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Leslie Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut
D. Maurer, LCFPD
C. McGlynn
C. McGlynn
Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership Annual Report 2012-2013
Clockwise from top right: Clean Boats Crew Site Leader at work; New Invaders lesser celandine, water
lettuce and water hyacinth, and Asian bittersweet
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Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership Annual Report 2012-2013
Table of Contents
Executive Summary .………………………………………………………………….. 3
Background and Mission …………………………………………………………… 4
Steering Committee…………………………………………….…………….............. 4
Memorandum of Understanding ..……………………………………………… 5
Grants Archive …….……………………………………………………………………. 6
Presentations, Trainings, and Workshops ..……………….……………… 7
Media and General Outreach ……………………………………………………. 11
Education and Outreach Materials Distributed ………………………… 12
Clean Boats Crew .……..………….…………………………………………………… 12
Illinois Hydrilla Task Force ……………………………………………………… 12
New Invaders Watch Program …………………………………………………. 13
Website ………………………………………………………………………………......... 14
Professional Development ……………………………………………………….. 14
Collaborations …………………………………..……………………………………… 14
Community Service ..……………………………………………………………….... 15
Fiscal Summary ….……………………………………………………………………. 16
Future Projects ………………………………………………………………………... 17
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Executive Summary
During our third year the Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (NIIPP) has focused
on the continuance and expansion of existing programs and has made much progress
towards its mission of minimizing adverse impacts of invasive plants on native habitats and
biodiversity. This year we have worked to maintain our presence at the regional level
while expanding our network to the national level.
Grants received through USDA-Forest Service, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Illinois Department of
Natural Resources, and Toyota TogetherGreen Fellowship yielded $128, 821 in funding for NIIPP
coordinator salary, travel, and projects for 2013-2014 that would assist partners with early
detection, prevention, and control of plant invasions
Donation received from the Jimmy F New Foundation to update New Invaders Watch Program
database and herbarium specimen collection and NIIPP Coordinator was contracted by the Lake
County Forest Preserve District to develop eight invasive plant homeowner fact sheets
44 workshops, presentations, exhibits, and training courses reaching 2,217 people focused on
introductory information about NIIPP, New Invaders Watch Program, Invasive Ornamental Plants,
Regionally Established Invaders, Illinois Hydrilla Task Force, and Clean Boats Crew
28 newspaper articles, bulletins, and radio interviews promoted partner and public awareness of
NIIPP activities
So far this year the NIIPP website has had 11,500 unique visitors with peak usage in June (2,329).
This is more than double the number of unique visitors from last year (5,360).
Clean Boats Crew aquatic invasive species outreach and education reached 1,925 boaters,
anglers, and recreational water users in Lake and Cook Counties in Illinois during 12 weekends and
Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana during 4 weekends
Collaborations with 11 organizations and agencies to achieve coordinated control efforts along
ROWs and natural areas boundaries, assist with homeowner education and outreach, and provide
education and outreach about aquatic invasive species
Green industry education and outreach collaboration with the Midwest Invasive Plant Network
has produced a smartphone application and video documenting invasive ornamental plants in
natural areas; organized Invasive Ornamental Plant Symposium and Working Group for Natural
Areas Association Conference
Co-coordination of the Illinois Hydrilla Task Force has completed the first phase of the early
detection/rapid response project – education and outreach
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Background and Mission
The Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership formally began in 2010 with the hiring of Cathy
McGlynn, NIIPP Coordinator, and the signing of the partnership’s memorandum of understanding.
The partnership has expanded to over 53 organizations in three years and has accomplished a
variety of outreach efforts, on the ground control projects, expansion of the regional early detection
program, and increased partner communication about invasive plants in the region.
Our Mission
NIIPP intends to work toward the prevention and control of new plant invasions, control and manage
current invasions, support informed management decisions, and raise public awareness concerning
the threat posed by invasive plants. Our goal is to minimize the adverse impacts invasive plants have
on our open lands and water in northeast Illinois, especially on native habitats and their native plants
and wildlife.
