Oklahoma Invasive Plant Conference                   J. D. McCarty Conference Center                             July 24, 2008     Schedule:    9:00       Registration    9:30       Welcome      Chadwick Cox    9:45       Overview of Invasive Plants    Ron Tyrl    10:25     Aquatic Plants      Gene Gilliland    11:05     Terrestrial Plants      Steve Glasgow    Noon     Lunch    Review invasive plant list and Council bylaws    1:00       Panel Discussion      All participants    2:00      Current Councils       Tony Pernas    3:00      Oklahoma Council     Bruce Hoagland

Sponsors:                                                                                                           

Oklahoma Native Plant Society
Oklahoma Biological Survey
Natural Resource Ecology & Management, OSU
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Chapter

 Hosts:

Chadwick Cox                                            Bruce Hoagland
Chair, Conservation Committee                    Coordinator, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
Oklahoma Native Plant Society                    Associate Professor of Geography
                                                                    University of Oklahoma
Karen Hickman
Associate Professor
Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Oklahoma State University

Other Participants:

Ron Tyrl                                                                             Jay Pruett
Emeritus Professor of Botany                                              Director of Conservation
OSU                                                                                  The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Chapter

Gene Gilliland                                                                     Ashley Foster
Senior Fisheries Biologist                                                    Coordinator, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Department Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation                      Department Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Steven Glasgow                                                                  Tony Pernas, Coordinator
State Grazing Lands Specialist                                             National Park Service
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service                Biological Resources Management Division
                                                                                           Florida/Caribbean Exotic Plant Management Team