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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Regarding,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>“Present in over 30% of plots and responsible for the steepest and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>greatest number of significant increases, Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) was the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>most aggressive invader in our study and is a high management priority. Invasive shrubs, especially<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), multiflora<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>rose (Rosa multiflora), and wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius), also increased across<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>multiple parks, and sometimes at the expense of Japanese stiltgrass. Given the added risks to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>human health from tick-borne diseases, invasive shrubs are a high management priority”,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>how can we communicate better with our tick-born disease associates?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MAIPC <maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Maywalt<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 11, 2021 9:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Bonnie Harper-Lore <bonnielore@comcast.net>; MAIPC Listserve <maipc@lists.maipc.org>; Mary Willeford Bair <ladybugspec@yahoo.com>; billjohnson <billjohnson@usinternet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MAIPC] Fwd: Faith's new blog - invasive plants in National parks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 8:49 AM Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I've attached the paper Faith refers to in her blog.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jil<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:phytodoer@aol.com" target="_blank">phytodoer@aol.com</a>><br>Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 9:55 AM<br>Subject: Faith's new blog - invasive plants in National parks<br>To: <<a href="mailto:necis@lists.nationalwildlife.org" target="_blank">necis@lists.nationalwildlife.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello, tree pest mavens!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I have posted a new blog at <a href="http://www.cisp.us" target="_blank">www.cisp.us</a> and <a href="http://www.nivemnic.us" target="_blank">www.nivemnic.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This blog examines recent information on the status of invasive plant management in National parks - with a focus on the parks of the East (from Virginia to Maine. Check it out!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Faith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>MAIPC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org" target="_blank">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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