LEGACY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Invasive Plant Management Workshop
October 26, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fort Belvoir Army Garrison, Virginia

The Wildlife Habitat Council invites you to an invasive plant management workshop being held at Fort Belvoir,Virginia, on Friday, October 26, 2007. The workshop, sponsored by the Department of Defense (DOD) Legacy Resource Management Program, will take place at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) building in the Tompkins basin area of Fort Belvoir (directions below).

The workshop will focus on invasive species management at Department of Defense installations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. There is no fee to attend the event, and any community groups or members interested in invasive species are encouraged to attend as well. We look forward to seeing you.

Presentations by representatives from:

• Arborchem    
• Department of Defense    
• Invasive Plant Control, Inc.    
• Maryland Native Plant Society/MA-EPPC    
• Wildlife Habitat Council

Please RSVP by October 25, 2007, by contacting the Invasive Species Program Coordinator at 301-588-8994 or send an email response with "Invasive Workshop Registration" in the title (preferred). Lunch is not included, however, orders will be taken in the morning.

Directions to Workshop:

General directions to Fort Belvoir from points north and south.
Fort Belvoir Access Control Information

1)Enter Fort Belvoir at Tulley Gate, intersection of Richmond Highway (1) and Pohick/Backlick Roads. Traveling south on Richmond Highway, take a left at the stop light to enter Tulley gate. Traveling north on Richmond Highway, take a right at the stop light to enter Tulley gate. There is a sign for Tulley Gate on the Pohick Road side of the intersection.

2) After passing through security, proceed up the hill and take a right at the first stop light onto Thoete Rd.

3) Follow Thoete Rd and keep right at the fork to continue a short distance to Warren Rd (stop sign).

4) Turn right onto Warren Rd and follow it down the hill (Warren Road turns into Deakyne Rd).

5) Turn right at the bottom of the hill onto Swift Rd. The MWR building will be ahead on the right.

Click for an interactive map of the workshop location.

Parkingwill be available at the MWR building. Additional parking can be found a short distance beyond, along Deakyne Rd.

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 "The impact of invasive species may be as damaging to native species and
ecosystems on a global scale as the loss and degradation of habitats."
- The World Conservation Union

Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) at Fort Belvoir. Photo by Adam Gundlach, Wildlife Habitat Council.

Sponsored by the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program
Thanks to the staff at Fort Belvoir's Directorate of Public Works for their assistance in bringing this together.
Special thanks to all the speakers participating in the event.

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