NC EPPC Annual
Meeting Agenda
NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
February 23-24, 2012
Understanding and managing invasive plant threats in the NC highlands
Day 1, Thursday, Feb. 23
9:00-9:45
Registration and coffee
9:45-10:00
Welcome to NC Arboretum, Asheville - George Briggs, NC Arboretum Director
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome and NC EPPC Update - Rick Iverson, NC EPPC President
10:15 – 10:45
Keynote speaker, Gary Kauffman, U.S. Forest Service, National Forests in NC - Southern Appalachian Invasive Plant Strategy: Effective Controls on the Worst Offenders
10:45 – 11:15
Invasive Plant Challenges in the Appalachian Highlands – Nancy Dagley Fraley, National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway
11:15 – 11:45
American Recovery Act Funding of Invasive Weed Program - Bob Gale, Western North Carolina Alliance
11:45 – 12:00
Managing the Invasion of Mile-a-minute Vine - Rick Iverson, NCDA&CS, Plant Industry Division
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch provided
1:00 – 1:30
Using Non-native, Non-invasive species in Landscape Plantings: Pros and Cons - Barbara Fair, North Carolina State University
1:30 – 2:00
Update on the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership (SACWMP) - Lindsay Majer, Equinox Environmental Consultation and Design, Inc.
2:00 – 2:30
Relative Efficacy of Chemical, Mechanical and Combination Treatments for Oriental Bittersweet Removal - Jennifer Ward, UNC, Asheville, Dept. of Biology
2:30 – 3:00
Break
3:00 – 3:30
Invasive Plants on the Move - Bonnie Harper-Lore, US DOT, Federal Highway Administration
3:30 – 4:00
Invasive Aquatic Weed Issues in the Highlands of NC - Rob Richardson, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Crop Science Department
4:00 – 4:30
Web-based Tools for Invasive Species Management – Lisa Smith, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
4:30-5:00
Pesticide and Forestry Credit registration
5:00– 6:30
Social/mixer
Day 2, Friday, Feb. 24
8:30-9:00
Introduction to EDRR and EDDMaps - Rick Iverson, NCDA&CS and Margaret Fields, The Nature Conservancy
9:00-10:00
Membership business meeting-open to all meeting attendees, elections to take place
10:00-10:15
Break
10:15-10:30
Invasive Plant Management at the NC Arboretum-Art Miller
10:30-11:30
Training for Invasive Plant Discussions with the Public-George Morris, Riverworks, Inc.and Maggie Porell, The Nature Conservancy
11:30-12:00
Equipment demo in the parking lot (hand tools, power tools, manual sprayers, ATV’s and utility vehicles with sprayer configurations) - Martin Clark, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
12:00
Pesticide Credits Certification (main meeting room); adjourn
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