2012 NORTH AMERICAN INVASIVE PLANT ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSE March 15, 2012. The second annual North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course (NAIPSC) will be held June 26-28 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research & Extension Center in North Platte, NE. The NAIPSC is three days of intense instruction and learning for those interested in the basics of invasive plant ecology and management. The format of the NAIPSC includes a wide variety of venues and settings to engage participants in learning and applying the course material. Over a dozen instructors with expertise in restoration, GPS/GIS applications, plant identification, and many other topics related to invasive plants have been invited from all across the US. The presentations, hands-on workshops, site visits and instructor-led discussion sessions will allow for participants to interact with instructors on issues or challenges they might be addressing related to invasive plants. For the 2012 NAIPSC, a special session has been planned on the topic of water use by invasive plant species and will include research related information specific to introduced common reed ( Phragmites australis) and eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana). The NAIPSC is open to graduate students, researchers, land managers, and policy makers and has been approved for CEU and CCA credits, and graduate student credits through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For more information and registration details, go to the NAIPSC website ( http://ipscourse.unl.edu). Register now. Space is limited.
___________________ Stephen L. Young, PhD Weed Ecologist University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research & Extension Center 402 West State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 [email protected] 308-696-6712
