Connecticut presents invasives workshop

You still have time to register for the Conn. Invasive Plant Working Group symposium "Cherish Our Natural Heritage: Managing Invasives to Promote Native Diversity." The symposium is open to the public and will take place Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Univ. of Conn. in Storrs. Keynote speaker Doug Tallamy will present "A Case for Native Plants." Concurrent afternoon sessions will cover habitat and management in grasslands; forest understories; aquatic invasive plants; invasive control practices (including organic control); and non-plant invaders. Registration fee is $40 (postmarked by Sept. 10), $55 if postmarked by Sept. 24.