2007 Iowa Weed Commissioners’
Invasive Species Conference

Wednesday - February 28

4:00 – 5:00       New Weed Commissioners
5:00 – 6:00       Executive Board Meeting

Thursday – March 1

7:30 – 9:00        Registration

9:00 – 9:15         Introduction / Welcome - Mike Buemer and John Harri
9:15 – 10:15       Cooperative Weed Management Areas - John Walkowiak, IDNR and Linda Appelgate

10:15 – 10:30     Break

10:30 – 11:00     Roadside and LRTF -  Kirk Henderson, IRVM and Steve Holland, IDOT
11:00 – 11:30     Aquatics Nuisance Law   Kim Bogenschutz, Iowa DNR

11:30 – 1:00       Lunch

1:00 – 1:30         Business Meeting
1:30 – 2:00         Iowa Weed Free Forage Program   Eileen Wuebker, Iowa Crop Improvement
2:00 – 2:30         Controlling Invasives with fire  Ryan Schlater ,IDNR

2:30 – 2:45         Break

2:45 – 3:30         Keep a Lookout New Invasive Plants   Chris Henze
3:30 – 4:30         Weather Effects on Weeds  Elwynn Taylor

5:00 – 6:00         Social
6:00 -                 Evening Banquet

Friday - March 2

6:30 – 8:00        Breakfast Buffet
8:30 – 11:00      Continuing Education – 
11:00                 Lunch 
12:00                 Testing