2018 Invasive Species Lunchtime Talks
Fire and Invasive Weeds
June 7, 2018 12:10-1:00 pm: Invasive plants and fire in California
Chair: Dr. Sabrina L. Drill, UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Speakers: Dr. Matthew Brooks, Supervisory Research Ecologist, Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey - Yosemite Field Station - find Dr. Brooks' publications here.
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Katie vinZandt, Botanist, Angeles National Forest, US Forest Service
Aquatic Invasive Species
June 6, 2018 12:10-1:00 pm: Quagga mussels, nutria and other threats to California’s water bodies
Chair: Dr. Ted Grosholz, Professor and Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis
Speakers: John Madsen, Research Biologist in Aquatic Invasive Weeds, USDA/ARS and UC Davis
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Valerie Cook-Fletcher, Senior Environmental Scientist, Invasive Species Program, California Department of Fish and Wildlife - for more on nutria, visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/nutria
Invasive Tree Pests
June 5, 12:10-1:00 pm: Shot hole borers and other threats to California’s trees
Chair: Dr. Beatriz E. Nobua-Behrmann, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County
Speakers: Dr. Jodi Axelson, Cooperative Extension Specialist - Forest Health
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley
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Kevin Turner, Southern California Invasive Pest Coordinator, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection