Field
Techniques for Invasive Plant Management (Course Code:
WLD2139)
Nov
3-7, 2008 -- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island, Hawaii
Apr 20-24, 2009 -- National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This course introduces participants to invasive plant management at the field
level. Instruction will include invasive plant ecology; road maintenance and
its influence on the introduction and distribution of invasives; mapping and
monitoring invasive plants; invasive control methods; the proper and safe use
of recommended equipment; and applicable Refuge System policy. Other topics include
preparing pesticide use proposals, interpreting herbicide labels, and identifying
Best Management Practices.