Executive Committee:
Chair, Debbie Maurer, Lake County Forest Preserve
District
Vice-Chair, Jeff Mengler, Hey & Associates
Vice-Chair, Karen Tharp, The Nature Conservancy
Steering Committee:
Trish Beckjord, Midwest Groundcovers, LLC
Dan Larkin, Chicago Botanic Garden
John Legge, Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
Coastal Management Program
Coordinator:
Cathy McGlynn
Former Steering Committee Members
Vice-Chair, Eric Ulaszek, USFS Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie
Becky Collings, The Field Museum
Dan Spencer, Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Kurt Dreisilker, Morton Arboretum
Rebecca Grill, Park District of Highland Park
Kathy Paap, Lake County Health Department
Delane Strohmeyer, USDA-Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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Memorandum of Understanding: 48 signatory partners and 4 non-signatory partners (Chicago DOE is no longer
in operation)
Signatory Partners:
1. Algonquin Township Road District
2. Alliance for the Great Lakes
3. Atrium
4. Boone County Conservation District
5. Campton Township
6. Cantigny
7. Cardno Entrix
8. Chicago Botanic Garden
9. Chicago Park District
10. Chicago Wilderness
11. Fermilab Natural Areas
12. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
13. Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
14. Forest Preserve District of Will County
15. Fox River Ecosystem Partnership
16. Frankfort Square Park District
17. Friends of the Forest Preserve
18. Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies
19. Hey & Associates
20. Illinois Department of Natural Resources
21. Illinois Department of Transportation R 1
22. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
23. Indian Creek Watershed Project
24. Integrated Lakes Management
25. Joliet Park District
26. Kendall County FPD
27. Lake County Health Department
28. Lake County DOT
29. Lake County FPD
30. Land Conservancy of McHenry County
31. Lake Forest Openlands Association
32. McHenry County Conservation District
33. McHenry County SWCD
34. MWRD of Greater Chicago
35. Midwest Groundcovers, LLC
36. Morton Arboretum
37. Openlands
38. Park District of Highland Park
39. Pizzo and Associates
40. Tallgrass Restoration
41. The Field Museum
42. The Nature Conservancy -Illinois
43. Upland Design
44. USDA-FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
45. Village of Algonquin
46. Village of Glenview
47. Village of Lincolnshire
48. Winnebago County FPD
Non-Signatory Partners:
1. Bradburne, Briller & Johnson Environmental
Consultants and Engineers
2. GRAEF
3. North Cook County SWCD
4. Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species
Consortium
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Grants Archive
Funded:
1. USDA-FS GLRI Grant additional funds 2012-2013, $30,000
2. USDA-FS additional funds 2013-2014, $23,253
3. USDA-FS GLRI additional funds 2013-2014, $28.000
4. Donnelley Foundation Grant (percentage of funds used in collaboration with MIPN, CBG,
DOE, TNC) “Outreach on Invasive Plants in Horticulture” 2011-2013, $56,000
5. USFWS GLRI Grant to IDNR Aquatic Nuisance Species Program (percentage of funds used
for collaboration for Clean Boats Crew and the statewide Hydrilla Management Plan) 2012-
2014, $1,000,000
6. Jimmy F New Foundation for New Invaders Watch Program, $2,000
7. Whole Foods Dime-at-a-Time Program, $4,371
8. Toyota TogetherGreen Fellowship, $10,000
Not funded:
1. Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund large grant proposal
2. State and Private Forestry FY 2013 Northeastern Area Competitive Allocation Single-State
Project Proposal
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Presentations, Trainings, and Workshops
1. September 27, 2012 co-host, Joint NIIPP-Chicago Wilderness Natural Resource Management
Team Meeting (attendance = 64)
2. October 8, 2012 Invasive Ornamental Plants, Aurora Garden Club (attendance=30)
3. October 22, 2012 Volunteer Stewardship Network Meeting, Nachusa Grasslands (attendance = 20
people)
4. October 24, 2012 Illinois Hydrilla Task Force Steering Committee meeting, Chicago Botanic
Garden
5. October 24, 2012 The Road to Invasion, Transportation, Trees, and Vegetation Workshop, IDOT,
Schaumburg, IL (attendance = 15 people)
6. October 30, 2012 Hydrilla Early Detection/Rapid Response Plan for Illinois, Upper Midwest
Invasive Species Conference, LaCrosse, WI (attendance = 30 people)
7. October 31, 2012 Invasive Ornamental Plant Education and Outreach for Green Industry, Upper
Midwest Invasive Species Conference, LaCrosse, WI (attendance = 20 people)
8. November 15, 2012, Exhibit table and student mentoring, Chicago Wilderness Congress, Chicago,
IL (attendance = 150 people)
9. November 20, 2012, Introduction to NIIPP and invasive plant issues, Guest lecturer, Restoration
Ecology Class, College of Lake County, Waukegan, IL (attendance = 5 people)
10. January 16-17, 2013, Booth with MIPN at Mid-Am Trade Show, Chicago, IL (40 interactions)
11. January 29, 2013, IL Hydrilla Task Force, Education and Outreach/Rapid Response Team
subcommittee meetings, Lake County Health Department, Libertyville, IL
12. February 2, 2013, “Invasive Ornamental Plants” presentation, Wild Things Conference, Chicago,
IL (attendance = 30 people)
13. February 2, 2013, NIIPP exhibit table, Wild Things Conference, Chicago, IL (attendance = 200
people)
14. February 27, 2013, participant in NW Indiana Invasives Round Table, Gary, IN
