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The Greenwich Land Trust Invasive Plant Management Workshop

April 4, 2013

Restoring our Natural Areas

Town Hall – 101 Field Point Road,
Greenwich, CT 06830.
Phone: (203) 622-7700

Thursday April 4th, 2013

Agenda

Presentations

8:30 am to 9:00 am
Registration and Snacks

9:10 am to 9:30 am
Introductions – Virginia Gwynn – Executive Director, The Greenwich Land Trust

9:30 am to 10:15 am
Presentation: Invasive Plant Management in Connecticut
Logan Senack – Connecticut Invasive Plant Coordinator

10:15 am to 11:00 am
Presentation: Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive species
Randy G. Westbrooks, Ph.D. – Invasive Plant Prevention Specialist

11:00 am to 11:45 am
Presentation: Mapping and Monitoring Strategies: Collecting Weed Data in Natural Areas
Chuck Bargeron – Information Technology Director, Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia

11:45-12:00
Presentation: Utilizing digital tools in local invasive plant control
Steven Conaway – Stewardship & Outreach Manager, The Greenwich Land Trust

12:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lunch Provided

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presentation: Utilizing Selective Methods for Invasive Plant Management
Steven T Manning – President, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.

2:00-2:45
Presentation: Anticipating Success – What Happens After You Remove that Invasive from your Ecosystem
John Peter Thompson

2:45-3:00
Break with refreshments

3:00-3:20
Greenwich—Looking to the Future

3:00-3:30
Open Discussion: invite local speakers from the Audubon center and other land management partners
Primary topics:

  • Developing a Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
  • Next Steps to Partnering for Success

3:30 pm
Adjourn

Parking Instructions

There is a large parking lot at Town Hall on the north side of the building (towards Route 1). It is metered and/or has numbered parking spaces which are tied to a parking machine system (cash or credit cards okay). There is no free parking in the area so please be prepared to use this lot.

Directions:

http://www.greenwichct.org/TownHall/Directions_to_Town_Hall/
Map is attached with parking lot marked. Town Hall Meeting Room is on first floor of building – a quick right turn when you get into the lobby.

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April 4, 2013
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