Fri Jun 15 2007 - 16:18:26 PDT

Contents
1. Be a part of the Planning Committee for the next EIN Workshop #7!
2. EIN Workshop #7, approximate date and tentative place determined!
3. Non-herbicide methods for Phrag control?
4. Microstegium thesis online

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1. Be a part of the Planning Committee for the next EIN Workshop #7!
From Mandy Tu (imtu(at)tnc.org)
 
Do you want to be part of our most excellent Planning Committee for the next
workshop? If there is something that you would like to see addressed in our
next workshop, be part of our banner group!!
 
For this next year, being on the Planning Committee mostly entails
participating in monthly phone calls. As the workshop approaches, you may
be asked to contribute a bit more and to help during the workshop itself.
Our most excellent group currently includes: Gwynn Crichton (VA), Troy Weldy
(Eastern NY), Bob Nelson (FL), Hilary Oles (Adirondacks NY), Jess Toro (MA),
Dave Gumbart (CT), Kris Serbesoff-King (FL) and myself. Please let me know
if you are interested!
 
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2. EIN Workshop #7, approximate date and tentative place determined!
From: Mandy Tu (imtu(at)tnc.org)
 
No, we do not yet have a final date set for the next Eastern Invasives
Network meeting, but it is tentatively scheduled for October 2008 in
Virginia Beach, Virginia! Why so long between workshops? We decided that
this summer is coming up too fast and we are also trying to best accommodate
the fire/burn season for the Virginia folks. So, set aside Fall 2008 for
the next EIN meeting and start making sure that you will have adequate
travel funds to get there!!
 
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3. Non-herbicide methods for Phrag control?
From: Mandy Tu (imtu(at)tnc.org)
 
We have a very dated ESA on our website noting all sorts of different
management treatments for Phragmites australis control. Are you currently
managing Phrag without using herbicides? If so, please let me know what you
are doing, the timing of your treatments, if it is effective, etc. Thanks!

 
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4. Microstegium thesis online
From: Doug Samson (dsamson(at)tnc.org)
 
As most of you know, Sherry Adams, a master's student at Appalachian Lab,
did her thesis on Microstegium effects in herbaceous plant communities along
the C&O Canal, and her work was supported by a 2006 BCRF award from our
Chapter. Sherry did a tremendous amount of good work, and has already
finished and defended her thesis.
 
Feel free to share Sherry's BCRF report with professional colleagues.
Because she worked with NPS/C&O Canal NHP, I'm sure she's already given
those folks copies (I'm not sure about GWMP). And I imagine some of the
members of ma-eppc are familiar with her work. I'm going to forward these
to MD NHP colleagues.Sherry is in the job market, so yell if you hear of any
good opportunities....
 
Copies of her revised BCRF Final Report, as well as her entire thesis, can
be temporarily downloaded from the following urls:
http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/temp/adamsreport.pdf (2MB)
http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/temp/adamsthesis.pdf (1MB)