15. March 7, 2013, participant in Chicago Wilderness Natural Resource Team Meeting, Chicago, IL
16. March 9-17, 2013, shared booth with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant for gardener education and
outreach, Chicago Flower & Garden Show, Chicago, IL (807 interactions)
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17. March 18, 2013, “Hydrilla Early Detection/Rapid Response Plan” presentation, Illinois Invasive
Plant Species Council, Springfield, IL (attendance = 20 people)
18. March 20, 2013, “Common Invaders and New Invaders Watch Program” Training, Green Corps
Calumet-Chicago, Center for Green Technology, Chicago, IL (attendance = 34 people)
19. March 26, 2013, “First Detector Program: Invasive Plants in North and Central Illinois”
presentation, 1st Detector Program, University of Illinois Extension, LeMont, IL (attendance = 45
people)
20. April 4, 2013, presentation, “AIS Education and Outreach,” Illinois Lakes Management
Association Conference, Bloomington, IL (attendance = 15 people)
21. April 4-5, 2013, exhibit table (shared with IISG), Illinois Lakes Management Association
Conference, Bloomington, IL (30 interactions)
22. April 7, 2013, presentation, “New Invaders Watch Program,” Plants of Concern Workshop,
FPDCC Volunteer Resource Center, Chicago, IL (attendance = 23 people)
23. April 13, 2013, presentation, “New Invaders Watch Program,” Plants of Concern Workshop,
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL (attendance = 30 people)
24. April 16, 2013, presentation, “AIS Education and Outreach,” Northeast Illinois University,
Chicago, IL (attendance = 12 students)
25. April 23, 2013, presentation, “From Pipe Dream to Reality: A Case Study of a CWMA,”
Cooperative Weed Management Area Workshop, National Conservation Training Center,
Shepherdstown, WV (attendance = 15 people)
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Chicago Interns
still smiling after New Invaders Watch Program training
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26. April 24, 2013, presentation, “From Pipe Dream to Reality: A Case Study of a CWMA,”
Cooperative Weed Management Area Workshop, St. Jones Reserve, Dover, DE (attendance = 15
people)
27. April 27, 2013, presentation, “Invasive Ornamental Plants,” Garden Club, Peru, IL (attendance =
1 person)
28. May 4, 2013, exhibit table, Conservation Plainfield Spring Environmental Expo, Plainfield, IL (25
interactions)
29. May 6, 2013, presentation, “AIS Education and Outreach,” DePaul University, Chicago, IL
(attendance = 15 students)
30. May 9, 2013, presentation, “The Road to Invasion,” Illinois Association of County Engineers,
Effingham, IL (attendance = 110 people)
31. May 14, 2013, presentation, “The Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership,” Calumet
Summit, Miller, IN (attendance = 125 people)
32. May 15, 2013, presentation, “New Invaders Watch Program Forest Plants, “Forest Pests
Workshop, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL (attendance = 10 people)
33. May 15, 2013, Clean Boats Crew training, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL (attendance = 7
people)
34. May 18, 2013, Clean Boats Crew training, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL (attendance = 3
people)
NIIPP Coordinator talks at CWMA Workshop at
National Estuarine Research Reserve, Dover, Delaware
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35. June 1, 2013, exhibit table, World Environment Day, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL (40
interactions)
36. June 5, 2013, presentation, “Invasive Ornamental Plants,” Bull Valley Garden Club, Crystal Lake,
IL (attendance = 25 people)
37. June 13, 2013, “Common and New Invaders training,” Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Summer Intern Program, Region 2, Bartlett, IL (attendance = 15 students)
38. June 26, 2013, brief update on IL Hydrilla Task Force, Hydrilla Meeting (Appalachian Ohio Weed
Control Partnership), California, KY (attendance = 16 people)
39. July 1, 2013, presentation, “Established Invaders in Our Region,” Darien Garden Club, Darien, IL
(attendance = 50 people)
40. July 9, 2013, presentation, “Introduction to New Invaders”, Volunteer Steward Program, Lake
County Forest Preserve District Headquarters, Libertyville, IL (attendance = 25 people)
41. July 11, 2013, webinar, “From Pipe Dream to Reality: A Case Study of a CWMA,” Mid-Atlantic
Invasive Plant Council (attendance = representatives from 32 states)
42. August 28, 2013, presentation, Invasive Ornamental Plants, Whole Foods, Evanston, IL
(attendance = 5 people)
43. September 7, 2013, Green Table, Glenview Farmer’s Market, Glenview, IL (30 interactions)
44. September 13, 2013, presentation, Resources for Regional Plant Invasion Prevention and Early
Detection/Rapid Response, Getting Ahead of Invasives: Restoration Forum, Morton Arboretum,
Lisle, IL (attendance = 65 people)
An Audubon Society member in Freeport, IL looks over New
Invaders Watch Program herbarium specimens
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Media and General Outreach
1. McGlynn, C.A. Fall 2013. Aquatic Invasive Species Continue to Impact the Great Lakes and Inland
Waterways. Lake Waves: Newsletter of the Illinois Lake Management Association. 27(1)
2. McGlynn, C.A. Spring 2013. Lake Issues: Stop repeating history! Help end accidental
introductions of aquatic invasive species. Cattail Chronicles (Lake County Health Department and
Community Health Center). 22(1)
