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Delaware Invasive Species Council
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 South Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

ph: 302-698-4587

Thank you to everyone for a great meeting!


Delaware Invasive Species Council
Annual Meeting
Monday, November 23, 2009
Draft Agenda


8:30-9:00    Registration and Coffee

9:00-9:15    Welcome

9:15-10:15   Treasures Among our Natives
                Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware

10:15-10:45  The Effect of Deer Browse on Native Plant                     Populations in Delaware: The Evaluation of                     Deer Exclosure Data in Delaware State Parks
                Rob Line, Environmental Stewardship Program                 Manager

10:45-11:00 Refreshments and Exhibits

11:00-11:30 A Rhizospheric Time Bomb Defines a Negative                 Plant-Plant Interaction
                Harsh Bais, University of Delaware

11:30-11:45 Collaborative Projects at St. Andrew’s School
                Peter McClean/Dan O’Connell, St. Andrew’s                     School

11:45-1:00        Lunch and Exhibits

12:30-1:00        Luncheon Business Meeting

1:00-2:15    Field Trip- Tour of St. Andrew’s School                             grounds and discussion of collaborative                         projects.
                Two groups will tour areas to discuss; Pond                     Edge Management, Meadow Management,                     Reforestation Management, and Managing                         Invasive Species in Residential Areas

2:15-3:00     Habitat Changes Over Time Due to Sea Level                 Rise
                Dave Carter, Environmental Program Manager

3:00-3:15  Invasive Species Trivia and DISC Awards

Adjourn

2009/2010 Election of Officers

The proposed slate of officers has been finalized for the 2009/2010 DISC Board Elections (nominations are also taken from the floor):

Chair: Kendall Sommers, DNREC, Parks & Recreation;

Vice Chair: Sue Barton, University of Delaware;

Sec/Tres. Cathy Martin, DNREC, Fish & Wildlife. 



 

Registration Form and Directions:

Directions to the O’Brien Arts Building at St. Andrews School, Middletown:

If you are using GPS, the address to find St. Andrew's School is: 350 Noxontown Road, Townsend, DE 19734

From Philadelphia and the North:
Take I-95 South into Delaware. Exit at 4-A (sign to Christiana Mall) and follow signs to Route 1 South. Stay on Route 1 going over the bridge with the yellow arches and continue through the tollbooth ($1 weekdays). Remain on Route 1 South until Route 299 (Middletown/Odessa Exit). Take a right onto Rte. 299 towards Middletown. At the second light, turn left onto Silver Lake Road. Proceed until it ends at Noxontown Road. Cross Noxontown Road and enter through the stone pillars.


From the South:
Take Rt. 13 North to Rt 71 (Summit Bridge Rd, old 896) on left.  Proceed on Rt. 71 through Townsend light.  Make a right on Noxontown Rd (about 4 miles from the Townsend light). Drive until you see the stone pillars at entrance to the school (across from Silver Lake Rd). 

To get to the O’Brien Arts Building:
Proceed until you see a road to the left (almost immediately after the last (4th) speedbump).  Follow road down to parking lot on the left.  After parking your vehicle, follow the path down out of the parking lot, bear to the left, walk around the Science building with the greenhouse on the end.You will see the O'Brien Arts Building just past the greenhouse on the right.

 

 

Delaware Invasive Species Council
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 South Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

ph: 302-698-4587