Oklahoma Invasive Species Conference
Friday March 13, 2015
Register Early for Discounted Price!
The Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and Oklahoma Pest Action Council are co-hosting a comprehensive invasive species meeting at the National Weather Center in Norman on Friday March 13th.
Speakers from across the state and region will be talking on a variety of invasive species issues. Here is a sample of the speakers and their topics:
- Scott Johnson, Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge, Invasive plant management techniques
- Allen Knutson, Texas A&M, Successful biological control of salt cedar
- Jackie Lee, Extension Pesticide Coordinator - OSU, Potential future pests of crops and urban areas
- Scott Loss, NREM-OSU, Feral cats as an invasive species and their impact on native wildlife
- Gene Miller, National Wild Turkey Federation, Establishing Cooperative Weed Management Areas
- Renee McPherson, SC Climate Science Center, Impact of climate change on Oklahoma's invasive species situation
- Risk assessment of zebra mussel infestation of Oklahoma's lakes
- Shishir Paudel, NREM-OSU, Chinese tallow threatening natural areas
- Angela Post, Weed Science Ext. OSU, Practical and economical control of invasives in crop systems
Thank you conference sponsors!
- Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources - OSU
- Natural Resources and Ecology Management - OSU
- Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Oklahoma Farm Bureau
- Oklahoma Natural Areas Registry
- Oklahoma Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
- Oklahoma Society for Range Management
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