Conference Presentations for Midwest Invasive Plant Network Symposium, December 10-11, 2008

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To view a complete agenda of the Symposium, click here.

 

Wednesday, December 10

Welcome and Introduction of MIPN Activities - Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator

Invasives and Climate Change - Thomas J. Stohlgren, U.S. Geological Survey

Invasives and Biofuels - Roger Anderson, Illinois State University

Invasive Plants in the Midwest - Debbie Maurer, Lake County Forest Preserve District, Illinois (note: this presentation was substituted for the one below by Kay Havens. Kay was unable to attend due to illness)

Reducing seed output and seed viability of cultivars:  How much is enough to create a plant that will not be invasive? - Kay Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden

Beyond the browsing effects: Deer suppress unpalatable natives and facilitate an invasive plant species’ success in forests - Susan Kalisz, University of Pittsburgh

• Information from this presentation may be found in the following two PDF's from journal articles:
• "Deer Facilitate Invasive Plant Success in a Pennsylvania Forest Understory", to be published in Natural Areas Journal, April 2009.
• "Population growth rate of a common understory herb decreases non-linearly across a gradient of deer herbivory", Forest Ecology, 2009.

Direct and indirect effects of invasive plants on tree regeneration - Scott J. Meiners and Laura M. Ladwig, Eastern Illinois University 

Midwest Invasive Plant Network Annual Meeting - MIPN Update - Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator

Contributed papers on invasive plants - the Wednesday afternoon papers are not available. Please contact individual authors (posted on the agenda) if you would like more information.

 

Thursday, December 11 – Two concurrent sessions all day

Session A, Morning:

At the Crossroads: Invasive Species in Indiana – a legislative update - Ellen Jacquart, The Nature Conservancy

Canada Thistle Management Workshop* - M. Haar and Roger Becker, University of Minnesota; M. Moechnig, South Dakota State University

Garlic mustard workshop - Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin; Kevin Gibson, Purdue University; Jeannie Katovich, University of Minnesota:

• Management options for garlic mustard and appropriate timings - Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin
• The Biology and Ecology of Garlic Mustard - Kevin Gibson, Purdue University; Jeannie Katovich, University of Minnesota
• Garlic Mustard Biocontrol: An Update - Jeannie Katovich, University of Minnesota

Reed canarygrass management workshop - Kelly Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Rich Dunbar and Nate Simons, Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Scott Fetters, J.F. New; Tom Simpson, McHenry County Conservation District:

• Reed Canary Grass Management Workshop - Kelly Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Reed Canary Grass Control: A Tale of Two Preserves - Rich Dunbar and Nate Simons, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Using Poast Herbicide to Restore Native Sedge Meadow Vegetation - Tom Simpson, McHenry County Conservation District

Session A, Afternoon:

Japanese stiltgrass management workshop - S. Luke Flory, Indiana University; Bonnie Wolf, The Nature Conservancy
                        
Asian Bush Honeysuckle Control Options and Strategies - Ron Rathfon and Zach Lowe, Purdue University

Fire and plant invasions in the Midwest - S. Luke Flory, Indiana University; Joseph Robb, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge; Roger Anderson, Illinois State University; Joanne Rebbeck, USDA Forest Service; Brian Winters, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge; Chad Bladow, The Nature Conservancy; Tom Post, Indiana Department of Natural Resources:

• Fire and plant invasions in the Midwest - S. Luke Flory, Indiana University; Joseph Robb, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge; Roger Anderson, Illinois State University; Joanne Rebbeck, USDA Forest Service; Brian Winters, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge; Chad Bladow, The Nature Conservancy; Tom Post, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Fire and Tree-of- Heaven: Does prescribed fire increase the invasiveness of Ailanthus? - Joanne Rebbeck, USDA Forest Service
• Fire and the invasive annual grass Microstegium vimineum in eastern deciduous forests - Luke Flory, Indiana University; Keith Clay, Indiana University; Sarah Emery, University of Louisville; Joe Robb, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Invasive Plant Impacts - Zach Lowe, Purdue University

 

Session B, Morning:

Using weed-free forage and mulch to prevent the introduction of invasive plants - Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network/Purdue University

Invasive Plant Management on Rights-of-Way - Robert Masters, Dow AgroSciences; Reid Smeda, University of Missouri; P.David Cornett, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; Clyde Mason, Indiana Department of Transportation:

• Invasive Plant Management on Rights-of-Way - Robert Masters, Dow AgroSciences; Reid Smeda, University of Missouri; P.David Cornett, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; Clyde Mason, Indiana Department of Transportation
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Maintenance - P.David Cornett, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• INDOT, Greenfield District - Clyde Mason, Indiana Department of Transportation

Cooperative Weed Management Areas:  What are they and how can you start one? - Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network/Purdue University; Carmen Chapin, National Park Service and Northwoods CWMA:

• Cooperative Weed Management Areas: What are they and how can you start one? - Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network, Purdue University; Carmen Chapin, National Park Service & Northwoods CWMA; Chris Evans, River to River CWMA; Tom Tremain, Southern Indiana CWMA
• Cooperative Weed Management Areas: Local Cooperation Equals Local Success in the Northwoods - Carmen Chapin, National Park Service & Northwoods CWMA
• Southern Indiana CWMA: Regional Coverage with Local Focus, Beginning Operations: mid-2008 - Tom Tremain, Southern Indiana CWMA
• River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area

Session B, Afternoon:

Scientific risk assessment and its policy applications for preventing plant invasions - Reuben Keller, University of Notre Dame; Doug Keller, Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Kelly Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources:

• Risk Assessment for Invasive Species - Reuben Keller, University of Notre Dame
• An Ounce of Prevention...Indiana's Aquatic Plant Strategy - Doug Keller, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin’s Invasive Species Classification Assessment and Rule - Kelly Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Discussion of invasive plant research and management needs in the Midwest - Alice Heikens, Franklin College - Midwest Invasive Plant Concerns Qestionnaire

Research-Management Collaboration - Heather L. Reynolds and Sarah Shannon, Indiana University; Chad Kirschbaum, Wayne National Forest - Ironton District; Brian McCarthy, Ohio University; Elizabeth L. Middleton, Indiana University; Chip O'Leary, The Nature Conservancy; Kathleen S. Knight, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station; Joy Marburger, National Park Service:

• Research-Management Collaboration - Heather L. Reynolds, Indiana University
• The Iron Furnace Cooperative Weed Management Area - Management and Research Collaboration - Chad Kirschbaum, Wayne National Forest - Ironton District; Brian McCarthy, Ohio University
• Common ground: matching research to land management goals in prairie restoration - Elizabeth L. Middleton, Indiana University; Chip O'Leary, The Nature Conservancy

Best Management Practices - Kelly Kearns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Carmen Chapin, National Park Service

 

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