<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">I am looking for individuals who can give a brief - < 30 min webinar to the public about non-native invasive plants.</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">We are creating the NOVA Tree Rescue as part of the Plant NOVA Natives tree campaign (Plant Native Trees) to address the numerous native trees that are at risk in the area. The goals of the webinars are to present two plants (i.e. porcelain berry and orient bittersweet), key identification points, native look-a-likes, control techniques, and safety issues.</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">If you or someone you know would be willing to help us out, please let me know. </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">I truly appreciate it. </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">Thank you</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px">Heidi</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><i style="color:rgb(0,58,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.666666984558105px">#plantnovatrees</i></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><div><b>The current list of topics for the webinars is identifying and removal of:</b></div><div>1) English Ivy and wintercreeper (also a talk about why trees are important)</div><div>2) Porcelain berry and oriental bittersweet</div><div>3) Wisteria and kudzu</div><div>4) Multiflora rose and Japanese honeysuckle</div><div>5) Japanese hops, 5 leave akabia</div><div>6) Mile-a-minute, and sweet autumn clematis </div><div><br></div><div>I also plan to have a webinar on how to solicit volunteers from your community and one on important native trees and how to keep them healthy. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Summary of the program:</b></div><div><i style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.666666984558105px">Everyone is invited to help save native trees in Northern Virginia. Volunteers can work either on their own in their neighborhoods or within organizations such as community associations, schools, faith communities, etc, to spot trees that are at risk and educate the owners about how to save them. We will be hosting a series of short trainings on identifiying and addressing threats such as non-native vines and providing brochures and on-line materials for volunteers to use in their outreach. We will also provide organizations with ideas for creating a tree action plan. Upon request, we will try to match up volunteers who are willing to work outside their own communities with organizations that need more help.</i></div></div></body></html>