Maine Invasive Species Network 5th Annual Meeting

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The  Bank of Maine Ice Vault, Hallowell, Maine

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(8:00 – 8:30 am) Registration; coffee

(8:30 – 8:40) Welcome

(8:40 – 8:50) Invasive Species in Maine: What Comes Next?

(8:50 – 10:40) State of the State Roundtable by Taxa
Forest Pests: Allison Kanoti, MFS Forest Health Division
Aquatic Plants: Roberta Hill, Maine Volunteer Lakes Monitoring Program
Agricultural Pests: Andrei Alyokhin, UMaine Applied Entomology Laboratory
Marine Invasive Species: Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant / Maine Invasive Species Collaborative
Terrestrial Plants: Ann Gibbs, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

(10:40 – 11:00) Break

(11:00 – 12:00) Concurrent Session #1 (choose A or B)
A: The “big picture” of invasive plant management
B: Preparing for emerald ash borer

(12:00 – 1:00) Lunch

(1:00 – 2:00) Visioning: Revitalizing MISN

(2:00 – 2:15) Break

(2:15 – 3:15) Concurrent Session #2 (choose A or B)
A: Getting “beyond the choir”: Translating awareness into behavioral change
B: Successful volunteer engagement

(3:15 – 3:30) Wrap-up