Lessons Learned at UMISC 2020
December 1, 2020
Nearly 1,000 researchers, resource managers, agriculture and forestry professionals, and other interested people attended the 2020 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference last month, including several MITPPC researchers. Read on for five lessons we learned at this eye-opening virtual conference.
Publication Roundup: October 2020
October 14, 2020
MITPPC researchers published numerous research papers this summer. We thank the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for their support of these efforts.
Who We Are: Mission and Accomplishments
October 12, 2020
Learn more about MITPPC’s mission, research, and priority species through this beautiful and immersive StoryMap. The StoryMap highlights our research projects, explains our history, and more.
Meet the Researcher: Artur Stefanski
August 3, 2020
Artur Stefanski is part of an MITPPC-funded team – led by ecologist Peter Reich – that is exploring how native and invasive forest species will fare in warmer climates of the future.
Research in the Time of COVID-19
August 3, 2020
The global pandemic has changed the way the world works. MITPPC-funded researchers have had to incorporate this change into their current projects in big ways. Ph.D. candidate Artur Stefanski, Associate Professor Abdennour Abbas, and undergraduate Research & Outreach Assistant Katie Connolly describe how their work has been affected by COVID-19.
4 Invasive Pests to Look Out for in Your Garden
July 27, 2020
Don’t lose your fruits, vegetables and herbs this summer to invasive species that might be creeping in your garden. In this blog, we list a few to watch out for.
Meet the Researcher: Benjamin Held
July 22, 2020
Benjamin Held is a researcher exploring the fungi associated with emerald ash borer (EAB).
Meet the Researcher: Nick Rajtar
July 22, 2020
Nick Rajtar is a Master's student exploring the fungi associated with emerald ash borer (EAB).
Meet the Researcher: Gerard Sapés
July 21, 2020
Meet plant physiologist and MITPPC post-doc researcher Gerard Sapes, who is working on improving oak wilt detection in Minnesota.
Meet the Researcher: Sara Nelson
July 21, 2020
Sara Nelson is part of an MITPPC - funded team exploring control of invasive buckthorn through goat grazing management.