PPT-Update : invasive PLANTS

of increasing concern Antonio DiTommaso Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Cornell University ad97cornelledu Why Worry Invasive plants estimated to cost the US economy 40 billionyear 264 billion due to cropland weeds. Sasha Shaw. King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 201 South Jackson, Suite 600. Seattle, WA 98104. 206-477-9333. kingcounty.gov/weeds. . Agenda. Definitions. Impacts. How do weeds spread?. What can we do to help stop them?. „But the cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range.: it now occurs in these latitudes on both sides of the Cordillera across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile, Entre Rios, and Banda oriental. In the latter country alone, very many (probably several hundred) square miles are covered with one mass of these prickly plants, and are impenetrable by man or beast. Over the undulating plains, where these great beds occur, nothing else can live. Before their introduction, however, I apprehend the surface supported as in other parts a rank herbage. I doubt whether any case is on record of an invasion of so grand scale of one plant over the aborigines”. British . Columbia: . Introduction. An Online Course for BC Parks Staff, . Volunteers and Contractors. Welcome! . Course . Goal: . provide an introduction to invasive species in BC, explore their impacts, highlight key species for BC Parks regions, and learn how to report invasive species. . University of Washington Botanic Gardens. reichard@uw.edu. How Did We Get Here: A Very Brief Introduction to Invasive Ornamental Plants. Outline . The Dilemma. Codes of Conduct to facilitate discussion . St Restoration. Zeta . Theta St. .. Great Opportunity. Ecologically speaking. Connected to Lake Hartwell. Publicity. 450 students walk by per day . Drainage Pipes. Concerns. Erosion. Undercutting in the banks. What is a native plant?. Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans. Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. . Exotic. —organisms that have been introduced by human activity into an ecosystem where they are not native.. Invasive species. —exotic that spreads naturally into natural or semi-natural habitat, causing a major change in the habitat and how it functions. Extension Entomologist Emerita . UC Davis. Invasive/Exotic Pests in the Garden and Landscape. for Garden Center Employees. What’s an exotic invasive pest?. Exotic. —not native to the local ecosystem. Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans. Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. . SSL. at . OEEP. and at School. Enduring Understanding. :. . Natural resources need protection and conservation in a given environment. .. Biodiversity. is a natural resource.. Essential Question. Invasions in the Water: DNA Barcodes of Invasive Species from Lower Yaphank Lake and Others Alex Corozza 1 , Alfredo Delcastillo 1 , Preeti Ramesh Kumar 1 Connetquot Highschool 1 Vinca minor is a perennial evergreen herb that matures at about 6148 tall and stems that continue to elongate each year to many yards in length It exhibits a trailing mat prostrate mat or mounding ma Help! . Our local wildlife is under threat from Alien invaders!. We need you to become Alien Detectives…... Could you learn about alien species, what they are, where they come from and what they are doing here?. Updated. . 2019. . b. y BCTS Staff. Invasive Species Training. Invasive Species Training. SFI Commitment. Objective 4.1 - Conservation Biological Diversity. Indicator 7- Participation in programs and demonstration of activities as appropriate to limit the introduction, spread and impact of invasive exotic plants and animal communities.