BOTANY SERIES
Invasive Plants in the Philadelphia Area
Professor Alfred E. Schuyler

This course is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  The lectures will be given at the PHS offices, 100 N. 20th Street (20th and Arch Streets), Philadelphia.

LECTURES BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M.

1. Monday, March 31, 2008
   The concept of invasives.
2. Monday, April 7, 2008
   Colonial and early American invasives.
3. Monday, April 14, 2008
   Terrestrial herbaceous invasives.
4. Monday, April 21, 2008
   Terrestrial woody invasives .
5. Monday, April 28, 2008
   Invasives of wetlands and aquatic habitats.
6. Monday, May 5, 2008
   Living with invasives.
7. Saturday, April 26 or May 3, 2008 (10AM-1PM)
   Choose a date for a field trip to Wissahickon Park.  We'll meet at a location with access to public transportation and a place to park.

Owing to space limitations, this course requires preregistration.  Preregistration will begin on Monday, November 12, 2007.  To preregister, call (215) 763-6529, ext. 23.

Invasive plants have caused problems of varying magnitude in the Philadelphia area.  In this course, we will discuss the following: how invasives differ from non-invasives, negative impacts of invasives from the 18th century to the present day, some notorious invasives and their habitats, and management strategies for reducing or eliminating the negative impacts of invasives.

Students may examine relevant literature displayed in the PHS library before class from 5:30-6:15 PM.

Recommended reading:

Alien Invasion by Robert Divine. National Geographic Society. Washington, DC. 1998.

Invasive Plants: Ecological and Agricultural Aspects by S. Inderjit, editor. Steven Simpson Books. 2005.

Assessment and Management of Plant Invasions by J.O. Luken and J.W. Theiret. Springer-Verlag. New York, NY. 1997.

Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden by John M. Randall and Janet Marinelli, editors. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publications. New York, NY. 1996.

www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov

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