About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Michelle Beloskur about invasive plant early detection efforts and the role of public gardens.

Join us as we chat with Michelle about the invasive plant early detection efforts of the Midwest Invasive Plant Network. We take a special focus on the Public Gardens as Sentinels against Invasive Plants initiative, a program focused on sharing information and creating a network to detect potential invasive species. Resources: MIPN Website Printed Resources from MIPN MIPN Webinars Early Detection Plant Species Report sightings of Invasive Plants PGSIP Data Dashboard PGSIP Plant Alerts Share your own Everyday Observation Was there something about this topic we didn’t cover? See something cool in nature? Let us know! Send us your question or share your everyday nature observation with us at go.illinois.edu/EEconnect , and we may share it in a future blog or podcast. Questions? We'd love to hear from you! Abigail Garofalo aeg9@illinois.edu , Erin Garrett emedvecz@illinois.edu , Amy Lefringhouse heberlei@illinois.edu Subscribe to our Newsletter Check out our Blog See the Everyday Environment Archives

People in this episode

Hosts: Abigail Garofalo, Erin Garrett, Amy Lefringhouse

Guest: Michelle Beloskur

Topics covered

• invasive plants
• early detection
• public gardens
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• environmental education

Keywords

• invasive species
• early detection
• public gardens
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• environmental observation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Midwest Invasive Plant Network, Public Gardens as Sentinels against Invasive Plants

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