The ongoing challenge of buckthorn

This highly requested webinar will bring together researchers and practitioners to share updates and stories of success on the ongoing challenge of managing buckthorn in restorations. Researchers from the University of Minnesota will share new developments in the Cover it up! program working to understand if native plants can control buckthorn following removal efforts. Practitioners will also share what is working for them in the ongoing battle against this invasive plant.

Presenters
Mike Schuster is a researcher with the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota. His research broadly focuses on the ecology and management of invasive plant species. Mike is currently one of the lead scientists on the Cover It Up! program, which evaluates how land managers can use native plant species to reduce invasion by buckthorn and other species in Minnesota's forests.

Nicholas Snavely is an Assistant Area Wildlife Manager for the MN DNR. He has focused a great deal of his work on wildlife habitat management in central Minnesota, where has overseen multiple buckthorn control projects carried out by MN DNR staff and contractors on state Wildlife Management Areas in collaboration with conservation partners like Great River Greening, The Nature Conservancy and Wildlife Forever.