Make plans to attend the 2015 Bog Learning Network meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on January 7th and 8th. The focus of this year’s meeting will be native and non-native plant management.
January 7-8
2015 Bog Learning Network Meeting Agenda
Sherrill Center – UNCA campus
January 7
| Time | Activity |
| 9:30 | Convene |
| Bog Plants 101 – Pre-meeting session designed for those who want to brush up on important bog plants – both desired and undesired | |
| 9:45 | Common or important bog plants: Descriptions, range, rarity, conservation efforts, resources for additional information, etc. |
| 10:45 | Common or notorious bog invasive plants: Descriptions, range, mode of spread, resources for additional information, etc. |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| Bog Learning Network, winter 2015 meeting – Vegetation management | |
| 1:00 | Welcome/housekeeping |
| 1:15 | Presentation – Vegetation Management primer
· Why do it? Shading, invasive spp. Issues, hydrologic impact · End goal –What do you want your vegetative community to look like. · Precautions –Unintended consequences |
| 1:45 | Break |
| 2:00 | Case study – invasive plant control – Kanuga |
| 2:30 | Case study – woody plant control – north Georgia |
| 3:00 | Presentation – Water uptake by woody plants |
| 3:30 | Q&A panel – Vegetation structure and composition to match your management goals, examining the needs of common target species |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |
January 8
| Time | Activity |
| 9:00 | Convene; review of day one |
| 9:15 | Presentation – Herbicide control overview |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Presentation – Mechanical control overview, including herbivory |
| 11:00 | Presentation – Fire control overview |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Formation of an invasive species committee |
| 1:30 | Funding – Overview of state and federal grants |
| 2:15 | BLN business |
| 2:45 | Formal program adjourns |
| 3:00 | Ask an expert – subject-matter experts stick around for opportunities for small, informal conversation, Q & A
· Hydrology · Invasive plant control · Bog turtles · Federal grants · Pitcher plants · Prescribed fire |
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