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Webinars :: SCIENCEx Invasive Species

February 11th, 2021
Thanks to Jim Farrar for sharing the announcement below. There are talks on CHEATGRASS and VENTENATA on Feb. 26. **************** SCIENCEx Invasive Species webinars US Forest Service is hosting a week-long series of webinars on invasive pests: https://www.fs.fed.
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Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands in the Context of Fire in CA
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Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands webinar

February 8th, 2021
If you missed the Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands in the Context of Fire in California webinar on Nov. 18, 2020 (9 AM-12 noon PST), you're in luck. We have the recordings of each presentation here.
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“If it’s growing close to your house, there’s a potential it could send its rhizomes and break through your foundation,” says Jatinder Aulakh, an assistant weed scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Photo from Japanese Knotweed Solutions, Ltd.
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Oh, No, Not Knotweed!

February 1st, 2021
Thanks to our friend at Cornell (Lynn Sosnoskie) for sharing the article,"Oh, No, Not Knotweed!" by Henry Grabar from the Pocket Worthy website. Oh, No, Not Knotweed! It's been over four years since I bought hypodermic needles at a CVS, squatted in my backyard, and drew them full of glyphosate.
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CWSS: Virtual Student Poster Competition!

January 25th, 2021
By Thomas J Getts
Today is the start of the CWSS Annual Meeting, which is being held virtually from January 25-26 on an online platform. It is not too late to sign up! There is a great program with loads of good information, and like always plenty of CE credits.
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