BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79@lincolnconservation.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T200000 DTSTAMP:20210201T151801Z URL:https://lincolnconservation.org/events/invasive-insect-and-plant-speci es-in-massachusetts/ SUMMARY:Invasive Insect and Plant Species in Massachusetts DESCRIPTION:We see encroachment of invasive plants and insects in our yards and on conservation land throughout Lincoln. As new species find their wa y into Massachusetts\, it's critical to stay on top of existing infestatio ns\, and stay up-to-date with emerging problems!\n\nLLCT welcomes Joshua B ruckner and Jennifer Forman Orth from the Massachusetts Department of Agri cultural Resources (MDAR) to a virtual program for our community to learn about entrenched and emerging invasive insects and plants. We’ll also tu rn the “spotlight” towards the spotted lantern fly\, which got a lot o f press this past year.\n\nThis program is free and open to all. This virt ual program will be hosted on Zoom. Registration is required. Register her e to receive the Zoom Meeting link. \n\n \;\n\n\n\nJoshua Bruckner is the Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator at MDAR. He has been doing outreach about invasive insects for more than four years. He has a master’s degre e in biology from Clark University.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n \nDr. Jennifer Forman Orth is an Environmental Biologist for the Massachus etts Department of Agricultural Resources\, where she works on a number o f botanical and entomological issues\, including invasive plants\, plant r esources for pollinators\, introduced insect pests\, and mosquito control. Jennifer completed her Ph.D. at UMass Boston\, where she studied the odd breeding system and seed viability of Japanese knotweed. She also has a ma ster’s degree from Boston University’s Center for Energy and Environme ntal Studies\, and currently serves as a member of the City of Framingham ’s Conservation Commission. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lincolnconservation.org/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/12/slf-from-the-side.jpg CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR