<a href="mailto:lsayler@shepherdsspring.org">lsayler@shepherdsspring.org</a>>; 'Larry Coren' <<a href="mailto:lcoren@shepherdsspring.org">lcoren@shepherdsspring.org</a>>; 'Nelson Bowman' <<a href="mailto:neljanck@gmail.com">neljanck@gmail.com</a>>; 'Britnee Harbaugh' <<a href="mailto:bharbaugh@shepherdsspring.org">bharbaugh@shepherdsspring.org</a>><br>Subject: RE: Species list at Shepherd's Spring<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Good morning Marc & Company—<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This is an impressive, comprehensive list! We are entirely grateful for your efforts in identifying and categorizing all that is included below. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Look forward to seeing you all again in the not-too-distant future,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dotty <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dotty Dalphon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.shepherdsspring.org/">www.ShepherdsSpring.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>16869 Taylors Landing Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sharpsburg, MD 21782<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>301-223-8193<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Shepherd’s Spring is an outdoor ministry, education, conference and retreat center ~ plan your next event with us! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Imlay, Marc [<a href="mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com">mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com</a>] <br>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:07 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:DDalphon@shepherdsspring.org">DDalphon@shepherdsspring.org</a><br>Cc: Sydney Jacobs <<a href="mailto:sydney.jacobs@mdsierra.org">sydney.jacobs@mdsierra.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:jamboree@mdsierra.org">jamboree@mdsierra.org</a>; Laurel Imlay <<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>> (<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>>; Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br>Subject: Species list at Shepherd's Spring<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Following <span style='color:#1F497D'>are</span> the critters we saw on the nature walks and the participants. <span style='color:#1F497D'>The finding of the endangered glade fern can help generate grants for this park. Non-native Invasive species are in the relative early stage and removable. This park is high in biological diversity. </span>Thanks all.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Monday, Oct 9, 2017, pre-survey for best places to have the Nature Walks by Marc Imlay and Janet Gingold<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Janet Gingold [<a href="mailto:jgingold3@gmail.com">mailto:jgingold3@gmail.com</a>] <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subject: Observations at Shepherd's Spring<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi Marc and Mike,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In case they might be useful for planning the nature walks at the Jamboree, I have posted some observations of things we saw yesterday on iNaturalist at <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/jgingold">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/jgingold</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Janet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> Friday, Oct 13 5-6 pm focus on mushrooms and other fungi Old Barn Trail William Needham leader<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>One isolated wineberry removed on West River Trail<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Marc et al</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Here is the list of fungi noted during the 2017 Maryland Sierra Club jamboree. This list is inclusive of those sighted during the walk on the afternoon of 13 October and a few that I found on my trail inspection of 11 October (I completed a circuit hike in that case that covered an additional mile or two).</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Auricularia auricula - Tree Ear Fungus</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Daldinia concentrica - Carbon Balls</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Mycena luteopallens - Walnut Mycena</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Phellinus rimosus - Cracked Cap Polypore</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Laetiporus sulphureus - Sulphur Shelf or Chicken-of-the-Woods</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Pluteus cervinus - Fawn Mushroom</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Dacrymyces palmatus - Orange Jelly Fungus</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Irpex lacteus - Milk-white Toothed Polypore</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Ganoderma applanatum - Artist's Conk</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Lycogala epidendrum - Wolf's milk Slime</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Lycoperdon pyriforme - Pear-shaped Puffball</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Pycnoporus cinnabarinus - Cinnabar-red Polypore</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Trametes versicolor- Turkey Tail</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Trametes elegans - no common name</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Trichaptum biformis - Violet-toothed Polypore</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Stereum complicatum - Crowded Parchment</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Pleurotus ostreatus - Oyster Mushroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Please let me know