Here is one final reminder on the JBS Spring meeting. Although the pre-registration period is passed, there will be plenty of room at Bates, so I'm hoping that many of you are planning to show up at the door. Registration for the day is $15. I'll paste in the detailed message with the agenda below. The meeting is in the Muskie Archives (right next door to where we normally meet, see directions below); the registration table opens at 8:30am and the meeting will commence at 9am. For directions to Bates: http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml Detailed campus map with Muskie Archives location: http://www.bates.edu/central-detail.xml I hope to see you all there next Saturday. Rick Speer The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 31 at the Muskie Archives at 70 Campus Avenue in Lewiston, Maine. This is in the building right next door to our usual spring meeting location, which traditionally has been Chase Hall. When standing on the sidewalk on Campus Ave, facing the Chase Hall entrance, the Muskie Archives is the building to the right. The meeting will be held in the large hall on the second floor of the Archives. The building will be open at 8:30am for mingling, coffee, tea, carbs, etc. The meeting will begin promptly at 9am and will be ending at 3pm. Registration fee is $15 at the door. (the registration includes lunch in the Bates College cafeteria in Chase Hall) This meeting is open to members and non-members alike, but please be judicious in spreading the word. If you know of interested individuals, feel free to forward this announcement. For now, the JBS Board is asking that it not be posted on any other electronic mailing lists as we are somewhat afraid that we could be overwhelmed with potential registrants that might exceed the maximum capacity (110) of the location. For directions to Bates College: http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml Preliminary agenda: 9:00 Welcome, JBS President Chrisopher Campbell 9:15 Keynote: "Why all the Fuss about Invasive Plants? - Because I Like Maine," Les Mehrhoff, Director, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England 10:30 "Barbing Sweet Bitter and Other Invasive Terrestrial Plants in Maine - Past, Present, and Future," Ann Gibbs, Maine State Horticulturist, Maine Dept of Agriculture 11:00 "Early Detection and Rapid Response: Lessons from the Jungle," Don Cameron, Botanist/Ecologist, Maine Natural Areas Program 11:30 "Invasive Aquatic Plants in Maine: Spread Prevention and Plant Suppression," John McPhedran, Biologist, Maine Dept of Environmental Protection 12:00 lunch 1:00 "Impatiens glandulifera Research and Results," Nava Tabak (former IPANE Project Staff) 1:20 TBA 1:40 "Wonder Weeders!: Tales of Volunteer Heroism in the Struggle to Document and Remove Invasive Species," Ted Elliman & Aileen Kane, IPANE and NEWFS volunteer coordinators 2:00 "Managing Small and Moderate Invasive Plant Infestations," Chris Mattrick, Forest Botanist, White Mountain National Forest 2:30 Open discussion on the future of Invasives control in Maine For more information, shoot me an email directly at: [log in to unmask]