Many conservation workers and natural area stewards spend a lot of time finding and removing invasive species—but when you are focused on quickly removing invasive species, it can be easy to mistakenly cut or pull similar looking native species.
Jacqueline Courteau will review common invasive species of wetlands, and compare and contrast them with native species that can grow in similar settings. After this webinar, you should be able to distinguish between invasives and similar looking natives.
Guest Speaker
Jacqueline Courteau, PhD
NatureWrite LLC
President and Senior Ecologist
Jacqueline Courteau is an ecologist and consultant (NatureWrite LLC) who has taught courses including woody plants, field ecology and ecology labs, restoration ecology, sense of place, natural history, and environmental writing at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. Her company, NatureWrite LLC, focuses on ecological monitoring and assessment. Projects have included developing a rapid ecological assessment for the Huron River Watershed Council, monitoring deer impacts on vegetation in various park systems, and work on oak regeneration, forest stewardship planning, and contract work for Michigan Natural Features Inventory and the Smithsonian Institution’s Encyclopedia of Life. She enjoys working with people who are interested in learning about natural areas, and has led numerous walks and workshops about plant identification, forest ecology, ecological monitoring, and nature journaling. She is increasingly focused on working with private landowners who want to learn about and manage their land through forest stewardship or restoration and management plans. She co-coordinates the Professional Stewards Hike in Ann Arbor, which facilitates discussion and collaboration among conservation professionals. She can’t resist collecting acorns each autumn, and is trying to grow and nurture seedlings of every Michigan native oak species.