Session 1       10:00AM - 12:00 PM

           10:00-10:40 Good Plants Gone Bad: Invasive Plants in Ohio

                       Jennifer Windus, Ohio Div. of Wildlife and Ohio Invasive Plant Council

           10:40-10:55 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

           10:55-11:20 Control Methods used on Public Lands in Southern Ohio

                       Chad Kirschbaum Wayne National Forest  

                       Chris Smith, Ohio Division of Wildlife

           11:20-11:35 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

           11:35-12:00 Alternative plants for gardening, pasture and erosion control

                       Frank Porter, Porter Brook Native Plants

Session 2       1:00 - 3:00 PM
 

1:00-1:40 Good Plants Gone Bad: Invasive Plants in Ohio

                       Jennifer Windus, Ohio Div. of Wildlife and Ohio Invasive Plant Council

1:40:1:55 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

1:55-2:20 Ten Ways to Remove Invasive Species – A Private Landowner’s Perspective

                       Chris McCullough, Hamilton County Master Gardener

2:20-2:35 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

2:35-3:00 How you can help fight invasive species.

                       Jarel Bartig, Wayne National Forest

Session 3       5:00 - 7:00 PM
 

5:00-5:30 Good Plants Gone Bad: An Introduction to Invasive Plants

                       Judy Dumke, Botanical Consultant, Chesapeake, Ohio

5:30-5:45 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

5:45-6:05 Basic Control Methods and Herbicide Safety

                       Greg Ressler, Townsend Chemical Division

6:10-6:20 Break and Invasive Plant Specimen Demonstrations

6:20-6:40 Alternative plants for gardening, pasture and erosion control

                      Frank Porter, Porter Brook Native Plants

6:40-7:00 How you can help fight invasive species.

                       Jarel Bartig, Wayne National Forest