The third annual North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course (NAIPSC) will be held June 25-27 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research & Extension Center in North Platte, NE. The NAIPSC is three days of intense instruction and learning for those interested in the basics of invasive plant ecology and management. CEU and graduate student credits are available.
The format of the NAIPSC includes a wide variety of venues and settings to engage participants in learning and applying the course material. Over a dozen instructors with expertise in restoration, GPS/GIS applications, plant identification, and many other topics related to invasive plants have been invited from all across the US. The presentations, hands-on workshops, site visits and instructor-led discussion sessions will allow for participants to interact with instructors on issues or challenges they might be addressing related to invasive plants. For the 2013 NAIPSC, a special session has been planned on the topic of biocontrol for invasive plant species and will include hands-on activities and presentations by experts that routinely work with biocontrol agents.
Organizers of the 2013 NAIPSC have announced the availability of funds in the form of scholarships from the Nebraska Environmental Trust to help participants from Nebraska attend at a reduced cost. The scholarships will be available on a first come, first served basis. If you are a land owner, work for a state or national agency, are a weed superintendent or teacher, we encourage you to contact us. Registration is open until capacity has been reached. Deadline is May 1, 2013.
For more information on registration, please check the website (http://ipscourse.unl.edu).
-- Steve Young