Agenda

11:00 am to 11:10 am - Welcome - Marty Drut, Park Interpreter, MH Interpretive Program

11:10 am to 11:30 am - “The Big Picture”, Delinda Ryerson, Executive Director, Alberta Invasive Species Council

11:30 am to 11:50 am - “Invasive Plants in Ornamental Horticulture”, Andrea Eastham, Horticulturist, Plant Science Consultant

11:50 pm to 12:20 pm - “Waking Up: Invasive Species In Our Tracks and In Our Wake”, Kelly Cooley, Southern Alberta Weed Coordinator

12:20 am to 12:30 pm - Questions and Discussion

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm to 1:10 pm - Announce winners of 3 door prizes

1:10 pm to 3:25 pm - Invasive Species Learning Tables (Break into smaller groups and rotate through each table)

Table 1 - Delinda Ryerson, AISC and Kelly Cooley, Southern Alberta Weed Coordinator

Table 2 - Martha Munz Gue, Interpretive Program and Society of Grasslands Naturalists

Table 3 - Scott Richter, Superintendent of Parks Operations, Parks & Recreation and Heather Trail, Supervisor of By-law Enforcement, City of Medicine Hat

Table 4 - Nicole Kimmel, Aquatic Invasive Species, Alberta Environment and Parks

Table 5 - Andrea Eastham, Horticulturist, Plant Science Consultant

Table 6 - Marilou Montemayor, Executive Director and Natasha Rogers, Stewardship Facilitator, South East Alberta Watershed Alliance

Table 7 - Cathy Linowski, Coordinator, Environmental Science, Medicine Hat College

2:30 pm to 2:45 pm - Break

2:45 pm to 3:25 pm - Learning Tables Continued

3:25 pm to 3:45 pm - Workshop Discussion: Where do we go from here?

3:45 pm to 4:00 pm - Evaluation Form and Adjourn

Sponsored by:

Society of Grasslands Naturalists

MH Interpretive Program

Medicine Hat & District Horticultural Society

South East Alberta Watershed Alliance

Blondie's Gift & Garden Center

Windmill Garden Centre and Butterfly House

Animal World

Royal LePage Community Realty, Ron Wilson, Realtor