Invasive Species In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Workshop

Schedule

Maryland Sea Grant will organize and facilitate a two-day workshop limited to 75 participants. The general structure of the meeting will include a series of plenary presentations followed by facilitated sessions designed to engage participants and build consensus on target issues.

TUESDAY – MAY 7, 2002

7:30 am
REGISTRATION
8:00 am - 8:30 am
OPENING REMARKS

Frank Dawson, Chair, Living Resources Council,
    Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Jonathan Kramer, Director, Maryland Sea Grant

8:30 am - 10:30 am
PLENARY SESSION

Integrating Economics into Invasive Species Management
Jason Shogren, University of Wyoming

Lessons Learned - Developing Regional Management Plans in the Chesapeake Bay
Bill Matuszeski, Former Director Chesapeake Bay Program

Great Lakes Regional Panel: Approaches to Regional Invasive Species Management Strategies
Katherine Glassner-Shwayder, Great Lakes Commission

10:30 am - 10:50 am
BREAK
10:50 am - 12:00 pm
PLENARY SESSION

Scientific Risks and Uncertainties in Invasive Species Ecology
David Lodge, University of Notre Dame

Invasive Aquatic Plants - Issues in Developing Control Strategies
Bernd Blossey, Cornell University

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
Provided by The Admiral Fell Inn
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
SPECIES SPECIFIC SESSION

Phragmites (Phragmites australis)
Curtis Hutto, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Steve Capel, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish

Water Chestnut (Trapa natans)
Mike Naylor, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Larry Hindman, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Steve Kendrolt, United States Department of Agriculture

Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
Tom Horvath, State University of New York at Oneonta

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
BREAK
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH SPEAKERS
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
PLAN FOR DAY 2 AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS MEET

DINNER ON YOUR OWN

WEDNESDAY – MAY 8, 2002

8:30 am - 10:15 am
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
10:15 am - 10:40 am
BREAK
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
PLENARY DISCUSSION
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
Provided by The Admiral Fell Inn
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
BREAK
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION

The participants in the break out sessions will be charged with identifying key issues, gaps, and solutions to be included in a framework for a regional management plan. In addition, participants will be encouraged to discuss possible actions to be considered by the jurisdictions and a corresponding timeline for completion. Facilitators will guide the discussion using a series of questions that address key issues associated with the development of a management plan. By the end of the workshop, participants will have reached consensus on the framework for management control strategies.




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