OPEN LAND CONSERVANCY
Of Chester County
Invites you to its 71st
Annual Meeting
Wednesday March 17th, 2010
at 8:00 pm
At the Great Valley Presbyterian Church
On Swedesford Road, North of Paoli
Featuring
Invasives: Threats to the Landscape
A New Biological Approach
Two major issues facing our
environment are loss of habitat and the emergence of
invasive animals and weeds.
Learn about the history of invasive weeds, and the means used
to control them including
chemical, mechanical and biological strategies. Our discussion will focus on
one of the most ferocious aggressors: mile-a-minute weed.
Ellen Lake, Ph.D. Candidate
in Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at The University
of Delaware, will discuss
the devastation of mile-a-minute weed and a biological control
strategy using host-specific
weevils. Ellen has been working with weevils against mile-a-minute
for over 6 years, and is
currently leading the project in our own Valley Creek preserve
to control this very
aggressive invasive.
Come to this important
meeting where you can hear not only what the Conservancy is
doing, but also what you can
be doing on your own to help control this ecological invader.
For
more information please call 610 647-5380.
Refreshments will be served following the program. The public is welcome.