3. March 3, 2013. Interview on Mike Nowak Radio Show about invasive ornamental plants.
4. Karydes, M. April 2013. The Challenge of Managing Invasive Species. Natural Awakenings.
5. April 2, 2013. City partners with Park District, IDOT to beautify Briergate Business District. City
of Highland Park, IL.
6. Spring 2013. Are you part of the problem? Aquatic hitchhikers targeted. Wonder Lake Master
Property Owners Association Newsletter.
7. Abderholden, F. June 14, 2013. Area lakes could be threatened by noxious weeds. Lake County
News Sun.
8. McGlynn, C.A. June 21, 2013. When it comes to aquatic invasive species prevention is key.
Patch.com
9. June 25, 2013. More than just fish on the list of aquatic invasive species to watch out for. Illinois-
Indiana Sea Grant Lakeside Views
10. Peach, D. July 2, 2013. Hooked on Fishing: Invasive Plants: A Threat to Good Fishing. Evanston
Round Table.
11. McGlynn, C.A. July 2, 2013. When it comes to aquatic invasive species prevention is key.
TribLocal.
12. McGlynn, C.A. July 5, 2013. Hydrilla: For this aquatic superweed prevention and early detection
are essential. TribLocal.
13. July 7, 2013. Interview on Mike Nowak Radio Show regarding Hydrilla.
14. Bott, C. July 12, 2013. Photo Friday: Hydrilla Hunting! Great Lakes Echo.
15. July 2013. Join the search for a superweed. Bull Creek- Bull’s Brook eNews.
16. July 2013. Join the search for a superweed. National American Lake Management Society Notes.
17. Twelve editions of the monthly NIIPP Bulletin
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Education and Outreach Materials Distributed
Go Green Wilmette
Garden Clubs of Illinois Convention, Downers Grove, IL
Campton Township Prairie Fest
Fermilabs Natural Areas
Green Bay Trail Association
Darien Garden Club
Peru Garden Club
North Park 10th anniversary (Village of Lincolnshire)
Clean Boats Crew
NIIPP Coordinator gave presentations about aquatic invasive species in biology classes at Loyola
University and Northeast Illinois University.
Numbers of people with which our site leaders interacted during the 2013 season-
Lake County, IL: 1013
Cook County, IL: 681
Northwest IN: 266 (month of June)
Total: 1925
Illinois Hydrilla Task Force
Website: www.niipp.net/hydrilla
Email: [email protected]
Education and outreach materials were distributed throughout region and state (> 250 copies of ID
sheets to monitors and biologists). Posters and Hunt! card will continue to be distributed.
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New Invaders Watch Program
Our summer assistant collected more than 50 additional herbarium specimens for use as teaching
tools and helped to update the New Invaders Watch Program (NIWP) database. The NIWP
database currently contains more than 150 reports for 24 species. The status of 97 of these reports
has been updated to reflect control efforts made to eradicate these populations. In 2012-2013 we
received 71 new reports. In spring of 2013, 16 reports of lesser celandine/fig buttercup
(Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera) infestations were submitted. Several reports of black
swallowwort (Cynanchum louiseae) were also filed. The first report of pale swallowwort or dog-
strangling vine (Cynanchum rossicum) and the third report of Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium
vimineum) in the region, now in DuPage County, have also been filed. Water hyacinth (Eicchornia
crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) have also arrived in Cook County, but their ability to
overwinter is still in question. NIIPP assisted with the control of stiltgrass in Will County in 2012-
2013 and plans to help with stiltgrass mapping and control in DuPage County in the coming year.
