SOUTHEAST EXOTIC PEST PLANT COUNCIL (SE-EPPC) & GEORGIA EXOTIC PEST PLANT COUNCIL (GA-EPPC) JOINT CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIUM
NOVEMBER 12-14, 2014 UGA Hotel and Conference Center Athens, Georgia As non-native plants have been introduced into the landscape, either intentionally or unintentionally, several have proven to have an adverse impact upon native habitat, property values, and human health. The Conference will focus on issues regarding these non-native invasive plants, including efforts to control them. The agenda includes presentations by numerous professionals. The keynote speaker, Dr. Douglas Tallamy, Professor and Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, and author of “Bringing Nature Home – How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants”, will discuss how the loss of native plants is having an adverse impact upon other natives, including insects and the wildlife that depend upon them. Available CEU’s Georgia Commercial Pesticide Applicator: 5.0 hours – cat. 23, 24, 26, 27 We will assist in obtaining pesticide credits for other states – we are in process of obtaining credits Continuing Forestry Education Units: up to 11.5 hours Cat. 1 Certified Arborist: 3.25 hours, Municipal Specialist: 3.25 hours, BCMA – Management: 3.25 hours Register at www.se-eppc.org Hotel space at conference rate is available. Please provide “block code 83832” when making hotel reservations. Early Registration ends Nov. 4: $165 Late Registration: $185 Student Registration: $120 Registration includes all sessions, welcome social, banquet and field trips.
