Calendar of Upcoming Invasive Species Events
Design and Management of Sustainable Landscapes for the Finger Lakes and Upstate NY
- Ithaca's 2nd Annual Designing with Native Plants Symposium
Friday, March 5, 2010, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm -- Saturday, March 6, 2010, 9:00 - 3:30 pm
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
Many issues of overall sustainability find an elegant intersection in native horticulture, ecology and the use of native
plants. Many discussions of sustainability, including those locally here in Ithaca, often overlook the very relevant
role of horticulture and landscaping, and the fundamental use of native plants in clean, green practices. The goal
of the symposium is to connect local horticulture, and the local use of native plants, to a larger movement, promoting
natural landscaping and native plants to the forefront of horticulture, ecology, and sustainability, from its previously
marginal position.
Register early! Last year’s conference sold out a month in advance; participation is limited to 105 people per day.
The first 50 total registrants will receive a free copy of Native Plants for Native Birds (donated by The Plantsmen
Nursery). Click here for full brochure and registration information.
Symposium on Ash in North America
Tuesday, March 9 through Thursday, March 11, 2010
University Plaza Hotel, West Lafayette, Indiana
The USDA Forest Service and Purdue University are sponsoring a symposium to explore the value and preservation
of ash (Fraxinus sp.) in North America. The symposium will be of special interest to researchers,
industries and businesses that use ash, nursery growers, urban resource specialists, community leaders,
educators, forest managers, and regulators.
It is estimated that the value of ash timber grown in the eastern United States is about $25 billion and that the total
value of ash trees in communities across the continent could be as high as $60 billion. Ash in North America
provides diverse products and benefits to communities, industries, and the environment.
This symposium brings together experts on the many facets of the ash resource in North America. The agenda will
address the distribution of ash throughout North America, the role of ash species in natural areas, forest
management both before and after the arrival of the emerald ash borer (EAB), ash in today’s hardwood markets,
novel methods of ash utilization, resistance mechanisms in ash to EAB, climate change as a threat to the resource,
the role of ash in Native American culture, and management of ash in the presence of emerald ash borers.
For more information on the Symposium on Ash Trees in North America and registering for the meeting, please visit
the symposium website.
Contacts:
- Jodie Ellis, Purdue Department of Entomology (765-494-0822)
- Lenny Farlee, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Department (765-494-2153)