Proceedings of the Regional Cogongrass Conference: Cogongrass Workshop
Natural Areas Association and the National Association of Exotic Pest Plants Councils
Florida State University Conference Center
Tallahassee, FL
November 3, 2011
Cogongrass is a growing threat as it continues its rapid spread across the Southeast, reducing forest and pasture productivity, destroying wildlife habitat, impacting rights of ways and presenting an extreme fire hazard.
The purpose of this conference is to convey the latest understanding in restoring lands, managing, controlling and eradicating cogongrass, and to explore existing and needed networks for coordinating strategies for successful cogongrass management.
Proceedings
Introduction
Overview of Regional Cogongrass Efforts
J. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Emeritus Scientist – Presentation
State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Florida and New Grant
Jeff Eickwort, FL Division of Forestry – Presentation
State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Georgia
Mark McClure, GA Forestry Commission – Presentation
State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Alabama
Will Autry, Larson & McGowin, ACCC – Presentation
State Cogongrass Control Efforts in Mississippi
Randy Chapin, MS Forestry Commission – Presentation
State Cogongrass Control Efforts in South Carolina
Tim Davis, SC Department of Plant Industry – Presentation
Multiscale Ecological Understanding of Cogongrass: Landscape Genetics and Habitat Modeling
R. Lucardi, Mississippi State University – Presentation
Cogongrass, Insect Biodiversity and Pine Decline
N. Loewenstein, Auburn University – Presentation
Integrated Approaches to Cogongrass Management in Florida: From Mines to Pastures
G. McDonald, University of Florida – Presentation
Imazapyr and Glyphosate Herbicide Rate and Timing Responses for Cogongrass Management in Pine Forests
Pat Minogue, University of Florida – Presentation
Getting to the Root of the Problem: Cogongrass Patch Eradication is Possible
J. Aulakh, Auburn – Presentation
Revegetation of Cogongrass Infested Habitats with Native Grass Species Following Herbicidal Treatment
K. Onokpise, Florida A&M University – Presentation
Successful Cogongrass Suppression using Loblolly Pine Reforestation
J. Miller, USDA FS – Presentation
Where Do We Go From Here?
John Byrd, Mississippi State University – Presentation