Cogongrass Workshop Announcement

A Cogongrass Workshop will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Ed Jones Auditorium on the Ellington Agricultural

Center campus in Nashville. The Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council is organizing the workshop. Dr. Dave Moorhead of the University of Georgia

Warnell School of Forest Resources will be conducting the training. Call or email Anni Self at Anni.Self@state.tn.us or 615-837-5313

by July 1 to register.

Cogongrass is widely considered to be the worst invasive plant threat in the Southeastern U.S. It invades forests, pastureland, and rights of way.

It is highly flammable, a highway hazard, and destroys wildlife habitat and recreational value of land. Eradication can be costly, up to $200 per acre.

On April 15, 2008, the USDA confirmed the first infestation of cogongrass in Tennessee.

Again, for more information about the Workshop, please contact Anni Self at the following e-mail address: Anni.Self@state.tn.us

For more information, including a meeting agenda – CLICK HERE