Invasive Management Workshop

Join members from Bull Creek Foundation, A Rocha USA and Central Texas Master Naturalists for a workshop on treating and managing invasive plant species.  Specifically, glossy privet (ligustrum) and nandina.  The workshop will present two invasive species projects at Bull Creek and Copperfield and discuss techniques, tools, tracking progress and results.  In addition we will discuss how to identify and apply for grant funding for restoration projects and demonstrate how to use Turkey Tail fungus to assist in degrading of ligustrum.

Attendees will learn

<>·        <>How to identify glossy privet and nandina and why they are considered invasive

<>·        <>How to map invasive species and record follow-up visits and treatment using EDDMaps

<>·        <>Tools and techniques to kill invasive ligustrum by girdling

<>·        <>Different techniques to handle nandina

<>·        <>Using solarization to remove King Ranch Bluestem

<>·        <>Grant opportunities for eco-restoration work

<>·        <>Treating ligustrum with Turkey Tail mushrooms to aid the decomposition process

In addition to these specific topics the workshop will share results of over 3 years of Invasive removal at Bull Cree’s Stenis Tract.