WFL Spring General Meeting

What: Presentation, "The War on Invasives- How to detect, report, and manage some of the area’s biggest threats"

When: 7 PM, Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Where: Church of St. Jerome, 207 South Garfield Street (across from US Post Office), East Rochester, NY 14445 – Street level meeting room, handicap accessible

This program will discuss the issues that invasive species create across multiple landscapes, including forested properties. Invasive species cost Americans billions of dollars every year to control. Participants will learn to recognize, report, and manage some of the area’s least desirable invasive species, while gaining an understanding of their impact to the environment, human health, and (more importantly) your budget. You will learn how invasives are spread, how to prevent them, and how to control some of the nastiest invaders.

Location: Church of St. Jerome, 207 South Garfield Street (across from US Post Office), East Rochester, NY 14445 – Street level meeting room, handicap accessible

Our esteemed speaker is Hilary Mosher. She is the Coordinator for the Finger Lakes-Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) at the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. In this role, she works with partners to manage invasive species programs for the seventeen counties of the Finger Lakes Region. She and her colleagues have been awarded over $2 million in new funding for invasive species projects targeting education, outreach, and control efforts.

The meeting will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Hilary will provide a power point presentation and offer visuals, brochures and handout materials for all attendees. There will be opportunities for questions/answers as well as refreshments.

All are welcome.