Sponsored by the North Carolina Forest Service
Hosted by North Carolina State University
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Delivered by NCSU-FEOP
General Description
The Non-native and Invasive Forest Plants Workshops for Landowners is a series of 6 one-day educational workshops featuring presentations by experts in non-native invasive plants that impact North Carolina’s forests. Each workshop will engage regionally based stakeholder groups in the planning and educational content. These workshops are designed for family forest landowners, but all forestland ownership types and professional forestland managers and advisers are welcome. Commercial and educational exhibits will be displayed at each workshop. CLICK HERE to download/print a PDF copy of the information pamphlet on the workshops.
These workshops are made possible by a grant from the USDA Forest Service, distributed by the North Carolina Forest Service, in partnership with North Carolina State University's Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program (FEOP).
Professional continuing education contact hours available:
- Society of American Foresters = 5.0 CFE category 1-CF
- International Society of Arboriculture = Arborist:5, BCMA Science:1, Municipal:5, BCMA Mgmt:4
- NCDA&CS Pesticide Division = 5 hours in categories GLNODX
Note: Participants who register for continuing education credits will be charged a $15 handling fee.
What you will learn
- What are non-native and invasive species, and why should you care?
- Identification of specific problem species
- The impacts of these plants on forest communities (ecologic, economic and cultural)
- How non-native species are introduced
- What are the risks of the “do-nothing” style of management
- Gain exposure to organized NNI stakeholder groups and efforts currently taking shape, or ongoing, in your region
- Resources available to landowners and what steps you can take
- How your neighbors and local professionals are dealing with NNI challenges.
General Workshop Agenda
8:00 a.m. Coffee and refreshments, registration, visit exhibits, sign up for door prizes!
8:30 a.m. Morning Session
- What are non-native invasives, why forest landowners should care, and what are the common pathways to introduction
- Definitions of terms and ecological implications
- Management and control of regionally important invasives – what YOU can do
- Demonstration and Hands-on Stations Open
- Plant Identification
- Tools and how to use them
- Spatial databases and mapping systems
- Pesticide use safety demonstrations
- Vendors and applicators - exhibitor demonstrations and giveaways
12:15 p.m. Casual/light lunch will be provided, exhibitor visitation
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session:
- Case studies in regional/local NNI management and control
- Meet local resource agency representatives and fellow landowners and hear their stories and advice
- Demonstration and Hands-on Stations Open
- Plant Identification
- Tools and how to use them
- Spatial databases and mapping systems
- Pesticide use safety demonstrations
- Vendors and applicators - exhibitor demonstrations and giveaways
- Resources available to landowners and where to go from here
- Evaluations completed
- Door Prizes Awarded and FREE books for everyone to take home!
Workshop Regional Locations and Dates
- Sandhills, Lower Piedmont and Uwharries:
August 19, 2011 - Moore County Extension Center
707 Pinehurst Ave,
Agricultural Center,
Carthage, NC 28327
WOW, over 150 in attendance! Thanks for coming!
- Western North Carolina:
September 13, 2011 - Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort
One Resort Drive, Asheville, NC 28806
Nearly 170 attended - thanks!
- Coastal Plain of North Carolina:
October 18, 2011 - Duplin County Extension Ctr.
165 Agriculture Drive,
Kenansville, NC 28349
Fantastic group of 100+ at this workshop!
- Northeastern North Carolina:
February 7, 2012 - Sen. Bob Martin Eastern Ag Center
2900 NC Highway 125 South,
Williamston, NC 27892
Another packed house with lots of good eats and info!
- Piedmont (includes urban forestry topics):
May 1, 2012 - Bur-Mil Park Clubhouse
5834 Bur-Mil Club Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410
Thanks to the 150+ attendees!
Please Register to Attend
Advanced registration for these workshops is required. Participants may attend multiple workshops, but the content from one workshop to the next will be the same or quite similar. Registration process can be completed by phone, online or by mail/fax. There is no cost to attend one of these workshops. However, there a single $15 handling fee for persons requesting professional continuing education (CE) credits from any of the types of credits provided. Check the type of CE credits needed when completing the registration form. The handling fee can be paid by check or major credit card.
Registration is now closed.
Workshop sponsors include:
- Moore County Cooperative Extension
- NRCS of Moore County
- NC Chapter of The Wildlife Society
- North Carolina Forest Service
- NC DENR Urban and Community Forestry Program
- NC Division of the Society of American Foresters
- NC Exotic Pest Plant Council
- NC Forestry Association
- NC Tree Farm Program
- North Carolina Sandhills Weed Management Area
- NC Woodlands
- Partners for Fish and Wildlife
- Sandhills Area Land Trust
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative, NC Implementation Committee
- The Nature Conservancy
- USDA Forest Service
- USDA National Forests System
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Western North Carolina University Forest Stewards
- Western North Carolina Alliance
- Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve
- Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership
- and these North Carolina State University Departments and Programs:
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Crop Science
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
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Need more information?
CLICK HERE to review the slide presentations given at recent NNI workshops in North Carolina.
Contact the NCSU Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program at 919-515-9563, or by email: forestry_outreach@ncsu.edu
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