2007 OIPC Research Conference Announcement

The conference will include lectures by prominent workers in the field of invasive plant species management and research. There will also be two poster sessions designed to give managers and researchers the opportunity to interact and build upon each other’s work. The conference will conclude with a presentation of four case studies by land managers working on different species and in different areas of Ohio.

Speakers

Valerie Vartanian, Horticulture and Landscape Professions Liaison, The Nature Conservancy & The Missouri Botanical Garden

Global invasives and your backyard: Pathways for invasion and management.

Dr. Glenn Matlack, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University

Are roadsides a red carpet for invasive plant species?

Dr. Zachary Lowe, The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

Integrated vegetation management and invasive plant control.

Case Study Presentations

Tom Borgman, Hamilton County Ohio Metroparks

Amur honeysuckle control in Hamilton County Park District.

Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey

Evaluation of control techniques for Phragmites australis in coastal wetlands, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.

Dr. Cynthia Huebner, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station

Strategic management of five forest invaders in deciduous forests of West Virginia.

Steve Harvey, ODNR Division of Natural Areas & Preserves

Buckthorn management at Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve.

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings of lectures and posters will be published by the Ohio Biological Survey. Speakers and poster presenters submitted brief papers including an abstract for publication in the proceedings.

Proceedings from the 2004 conference can be viewed at the OIPC website using the following link: http://www.oipc.info/links.htm

Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or would like more information about the conference.