Thursday, September 20, 2012 I am the Keynote Speaker at the Fall Quarterly Meeting for the Beautification Council of Southeastern Michigan. My topic: Invasive Plant Species Control and Replacing Invasive Plant Species with Native Plants.
One of the key Purposes of Beautification Council of Southeastern Michigan is:
- Restore, Preserve and Enhance the beauty of Southeastern Michigan.
One of the Goals of BCSEM is:
- develop a sense of civic pride and citizen responsibility.
These items are the basis of my presentation. I hope to challenge the Councils to become as passionate as I am about removing the invasive destructive Phragmite australis from our area and to help restore the native plant populations. "To Own" the challenge and develop through education in their communities a civic pride and citizen responsibility to go forward and shift their attack to the numerous local invasive and alien ornamental plants. Then to help Restore the native communities of plants, shrubs and trees that support their insect, bird and animal populations.
I am being joined by Ron Cousineau and Mike West from Upper Long Lake and Patrick Nagy from the Village of Wolverine Lake who are speaking on non-chemical alternatives to Phragmite control. These gentlemen have had various levels of success with removing Phragmites with out chemicals.
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