Invaders in the Woods: Invasive Plants, Pests, and Diseases in Michigan Forests
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking
This talk will focus on the ID of invasive plants, insects, and diseases impacting our Michigan forests. We will discuss a variety of control options for homeowners and landowners. It will also introduce participants to MSU’s Forestry Innovation Center and the research work that is being done here.
Our presenter is Jesse Randall, who has been the Director of MSU’s AgBio Research facility in Hyde since August 2018. Currently his research focusses on all things maple syrup and Christmas tree production, wildlife / forest interactions, and SFI logger education. Prior to MSU, he was a tenured associate professor at Iowa State University in the Natural Resources Department. At ISU he instructed landowners on a wide variety of forest and wildlife related topics, prescribed fire, ID and control of Invasive species, tree planting, fruit tree propagation etc.