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Arboretum Director to give lecture on invasive exotic plants Feb. 7

February 02, 2007

For immediate release - January 30, 2007 Contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu   Arboretum Director to give lecture on invasive exotic plants on Feb. 7   NEW LONDON, Conn. - Glenn Dreyer, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker ´27 Director of the Connecticut College Arboretum, will give a lecture titled, "Invasive Exotic Plants: Conservation Issues and Management Options," on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center at Connecticut College.

Dreyer will discuss the threat to biological diversity posed by invasive exotic plants, such as oriental bittersweet, giant reed, purple loosestrife and Japanese barberry. His lecture will identify the most dangerous plants in both wild and managed landscapes, discuss why these plants are so widespread and describe the various methods that scientists and conservationists have used to combat and control these plants. He will also discuss the work the arboretum has been doing with invasive plants over the last 25 years.

This lecture is free and open to the public and is part of the Endowed Chair Lecture series, sponsored by the Dean of Faculty.

Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 43 states and 45 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 85-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.   -CC-  

For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu