PRESENTATIONS

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2025 Webinars

Improving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in Invasive Species Outreach

Join us to learn about MIPN's efforts to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and to make our resources more accessible. We will be sharing information on funding, organizational process, accessibility standards, and more. Our presenters will be Michelle Beloskur, MIPN, Dr. Shikha Singh, JLW CISMA, and Taylor Schutz, MIPN.
January 21, 2025 - 11:30 AM Central Time
Register Here

 

2024 Recordings - Effective Management & Success Stories

 

• Managing European Water Chestnut: A Success Story in the Welland River, presentation by Katie Church, Invasive Species Centre - Sponsored by the Invasive Species Centre
• Effective Management of Knotweed in the Midwest, presenters Dr. Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Roger Becker, University of Minnesota
• Early Detection of Forest Invasives: Participatory Opportunities in the Midwest, presenters Angela Gupta, University of Minnesota, Julie Crick, Michigan State University, Matt Wallrath, University of Wisconsin, and Michelle Beloskur, MIPN - Funded by USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
• Ruminations of a Goat Herder on Invasive Species and Forest Stewardship, presenter Ron Rathfon, Purdue University - Sponsored by Woody Warehouse Nursery, Lizton, IN
• Herbicide Application 101, presenters Fred Whitford, Purdue University, Emily Finch, Martin/Daviess/Orange County SWCD, Mike Main, Helena Agri -  Sponsored by Helena Agri & State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
• Using Genetic Information to Improve Eurasian Watermilfoil Management, presenters Dr. Ryan Thum and Ashley Wolfe, Montana State University (closed captioning in progress)
• Invasive Grasses of the Midwest, presenters Dr. Reid Smeda, University of Missouri and Chris Evans, University of Illinois - Sponsored by Mark M. Holeman, Inc., Indianapolis, IN 
  • Read MIPN's companion article, "What to Plant Instead: Native Grass Edition"

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2023 Webinar Series Recordings - Emerging Midwest Invasives

Thank you to all who presented, sponsored, and participated in our 2023 series. Links to the webinar recordings are below.

• Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), Presentation by Kurt Dreisilker, The Morton Arboretum
• Mile-a-Minute Weed (Persicaria perfoliata), Presentation by Shikha Singh, PhD, JLW CISMA - Sponsored by the Invasive Species Centre
• Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) & Teasels (Dipsacus spp.), Presentation by Emily Finch, Dubois, Daviess and Martin County SWCD & Chris Henze, Johnson County Secondary Road Department
• Black & Pale Swallow-wort (Cynanchum spp.), Presentation by Shikha Singh, PhD, JLW CISMA
• Water Soldier (Stratiotes aloides), Presentation by Robert McGowan, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters - Sponsored by the Invasive Species Centre.
• Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Presentation by Christopher Evans, University of Illinois Extension - Sponsored by the Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association
• Japanese chaff flower (Achyranthes japonica), Presentation by Christopher Evans, University of Illinois Extension - Sponsored by the Walnut Council
• Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense), Presentation by Kurt Dreisilker, The Morton Arboretu - Sponsored by Mark M. Holeman, Inc. 
• Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus), Presentation by Chris Henze, Johnson County Secondary Road Department - Sponsored by the Iowa Weed Commissioners' Association
• Porcelain berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), Presentation by Dave Gressley, Spring Grove Arboretum - Sponsored by Williams Creek Management 

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MIPN/WIGL Collaborative Webinar, "Meet the 'New and Improved' Landscape Alternatives Mobile App," Sept. 2021 (Presenter: Clair Ryan, MIPN Coordinator)

 

MIPN Webinar, "Using EDDMapS Future Range Mapping Tools to Understand Invasive Plants of the Future Midwest," June 2021 (Presenter: Clair Ryan, MIPN Coordinator)

 

The Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes Collaborative Summit, November 2020 (Presenters: Various)

 

Restoration Webinar Series, Jan - March 2018 (Presenters: Various)

 

National Assocation of Invasive Plant Councils, "Working with Industry to Reduce the Spread of Ornamental Invasive Plants: Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Collaboration, and what the Future Holds," April 2017, (Presenters: Mark Renz & Kurt Dreisilker, MIPN Board President & Treasurer)

 

Conference Presentations:

• Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes Summit Recordings (November 2020)
• Conference Presentations for the 2018 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
• Conference Presentations for the 2016 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
• Conference Presentations for the 2015 MIPN Invasive Plant Symposium
• Conference Presentations for the 2014 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
• Conference Presentations for the 2013 MIPN/OIPC Invasive Plant Symposium at the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Columbus, 2013
• Conference Presentations for the 2012 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
• Conference Presentations for the MIPN/IPAW Symposium at the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Milwaukee, 2011
• MNWIISC (Minnesota-Wisconsin Invasive Species Conference) 2010 - Working Together to Control Invasive Species
• The 2010 Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference - Joint Conference of The Stewardship Network and Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Video Presentations of the 2010 Invasive Plant Management Workshop
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network Symposium, December 10-11, 2008
• The National Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Conference, April, 2008, Reno, Nevada.
• Integrating Invasive Plant Species Data in the Midwest: Solutions for Data Collection and Management, January 2008
• Special Session of Regional Plant Invasions, October 2007
• Invasive Plants Symposium in Milwaukee, December 2006

 

PowerPoint Presentaions:

• MIPN Weed Management Planning