Quinte Chapter: Invasive Plants in your Eastern Ontario Woodlot

Invasive Plants in your Eastern Ontario Woodlot

Organized by: The Quinte Chapter of the OWA and the Invasive Species Centre.

Invasive plants have the potential to significantly interfere with the productivity and health of our woodlots. Here we’ll explore some of the invasive plant species currently threatening woodlots in Ontario, including garlic mustard, common buckthorn, dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, and wild parsnip by learning their potential impacts and how to identify and practically manage them.

Once registered you will receive instructions to get the Zoom link. Registration for this event is only open to OWA members. 

Speakers

Derissa Vincentini

Derissa Vincentini is the Community Science Coordinator and GIS Lead where she coordinates invasive species education and outreach initiatives, promoting community action to mitigate the spread of invasive species in Canada. She also plays a supporting role in many projects involved with mapping invasive species, indigenous support and engagement, invasive plants and hemlock woolly adelgid. Derissa has a background as a Forest Research Technician and a B.Sc. in Biology as well as a certificate in Geomatics from Algoma University. 

Vincent La Tassa

Vince is a Program Development Intern at the Invasive Species Centre where he provides outreach and training support on forestry related pests, including the release of the Oak Wilt Wire quarterly newsletter. Vince is a graduate of the Natural Environment Technologist, Conservation and Management program from Sault College and executive member of the Sault Naturalists.