Six new species have been added to the target list: burning bush (Euonymus alatus), butterfly bush
(Buddleja davidii), garden valerian (Valeriana officinalis), Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii),
Lyme grass (Elymus arenarius), and sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). The Field Museum has
created the species pages for NIWP website.
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Website
The NIIPP website will be getting streamlined and updated in the coming months. The increased
traffic on the website can be attributed in part to the addition of the link to the Illinois Hydrilla Task
Force’s Hydrilla Hunt! website, a national webinar about NIIPP, and the upcoming Invasive
Ornamental Plant Symposium and Working Group (Natural Areas Association Conference field
trip).
Professional Development
October 15-16, 2012, Vital Lands Summit, Urbana, IL
September 26, 2013, Where Ecology Meets Economy: A Forum for Green Industry Professionals,
Johnson’s Nursery, Menomonee Falls, WI
Collaborations
NIIPP is worked with Kendall County DOT and IDOT to help develop a Kendall County-wide
invasive plant management plan
NIIPP worked with Kane County FPD and Fermilab Natural Areas on the wild chervil
mapping and control project
NIIPP is working with DuPage County Forest Preserve District, Downers Grove Park
District, the Village of Downers Grove and homeowners to delineate and control a Japanese
knotweed population along St. Joseph’s Creek
NIIPP collaborates with Chicago Botanic Garden and Lake County Health Department to co-
coordinate the IL Hydrilla Task Force
NIIPP collaborated with the Midwest Invasive Plant Network, Champaign County Forest
Preserve District, and the Illinois Invasive Species Campaign to organize and host an
Invasive Ornamental Plant Symposium & Working Group
NIIPP and Indiana Coastal Cooperative Weed Management Area co-presented about CWMAs
at the Calumet Summit 2013
Collaborated with Field Museum and several experts to produce a phenology/treatment
calendar for our region
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Community Service
NIIPP Coordinator serves on Chicago Botanic Garden Invasive Plants Committee that discusses
which species will be removed from collections or put on a watch list at the Chicago Botanic Garden
NIIPP Coordinator serves on the Illinois Invasive Plant Species Council which is currently involved
in developing a risk assessment process for species regulation
NIIPP Coordinator serves on Illinois Invasive Species Awareness Month (ISAM) Committee which
promotes ISAM throughout the region via publications, presentations, and reviews nominations for
annual ISAM awards.
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Fiscal Summary 2013-14 Year Source Amount Operating Expenses Projects funded
2013 IL-IN Sea Grant $15,525 25% Clean Boats Crew
2013 Donnelley Foundation $5,502 9% Green industry outreach
2013 IDNR $45,000 12.5% Illinois Hydrilla EDRR Plan
2013 USDA-Forest Service (GLRI) $26,000 44% New Invaders, etc.
2013 NCIPM $3,550 6.4% Invasive Ornamental Plant Workshop
2013 Lake County FPD $2,000 3.5% Homeowner fact sheets
2013 Jimmy F New Foundation $2,000 PT seasonal assistant New Invaders
2014 IDNR $35,000 12.5% Illinois Hydrilla EDRR Plan
2014 USDA-Forest Service $23,253 30.7% New Invaders, etc.
2014 USDA-Forest Service $28,000 - New Invader targeted control
2014 Boeing Global Citizenship (CW) $1,400 2.5% New Invaders training classes
2014 Toyota TogetherGreen Fellowship $10,000 9% Bilingual outreach
2014 IL-IN Sea Grant $10,182 16.4% Clean Boats Crew
2014 GLISA (Alliance for the Great Lakes) $1,200 2.1% Climate change adaptation plan
2014 additional sources of funding are pending
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Future Projects 2014
Illinois Hydrilla Task Force completion of Rapid Response protocol and plan and
dichotomous key for control of ten additional aquatic invasive plants
Clean Boats Crew aquatic invasive species education and outreach in Lake and Cook
Counties in Illinois and Lake, LaPorte, and Porter Counties in Indiana
Translation of MIPN Landscape Alternatives brochures and several homeowner fact sheets
into Spanish ; three bilingual workshops for Spanish speakers
NIIPP coordinator works in partnership with Alliance for the Great Lakes, The Field
Museum, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments, other project partners, and local
technical advisors to help incorporate climate change adaptation strategies into regional
ravine management and restoration policies and practices.
Green Infrastructure planning and implementation in the Des Plaines River Corridor
(Chicago Wilderness): NIIPP coordinator participates in two meetings with community
leaders and decision-makers to provide invasive species identification training and
assistance with invasive plant management and control
iLandscape tradeshow table shared with Illinois- Indiana Sea Grant
Chicago Flower and Garden Show table shared with Illinois –Indiana Sea Grant and invited
talk