|
|
|
|
|
Webinar Recordings - Mike Van Clef
Mike is the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Stewardship Director and also serves as their Invasive Species Strike Team Program Director. He co-founded the Strike Team in 2008 with the goal of bringing greater efficiency and effectiveness to invasive species management. Mike has a Ph.D. in ecology from Rutgers University and over 25 years of experience in land stewardship, planning and research, working extensively in the evaluation and management of rare and invasive species and deer management. He has consulted with over 30 organizations in NJ including the NJ Invasive Species Council for which he prepared the New Jersey Strategic Management Plan for Invasive Species.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:00-8:30 PM
"Native Plants and the Invasive Plants They Replace"
Mike Van Clef
Invasive Species Strike Team Program Director
Mike will focus on native plant gardening, emphasizing those that resemble or functionally replace popular invasive species counterparts. He will cover ways to protect your plantings to increase choices.
Speaker Bio: Mike is the FoHVOS Stewardship Director and also serves as our Invasive Species Strike Team Program Director. He joined FoHVOS in 2007 and co-founded the Strike Team in 2008 with the goal of bringing greater efficiency and effectiveness to invasive species management. Mike has a Ph.D. in ecology from Rutgers University and over 25 years of experience in land stewardship, planning and research, working extensively in the evaluation and management of rare and invasive species and deer management. He has consulted with over 30 organizations in NJ including the NJ Invasive Species Council for which he prepared the New Jersey Strategic Management Plan for Invasive Species.
Here are the two documents that he is providing:
Presentation as pdf
Deer Overabundance: Stakeholders, Obstacles, and Decisions
It starts off with an introduction to the NPSNJ and then procedes to the presentation.
Wednesday September 16 at 7:00 PM
"Deer Resistant Native Plants for Your Garden "
Mike Van Clef
FoHVOS Invasive Species Strike Team
This talk goes over various landscape uses for native plants ranging from meadow patches to formal gardens. It focuses on selection of native plants based on their functions (e.g., screening, foundation plantings, plants for shade, etc.), emphasizing the value these plants provide to birds, bees and butterflies — contributing to increasing the health of our natural world. The talk also covers how to select deer resistant plants and develop creative ways to protect any native plant from marauding deer.
This recording and the slides and images contained therein are a copyrighted work of Mike Van Clef. It is available to you only for your personal viewing and is not to be copied, distributed, or sold in any manner. Please be respectful that the webinar recording is the property of the owner.
It starts off with an introduction to the NPSNJ and then procedes to the presentation.
