Invasive Plant Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed
You Should Know:
Invasive Plant Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed
More than 20 invasive plants are found in the Mispillion River watershed. One of these plants, porcelain-berry or Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, had infested nearly 200 acres in the City of Milford alone. Like other non-native perennial invasive plants, Porcelain-berry spreads rampantly along streams, rivers, and wetlands out-competing native plants. Invasive plant infestations have both environmental and economic costs such as loss of native plants and wildlife habitat obstruction of drainage systems causing increased flooding and decreased property values. Invasive plants are a problem that will not go away unless people living in infested watersheds get involved on a local level to control their spread.
Want to Know More? Join the Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce and the City of Milford for a workshop focusing on monitoring porcelain-berry and other invasive plants found throughout the Mispillion Watershed.
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Learn how to identify invasive plants found in the Mispillion watershed. Learn how to document the presence of invasive plants and estimate percent coverage of an infested site. Participate in monitoring invasive plants in the field. Discuss plans to conduct monitoring and control efforts in the Mispillion watershed.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 2610 Whitehall Neck Road Smyrna, DE 19977
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Workshop Participants Will:
9:00 AM to Noon Saturday, July 21, 2007 City of Milford Parks & Recreation Building 207 Franklin St Milford, DE A Workshop Presented By: The Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce Hosted By: The City of Milford
Registration:
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The admission for this special program is free, however participants must pre-register. Space is limited so please return this form by July 10th to reserve your spot in this workshop.
Workshop Agenda: Mispillion Invasive Plant Monitoring Program Invasive Plants: Which invader is it? (Hands on) Monitoring for Invasive Plants: Survey Forms Field Work: Invasive Plant ID Controlling Invasive Plants: Next Steps for the Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce
Registration Form for Volunteer clearing Japanese knotweed, Polygonum cuspidatum. Photo: M. Jozwiak
Workshop Organizers:
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed 9:00 AM to Noon Saturday, July 21, 2007 City of Milford Parks & Recreation Building Milford, DE A Workshop Presented By: The Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce Hosted By: The City of Milford
For more information, call: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 302/653-9152
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed Return this form to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 2610 Whitehall Neck Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Name: ___________________________ Address: _________________________ ________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _________ Zip: _______________ Home Telephone: __________________ Work Telephone: ___________________ E-Mail: ___________________________
Invasive Plant Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed
More than 20 invasive plants are found in the Mispillion River watershed. One of these plants, porcelain-berry or Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, had infested nearly 200 acres in the City of Milford alone. Like other non-native perennial invasive plants, Porcelain-berry spreads rampantly along streams, rivers, and wetlands out-competing native plants. Invasive plant infestations have both environmental and economic costs such as loss of native plants and wildlife habitat obstruction of drainage systems causing increased flooding and decreased property values. Invasive plants are a problem that will not go away unless people living in infested watersheds get involved on a local level to control their spread.
Want to Know More? Join the Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce and the City of Milford for a workshop focusing on monitoring porcelain-berry and other invasive plants found throughout the Mispillion Watershed.
• • •
Learn how to identify invasive plants found in the Mispillion watershed. Learn how to document the presence of invasive plants and estimate percent coverage of an infested site. Participate in monitoring invasive plants in the field. Discuss plans to conduct monitoring and control efforts in the Mispillion watershed.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 2610 Whitehall Neck Road Smyrna, DE 19977
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Workshop Participants Will:
9:00 AM to Noon Saturday, July 21, 2007 City of Milford Parks & Recreation Building 207 Franklin St Milford, DE A Workshop Presented By: The Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce Hosted By: The City of Milford
Registration:
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The admission for this special program is free, however participants must pre-register. Space is limited so please return this form by July 10th to reserve your spot in this workshop.
Workshop Agenda: Mispillion Invasive Plant Monitoring Program Invasive Plants: Which invader is it? (Hands on) Monitoring for Invasive Plants: Survey Forms Field Work: Invasive Plant ID Controlling Invasive Plants: Next Steps for the Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce
Registration Form for Volunteer clearing Japanese knotweed, Polygonum cuspidatum. Photo: M. Jozwiak
Workshop Organizers:
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed 9:00 AM to Noon Saturday, July 21, 2007 City of Milford Parks & Recreation Building Milford, DE A Workshop Presented By: The Porcelain-berry Control Taskforce Hosted By: The City of Milford
For more information, call: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 302/653-9152
Invasive Species Monitoring in the Mispillion Watershed Return this form to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware Bay Estuary Project Office 2610 Whitehall Neck Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Name: ___________________________ Address: _________________________ ________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _________ Zip: _______________ Home Telephone: __________________ Work Telephone: ___________________ E-Mail: ___________________________
