Invasive Species Control

Jumping worms: Big Trouble

Ladies Engaged in Agricultural Development (LEAD) and Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) engage and educate women in stewardship of land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals, and a community of other women.

This event will highlight invasive species control. The afternoon hands-on section will include chemical and mechanical methods of control, as well as a demonstration on using grazing livestock for invasive plant control.

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March 27, 2020

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Linda Rohleder will discuss the steps to developing an invasive species management plan for your property, teach you to identify some common invasive species in our forests, and review the benefits and drawbacks of different management techniques. She will share her experiences writing her own forest stewardship plan for her 13-acre woodlands and some of the challenges she is trying to address as she works to restore the biodiversity of the forest.


Bring your own lunch and a dessert or side dish to share! We’ll provide drinks and snacks.

This one-day course will introduce women to the fundamentals of safe chainsaw use.

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More details at www.DelawareHighlands.org/watw

Women's Pollinator Workshop

Monday, June 24, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM

Join other women landowners and land management professionals to grow your network and learn about:

-The importance of pollinators and native species

-Creating and enhancing pollinator habitat

-Invasive plant removal

-Financial and technical assistance programs

-And much more

Women's Pollinator Workshop

Thursday, June 13, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM

Join other women landowners and land management professionals to grow your network and learn about:

-The importance of pollinators and native species

-Creating and enhancing pollinator habitat

-Invasive plant removal

-Financial and technical assistance programs

-And much more

Come join us to learn about tending your woodlands!

 

by Anne Pearce, Wisconsin First Detector Network

In the last 20 years, about one new species of beetle has landed on North American shores each year, imported from other parts of the world. The arrivals come mostly in wood pallets and other packing materials.

Please join us for a Michigan WOW Women in the Woods Women's Chainsaw Safety Demonstration!

Saturday, April 13, 9:00a-1:00p

Invasive species ID 9:00a

Safety Demo 9:30a

Woods Walk 10:30a

Invasive Removal Work Day 10:30a

REGISTRATION & MORE INFO:

https://www.inghamconservation.com/events

FREE! Coffee & snacks included. Please RSVP!

This women-only workshop will be held at private property with 142 acres of land in Hardwick NJ and begins at 8 am. Topics will address forest health, best management practices, financial benefits of protecting the forest, including forestry stewardship plans and stewardship assistance programs.