Join MAIPC for a half-day workshop about wavyleaf basketgrass (WLBG) and learn about MAIPC's upcoming efforts to find a biocontrol vector for this invasive plant. Dr. Vanessa Beauchamp from Towson University will give several talks about the ecology and life history of this plant, and then you, the MAIPC members, will join the board in discussing how to fund and find a biocontrol organism for WLBG. Dr. Beauchamp has done significant research on the life history and ecology of wavyleaf basketgrass, and her recent research has focused on riparian restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Also on the agenda is Dr. Nancy Rybicki of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Division. She is leading an effort to locate populations of and eradicate a newly-discovered species of invasive water chestnut in Northern Virginia. Other speakers are likely but still unconfirmed. After the workshop the agenda for the business meeting will include elections of board members and officers, discussion and planning of the 2019 conference, and discussion of funding research for biocontrols of wavyleaf basketgrass. register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wavyleaf-basketgrass-workshop-and-maipc-business-meeting-tickets-53259859674?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing We will have a WebEx webinar set up for the event. Details will be sent to the MAIPC Listserv and Facebook page. COST: A nominal $12 fee covers a portion of MAIPC's catering expenses of coffee and box lunches. Poultry, fish, vegetarian, and vegan meals will be available (alternate lunch options are not available within walking distance). DIRECTIONS: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695): Take Charles Street (Exit 25S) and continue one mile. Turn left at the traffic light onto Towsontown Boulevard. Turn right at the traffic light onto Osler Drive. Turn left at the traffic light onto Union Drive. Free parking is available in the Union Garage on weekends.
