A resistograph is used to measure the density of wood in a tree at Lizard Mound State Park in Washington County in June 2023. Wisconsin DNR Forest Health lab pathologist Kyoko Scanlon looks on. / Photo Credit: Bill McNee, Wisconsin DNR
By Art Kabelowsky, DNR Outreach and Communications, Fitchburg
Arthur.Kabelowsky@wisconsin.gov, 608-335-0167
Kyoko Scanlon, Forest Health Lab pathologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, gave a presentation at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC), which was held Oct. 6-8 at the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Convention Center.
Scanlon updated attendees on a Heterobasidion root disease soil diversity study on Oct. 7.
The event, the largest invasive species conference in North America, was the group’s 10th biennial conference since 2008. Several speakers, programs, presentations, workshops, field trips and networking opportunities will make up the multiple-day event. More information can be found at the group’s website.
The conference addresses all types of invasive species, connecting the management, research and policy communities. The goal is to strengthen management of invasive species through prevention, control and containment. It also offers numerous opportunities to network with professionals, land managers, researchers, nonprofit organizations and others.
The group is a partnership between the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin, the Midwest Invasive Plant Network and the Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council.