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 Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: University of Illinois Extension - Sangamon County
Office, 700 S. Airport Drive, Springfield, IL 62707
Cost: $40 Registration Fee covers instruction, onsite lunch, and
training materials
Early detection and response are key to managing invasive pests.
The Illinois First Detector Workshops are aimed at improving
first detector training and invasive species awareness. Topics
in 2016 will cover insect invaders of forests, boxwood blight,
and jumping worms. Learn more about your role as a first
detector and what's new with the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. These
in-depth training sessions will cover identification/detection,
life cycle/biology, sampling, management, and commonly confused
look-a-likes. Participants can take part in hands-on activities.
Continuing Education Credits applied for: IAA Certified
Arborists, Society of American Foresters, Master Naturalists,
and Master Gardeners.
Pre-registration is required and is available at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lms/.
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Contact Jennifer Fishburn at
fishburn@illinois.edu
or (217) 782-4617 for more information.
Detailed Agenda:
- 9:00-9:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks
- 9:15-9:45 Illinois First Detectors: Your Roles and
Responsibilities
- 9:45-10:15 New to Illinois! Jumping Worms Discovered in 2015
- 10:15-10:30 Break
- 10:30-11:15 Regulated in Illinois: What You Need to Know
About the IL Exotic Weed Act
- 11:15-12:00 Coming to Illinois? Boxwood Blight and Thousand
Cankers Disease Updates
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch with opportunity for Open
Discussion/Questions
- 1:00-1:45 Threat to Illinois Forests: Insect Invaders
- 1:45-2:00 Break
- 2:00-3:30 Hands-On Exercises
- 3:30-4:00 Evaluations/Wrap Up
[Sandra L. Duncheon, University of
Illinois Extension] |
