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National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb 26 - Mar 3

Date: 
Sunday, February 26, 2017 to Friday, March 3, 2017
Location: 
Nationwide

For more information see http://www.nisaw.org/

Monday, February 27th

 2:00p ET Some Rapid Risk Assessment Tools for Nonnative Species: Where Are We, and Where Do We Need to Go?  Mike Hoff, PhD, (USFWS-retired), Eagan, MN.

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3:00p ET Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Florida Landscape: Solving Problems with Interagency Cooperation. Melissa Smith, PhD., Research Ecologist at Invasive Plant Research Lab, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Tuesday, February 28th

2:00p ET Use of Landsat time series for large-scale mapping of invasive species distributions. Valerie Pasquarella, Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Northeast Climate Science Center

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3:00p ET Picking Our Battles: A Strategy to Enhance Success of Invasive Plant Projects. Rachel Stevens, Stewardship Coordinator and Wildlife Ecologist, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

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Wednesday, March 1st

2:00p ET. Biological Control Agents Being Employed for Control of the Emerald Ash Borer.  Jian J. Duan, PhD, Research Entomologist/Lead Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, DE.

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Thursday, March 2nd

2:00p ET PlayCleanGo: Research on the Power of Positive Messaging.

Susan Burks, Forestry and Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  

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3:00p ET Eleven Years of Firewood Behavior Change Research- What is working, and where should we go from here? Leigh Greenwood, Don’t Move Firewood Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Missoula MT

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Friday, March 3rd

11a ET. European Grapevine Moth Eradication Program – a Formula for a Successful Eradication Project. Nick Condos, Director, Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA.

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