National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb 26 - Mar 3
For more information see http://www.nisaw.org/ [1]
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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