2016 Cornell Cooperative Extension In-service: Invasive Species Track Presentations


Forecasting invasive species with climate change
Dr. Jenica Allen, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire


National Forum on Climate & Pests
Dr. Stephen Young, Director, Northeastern IPM Center, Cornell University


Post Control Monitoring: Effective Control or Invasion Treadmill?
Dr. Sara Kuebbing, Post-Doctoral Fellow, David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow, Yale University


Post Control Monitoring: Effective Control or Invasion Treadmill? Case Studies from the Adirondack Park
Zachary Simek, Terrestrial Invasive Species Project Coordinator, Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP)


Are “Alien” Plants “Bad”?
Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor & Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware


Environmental DNA & Underwater Video Technology as Tools for Early Detection of Aquatic Invasive Species
Rob Williams, Conservation Practitioner, The Nature Conservancy and Invasive Species Program Coordinator, St. Lawrence & Eastern Lake Ontario PRISM


Using eDNA to Detect and Monitor Invasive Species in New York State
Dr. Rodman Getchell, Associate Director, AQUAVET®, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University


Students Engaging in Environment: A Student and Scientist Collaboration to Assess Aquatic Invasive Species
Dr. Donna Cassidy-Hanley, Senior Research Associate, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University


Nitellopsis obtusa in North America
Robin Sleith, PhD Student, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics Studies, The New York Botanical Garden


Low-cost Water Data Collection
Dr. Paul Scerri, President, Platypus LLC


Biological Control of Trapa natans
Dr. Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University


Swallow-wort Biocontrol Updates
Dr. Lindsey Milbrath, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS, Biological Integrated Pest Management Unit


Biological Control of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges tsugae
Mark Whitmore, Forest Entomologist, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University


Lessons Learned from Statewide Responses to Invasive Species
Jerry Carlson, Chief Research Scientist, NY DEC Forest Health
Mark Whitmore, Forest Entomologist, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University


Watercraft Inspection Steward Programs: History & NYSG’s Role
Brittney Rogers, Watercraft Inspection Program Leader Trainer, New York Sea Grant


Clean Drain and Dry to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species: Science and Research
Dr. David Wong, Associate Professor in Research, Department of Biology, SUNY Oneonta

Environmental Analyst, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection