Ely Invasive Species Workshop – 8/3/2024

When: Saturday August 3rd, 2024
Where: MN North College, Vermilion Campus, Room CC 109 – 1900 E Camp Street, Ely MN 55731
Cost: Free!
Hosted by: North St. Louis and Lake County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)

This workshop is designed to help landowners lear more about invasive species in the Ely area, how they can strop the spread, and landowner assistance that is available in both Lake and St. Louis Counties. Featuring speakers from the Minnesota DNR, Superior National Forest, Ely Field Naturalists and North St. Louis & Lake SWCDs, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

  • 9:45am – Doors open for registration and refreshments
  • 10:00am – Welcome and Why Care About Invasive Species? – Tristan Nelson, North St. Louis SWCD
  • 10:30am – Woody Invasive and Other Target Invasive Species – Nate Quadhammer, Lake County SWCD
  • 11:00am – Best Practices for Treating Terrestrial Invasive Species – Jack Greenlee, Superior National Forest
  • 11:30am – DNR Cost-Share & Native Plant Communities – Victoria Jari, Minnesota DNR
  • 12:00pm – Lunch (Provided)
  • 12:30pm – Aquatic Invasive Species and Reporting Methods- Liz Anderson, Lake County SWCD and Jon Utecht, North St. Louis SWCD
  • 1:00pm – Outdoor Tour of Sites and Invasive Species ID – Bill Tefft, Ely Field Naturalists
  • 2:00pm – Return to MN North, Wrap Up, Adjourn

For questions or more information: please call (218) 288-6146 or email info@nslswcd.org.

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