Materials from the
The Invasive Species of Grasslands Conference

Held in Madison, WI February 2009

The Invasive Species of Grasslands conference presented intermediate- to advanced-level information on combating invasive plants of grasslands in the upper Midwest through on-the-ground initiatives, informed planning and monitoring, and advocacy. Below you can download the presentations.

Files are PDF format.

Title

Author(s)

Download

Filesize

Controlling Biennials & Monocarpic Species (also see last file)

Mark Renz

Biennial intro

955 KB

Controlling Biennials & Monocarpic Species

Mark Renz

Wild Parsnip

2.0 MB

Biology and Control of Spotted Knapweed In Wisconsin

Wade T. Oehmichen

Biology_Control_Knapweed

23.8 MB

Best Management Practices for Invasive Species

Tom Boos

BMPs

1.2 MB

Biennial weeds of prairies and savannas

Tom Brock

Biennial weeds

1.9 MB

Prevention Strategies: Invasive Plant Mapping and Databases

Alycia Crall

mapping

4.0 MB

Conservation Reserve Program

Susan Butler

CRP_program

439 KB

National Environmental Compliance Handbook

Robert Weihrouch

Invas plant policy

3.4 MB

Vegetation Management: Herbicide Tools

Louanne Brooks

herbicide_tools

1.9 MB

Managing creeping perennial weeds

Mark Renz

canada thistle

1.2 MB

Grassland Management
Equipment And Tool Review

Nate Fayram and Kevin Doyle

grassland_management

9.4 MB

Leafy Spurge Control

David Texley

leafy_spurge

18.7 MB

Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Cooperative

Jill Hapner

SEWISC

5.7 MB

Early Detection Species Invading Grasslands & Prairies

Courtney LeClair

early_detection

8.0 MB

Biofuels and Prairie Restoration

Steven Bertjens

biofuels

6.9 MB

Rx Grazing: Are herbivores a “natural” natural choice?

Jesse Bennett

RxGrazing

3.1 MB

NR 40 - Wisconsin’s  Proposed Invasive Species Rule

Kelly Kearns

NR40

748 KB

Invasive Species Projects in Wisconsin: Partners Program

Shawn G. Papon

partners_program

2.2 MB

Grassland and Oak Savanna Restoration in Wisconsin: Tree Removal Techniques and Contracting Options

Shawn G. Papon

Tree Removal Techniques

14.3 MB

Biofuels and Prairies

Mark Doudlah

PE biofuel

1.7 MB

Biomass Potential For Electrical Generation

Bill Johnson

biomass_potential

3.3 MB

CPS Timberland

Lee Shambeau

CPS_timberland

7.6 MB

Creating an Invasive Plant Management Plan

Amy Staffen

Management Plan

2.8 MB

Protecting Rare Species of Grasslands

Amy Staffen

Protecting Rare Spp

907 KB