John and Merrill Clarks farm is loaded with
garlic mustard. I've never seen so much in their woods. They could probably
use some help.
Best way for eradication is to eat it. About
2-3X higher in Vitamin A than spinach. 4X higher in Vita C than oranges.
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.
_________________________________________________
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 Michigan. Do you work
to care for a piece of property? Have you noticed garlic mustard on your
property? Do you know how to recognize garlic mustard? Want to learn tried and
true techniques to control its spread? Want to participate in an online
interactive presentation and discussion with people actively engaged in
natural areas management from across the country? Then please join the
Stewardship Network for our next webcast on
Controlling Garlic Mustard...
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 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI
48105
734/395-4483
[log in to unmask]
www.stewardshipnetwork.org
Joy
Neumann Landis
Assistant IPM Coordinator and Communications Manager
Michigan State University Integrated Pest Management
Program
B18 National Food Safety & Toxicology Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824
Voice: (517) 353-4951 Fax: (517) 353-4995
Web: http://www.ipm.msu.edu ********************************************
Vicki
Morrone
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
Michigan State University
East
Lansing, MI
48824-1222
Phone:
517-353-3542
Cell:
517-282-3557
FAX
517-353-3834
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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!!!
