February 25 - March 3, 2019
Washington DC Events
Invasive Species 101: What are invasive species? How did they get here? How have they affected ecosystems around the world? What is being done to mitigate risks?
Belle Bergner, Executive Director, North American Invasive Species Management Association
Lunchtime Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12PM- 1PM
Cannon House Office Building Room 122
“Fire and Water” Series Session I: A Discussion about Invasive Species and Wildfires
Gina Ramos, Senior Weeds Specialist, Bureau of Land Management
Lunchtime Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12PM – 1PM
Cannon House Office Building Room 421
Hawk ‘n’ Dove
329 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
starting around 5:30pm

Elizabeth Brown (Invasive Species Coordinator; Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Lunchtime Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12PM – 1PM
Rayburn House Office Building 2020
Lunchtime Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12PM – 1PM
Longworth House Office Building 1100
February 26–February 28, 2019
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20560
NA-IPC Webinars
Monday, February 25, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Lee Van Wychen, National and Regional Weed Science Societies and Nancy Rybicki, retired USGS
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Carrie Brown-Lima, NY Invasive Species Research Institute, Cornell University
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Jason Ferrell, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida
Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Belle Bergner, North American Invasive Species Management Association
Acknowledgements
Chuck Bargeron, Liz Moss, Sarah Jean Swain and Rebekah Wallace, UGA Bugwood, Coordinators, NISAW website and webinar technology
Alex Hosmar and Rick Otis, RRISC, overall coordination and assistance
Lee van Wychen, WSSA, Coordinator, Capitol Hill arrangements
Steering Committee Organizations
- RRISC
- Weed Science Society of America
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- NPS
- DOI
- USGS
- USDA/APHIS
- UGA
- Invasive Species Action Network
- Nature Conservancy
- North American Invasive Species Management Association
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- USDA Forest Service