if you have any questions</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Wm Needham</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>William Needham, Janet Gingold, Mark Otto, Heloise Morgan, Christine Bird, Robert Ladner, Jane Ladner, Ron Henry, Kristine Chirii, Gary Chirii, Roberta Cowan, Marc Imlay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Saturday, Oct 14, 7-8 am bird walk, Forest and edge habitat near and east of Lodge <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Frederick Fallon [<a href="mailto:fwfallon@ymail.com">mailto:fwfallon@ymail.com</a>] <br>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 5:02 PM<br>To: Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br>Subject: Species list at Shepherd's Spring<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat Oct 14, 2017 at Shepherds Spring Retreat<br><br>Barred Owl (earlier, while still dark)<br>Canada Goose 10<br>Mourning Dove 2<br>Am. Crow 3<br>Blue Jay 3<br>Red-bellied Woodpecker 4<br>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<br>Carolina Chickadee <br>Carolina Wren 2<br>E Bluebird<br>N Mockingbird 2<br>Eu. Starling` 15<br>Myrtle Warbler many<br>E. Towhee 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Saturday, Oct 14 2:45-3:45 pm Old Barn trail and down to Spring Trail, then East River Trail to Canal Tow Path. Focus on plants with Joe Metzger and Sue Muller herpetologist</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='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Robin (Tur<span style='color:#1F497D'>du</span>s migrat<span style='color:#1F497D'>o</span>r<span style='color:#1F497D'>i</span>us), Spice Bush (<span style='color:#1F497D'>L</span>indera benzoin with red berries, Asiatic Bush Honeysuckle, Box Elder (Acer negundo), Sycamore, Spicebush swallowtail (caterpillars, Grape, Vitus vulpin<span style='color:#1F497D'>a</span>, Red bellied woodpecker, Hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis), Christmas Fern (polystichum acrostichoides), Garlic Mustard, Beefsteak, Black Walnut, Sweet Cicely, American Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis), Japanese Stiltgrass, Glade Fern State endangered species, Paw Paw, Purple stem (Look alike to beefsteak), Evergreen Wood fern, Piliated woodpecker, Black Snakeroot (Sanicula), Avent Tume Canadensis *, Beech drops (parasites), American Beech, Red Hacked Salamander, Ash, Scarab larvae ( nrd *), Chinese Holly, <span style='color:#1F497D'>Northern </span>Red Oak, Japanese <span style='color:#1F497D'>Red </span>Maple, Sugar Maple<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Heloise Morgan, Ling Tang, Kevin <span style='color:#1F497D'>T</span>ang, A. Tang,<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Kat Tang, Mil<span style='color:#1F497D'>a</span>n Jordan, Wendy and Mark Siegelman, Beth Renwic<span style='color:#1F497D'>k</span>, Fred and Jane <span style='color:#1F497D'>F</span>allon, Jane Ladner, Jack Wise, Paul Konka, Mike Ellis, Robert<span style='color:#1F497D'> Ladner</span>, Ryan, Pat Soffen, Estil Harrison, Bee Ditzler, Dave Conrad, Paula Dinerstein, Luke Goembel<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> Sue Muller, Joe Metzger, Marc Imlay, Lily Fountain, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Saturday, October 14, 4-5 pm Focus on Plants with Joe Metzger including Limestone Trail<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Japanese Honeysuckle (invasive, blossoms in to flower, overtaking azalea), Beetle larvae . Soldier Beetle, Astir (1 of 5), Pokeweed (acts invasive, declines as natives come back, very poisonous), Wingstem ( ), Poison ivy, Queen Ann’s Lace (People want it because it is pretty, It’s a carrot), Horse nettle (native), Wild Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) People can have allergies to certain plants but may not get a reaction. arthritis (feels like) but it is built on poison), Tree of Heaven (invasive), Burgamott, Indian grass, Cone Flower (Echinacea? Purpurea), Lespedesa – invasive, Broom stich, Maple Leaf, Locust Borer (Lonhorn Beetle) –larvae bore into Locust Tree-(Megacyllene Robinae), Big Blue Stem –has not been planted – maybe a restoration project? – dry soil plant –Shepard Spring soil is too moist ), Field Should be mowed in late Winter to prevent trees, Blunt grape fern (spores are where yellow is; 1 fond per plant per year), Golden rods, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> If replanting at Shepard Spring….Indian grass, purple top, asters and golden rods, Problem with planting grasses in a meadow instead of, 5 lbs per acre it is 5/100 lbs per acre (divide pounds by number of species of plants) , Plants can become invasive this way. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Black Locust, Tulip Tree, Ebony Spleenwort, (Ebonaum to plantyneurom) , Christmas Fern, Sassafras, Red Bud, Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbelata silver underside), Paw paw, Gallium, Spice bush (red berries smells of lime), Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonia, hairy) , English Ivy invasive, Grape Fern (Botrychium yellow spores), wineberry (Phoenicolasius white underneath, red thorns), Wild Licorice (Galium circazans) Licorice, 3 flowered Bedstraw (Galium trifolium), Giant millipede (Rudiloria?) wash hands after handling . cyanide carrying .centipedes have front fangs. One pair of legs fast . bite poer body segment), Japanese barberry (invasive , pulling, thorny), fungus Violet-toothed polypore (Trichaptum biforme) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Heloise Morgan, Holly Stallworth, Mike Ellis, Milege Sovalyn *, Chris Dodge, Wendy and Mark Siegelman , Beth Renwick, Jane and Fred Fallon, Eddy Norton, Jack Wise, Paul Konka, Janine, Victor, Robert, Ryan Fleming , Luch duft, Susan Stewart, Estill Harrison, Richard Winston, Jane Ladner, Jill Swearingin, Warren Steiner, Beth Renwick, Ling Tang, Laurel Imlay, Alice Imlay, Marc Imlay, Dave Conrad, Paula Dinnerstein.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sunday, October 15, 7-8 am bird walk. Cow born Trail area including meadow. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sun. Oct 15, " ", overgrown garden:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Canada Goose 15<br>Barred Owl (Pre-dawn)<br>N Flicker<br>Red-bellied Woodpecker<br>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2<br>Am Crow 2<br>Fish Crow 1<br>Blue Jay 3<br>Car. Chickadee 2<br>Carrolina Wren 2<br>Wh-br Nuthatch 1<br>Ruby-cr Kinglet 1<br>N Mockingbird 3<br>Am Robin 2<br>E Bluebird<br>Eu Starling 15<br>Myrtle Warbler 1<br>Song Sparrow 3<br>Wh-thr Sparrow 1*<br>Swamp Sparrow 1 *<br>N Cardinal 1*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Am Goldfinch 3*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Fred<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>* additionally seen by FWF about 2 hrs later, same place<span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:81.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sunday. October 15 10:30-11:30 focus on herps, Old Barn trail to C and O canal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Native Dock in water, Bess beetle, Eastern Red Backed salamander, Eastern Red backed salamander (gray phase), Eastern Rat Snake, Wood Frog, American Bull Frog on Monday survey. The following insects, molluscs, plants, and birds were found either on this walk or the 2:45- 4 pm walk on Saturday: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Insects:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Eastern Bumble Bee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Locust Borer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ammophila pictipennis (wasp no common name)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Brown Marmorated Stinkbug<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lasius alienus (ant no common name)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Question Mark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ailanthus Webworm Moth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mollusks:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Asian Clam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Birds:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Woody vegetation:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Flowering Dogwood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Multiflora Rose<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>American Sycamore<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Weeping Forsythia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Japanese Barberry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Wineberry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tuliptree<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ailanthus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Princess Tree<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Eastern Redbud<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Eastern Red Cedar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Black Gum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chestnut Oak<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sassafras<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Black Locust<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Herbaceous:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Virginia Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Wild Ginger<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ground Ivy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>American Pokeweed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jumpseed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Mullein<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Halberd-leaved Rosemallow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Field Thistle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Fuller's Teasel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Horse Nettle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Dogbane<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>American Yarrow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marsh Blue Violet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Plantain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Wingstem<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Canadian Clearweed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Poison Ivy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Dandelion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Queen Anne's Lace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Indian Strawberry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Common Milkweed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Black-eyed Susan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Paula Dinnerstein, Luke Goembel, Eddy Norton, Lizza Lewis, Paul Konka, Denise Cohen, Roberta Cowan, Gail Landy, Ken Rowe, Donna Stauffer, Jeanne Milburn, Janet Gingold, Jane Fallon, Fred Fallon, Marc Imlay, Mike Ellis, Sue Muller, Joe Metzger, Heloise Morgan, Julianna McCaskill plus 2 children, Lynn Cherry, jamine Flgmainl * plus 2 children, and Mary Levy *<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Garlic mustard Asiatic bush honeysuckle, Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese barberry, beefsteak, Tree of Heaven, and Autumn Olive non-native invasive plants were removed <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></div><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></div></body></html>