February 25 - March 3, 2019
Washington D.C. 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
Lunch time 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
Lunch time Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12pm – 1pm
Cannon House Office Building Room 421
Invasive Species Happy Hour
Hawk ‘n’ Dove
329 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
*starting around 5:30pm
“Fire and Water” Series Session II: A Discussion about Aquatic Invasive Species – Elizabeth Brown (Invasive Species Coordinator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Lunch time Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12pm – 1pm
Rayburn House Office Building 2020
Resistance: A Discussion about the Innovative Solutions to Invasive Species Issues through Forest and Plant Science – Enrico Bonello (Center for Applied Plant Sciences; Ohio State University)
Lunch time Seminar on Capitol Hill: 12pm – 1pm
Longworth House Office Building 1100
Invasive Species Advisory Committee Meeting
9am – 5pm
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20560
NA-IPC Webinars
20 years of NISAW and EDRR for new Trapa bispinosa in Potomac watershed
Monday, February 25, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Lee Van Wychen, National and Regional Weed Science Societies and Nancy Rybicki, retired USGS
Bridging the gap between invasive species research and management in New York
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
PlayCleanGo and You Can Change Public Behavior to Slow the Spread of Invasive Species
Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 3:00 PM Eastern
Belle Bergner, North American Invasive Species Management Association