Dear MSUE ag and natural resources educators:
Here is information about an opportunity to listen and ask questions at a webcast about controlling garlic mustard -- this is the
best time to take action against this invasive weed and so we are forwarding
this information to you.
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Stewardship Network ( www.stewardshipnetwork.org).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 11:45 TO 1PM EDT www.stewardshipnetworkwebcast.org
It's high garlic mustard control time here in
ONLINE Wednesday, May 10, 2006 from 11:45 to 1:00 pm Eastern
time for a presentation and discussion on garlic mustard control.
Leading the webcast will be the following panel of
experts:
1) Doug Landis, Professor of Entomology at Michigan State University, Doug's
current research projects include biological control of garlic mustard, purple
loosestrife and soybean aphid, as well as the use of native plants to enhance
biological control. He also advises state and federal agencies on
invasive species management.
2) Lisa Brush, Executive Director of the Stewardship Network has been working
to bring groups and individuals together to build capacity to manage our
natural areas.
Joining Doug and Lisa will be a natural areas manager with significant
experience in garlic mustard control on the ground.
To join the meeting, please click on the following link on Wednesday, May
10th anytime after 11:45am EDT:
< www.stewardshipnetworkwebcast.org>
and log in anytime after 11:45am Eastern time.
If you encounter any technical difficulties, please contact Todd Shunneson at 414-254-0122. We'd also encourage everyone to do a quick trial run AHEAD OF TIME (by
going to
http://www.instantlyglobal.com/system_test
) to make sure you are able to access the meeting on your computer. If you try
beforehand and encounter difficulties Todd will be able to help you discover
what the problem is.
We know that some people have had problems accessing similar presentations when
trying to enter from their company's servers because of strict
"firewall" configurations. Most of these people who had problems were
trying to access the presentation from government buildings. If you are having
problems accessing the presentation, some helpful tips can be found here: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19546
Once you have logged in to the meeting, you will be
able to ask questions of and share information with these experts and others
who join us online. You will be able to hear Doug and Lisa through speakers on
your computer (make sure they are turned on!). You will be able to share your
thoughts, ideas, questions, and perspective via your keyboard. Participants
will be able to see everyone's typed comments.
This webcast of The Stewardship Network is again
hosted and sponsored by MSU Global Ventures with support from the USFS Northern
Initiatives Electronic Commons. We plan to continue offering new webcasts on a variety of ecological restoration topics on
the 2nd Wednesday of the month. While you may never have participated in a webcast or online meeting we are excited to continue
exploring this innovative outreach/networking technology and encourage you to
try it out.
Lisa Brush
Executive Director
Stewardship Network
1831
734/395-4483
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www.stewardshipnetwork.org
Organic Vegetable and
Crop Specialist
C.S. Mott Group for
Sustainable Food Systems
CARRS Departent of
Community, Agriclture, Recreation and Resource Studies
303 Natural Resources
Bldg
Phone: 517-353-3542
Cell: 517-282-3557
FAX 517-353-3834
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Don’t
forget! A carrot a day may keep the doctor away but an ORGANIC carrot a
day,
grown
locally will taste good, support your farmer neighbor AND may keep the doctor
away!!!