SUNCOAST CISMA Summer Workshop

Join us for practical invasive plant control training and receive updates on herbicide and biocontrol methods.

By UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough

Date and time

Wednesday, June 18 · 8:30am - 4pm EDT

Manatee County Cooperative Extension Service

1303 17th Street West Palmetto, FL 34221

June 18, 2025 8:30 am -4:00pm

UF/IFAS Manatee County Extension Office, Palmetto, FL

Kendrick Auditorium

Morning Session

8:30 AM Check In

9-10 AM Elizabeth Gandy –Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Species, Methods & ID.

10-11 AM Patrick Belk - Biology & Control Melaleuca, Brazilian peppertree, Java plum, maybe Cuban Bulrush

11:30 – 12:15 Garden of Evil – Mike Elswick, Manatee County & Others

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch - Lunch on your own or bring your own lunch

Afternoon Session

1:00 – 2:00 PM Jeff Eichwort - BOLO List of Invasive Tree Pests

2:00 – 3:00PM Rebecca Winch - Invasive Species Outreach, Messaging & Management of Public • 3:15 – 4:00 PM Closing Panel

FDACS CEUs applied for

Contact Ray Vinson for more information:

rlvinson@stpete.org

727-893-7234