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THIS PROGRAM WILL BE IN WEBINAR FORMAT AND ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  PLEASE SEE REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW.

Program Description:

In this program, Chris Evans will provide a general overview of what is involved in managing invasive plants, a description of various management techniques, and also specific recommendations for managing common invasive species.  This program will not include time for species identification.

Presenter Bio:

Chris Evans is an Extension Forester with the University of Illinois.  He specializes in invasive species, forest health and forest management.  Chris is on the board of directors of the North American Invasive Species Management Association, president of the Southern Chapter of the Illinois Native Plant Society, and Chair of the Illinois Forestry Association Technical Advisory Committee.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION

We will be using Zoom. To allow us to promote the meeting more widely, advanced registration will be required to attend. The program is still free.  

Open this LINK to register.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing your unique link to join the meeting. Do not share this link as it will only work for you.

We will be using the waiting room feature, which allows our speaker to get set up and test audio and screensharing prior to the start of the program. About 5-10 minutes before the program begins, will start adding those in the waiting room to the program.

During the meeting we ask you do the following for bandwidth/connectivity reasons,

Close all applications running on your computer, tablet, or phone
Close any browser tabs or windows other than those for Zoom
Keep your audio on mute and your webcam off

Prior to the meeting, we will give a quick overview of the Zoom interface and how to ask questions.