The 2009 annual Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plant Management (CNIPM) conference (Tuesday October 27th & Wednesday October 28th) will be held in conjunction with the annual Alaska Invasive Species Working Group (AISWG) conference on Thursday October 29th. Activities around the jointly held conference extend from Monday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 29. A free public lecture by Gary Freitag of the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program and Dr. Sarah Reichard of the University of Washington, titled "Ketchikan: Gateway to an Invasion Free Future," will be given Monday night, October 26th, starting at 7 PM, at the Discovery Center in Ketchikan.
An Invasive Plant Curriculum Workshop will be held Monday, October 26th, from 12:30 to 4:30 PM. The workshop will be held at the Discovery Center. The workshop is free and open to any interested educators.
A poster session will be held Tuesday night at the Cape Fox Lodge, free and open to the public, from 5 PM to 7:30 PM.
Sessions on Wednesday will focus on spotted knapweed, impacts on natural resources, and plans of action.
See the agenda for full conference events. Contact information is available on the conference website. Early registration ends after Oct. 10, 2009. Registration forms are available here. (PDF)
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