BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Lunch-N-Learn: Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes DESCRIPTION:Invasive plants and wildfire reinforce each other in ways that make both harder to manage. Invasive species alter fire behavior some carry flames faster\, others burn hotter and fire\, in turn\, creates disturbed conditions that accelerate invasion. Addressing either problem effectively means understanding both.On September 22\, CAST is co-hosting the NCFAR Lunch-N-Learn on Capitol Hill\, bringing together three leading weed scientists to examine this two-way relationship and what it demands of policy. Speakers will walk through integrated pest management approaches biological\, chemical\, cultural\, and mechanical control methods and restoration strategies following invasion and wildfire. Regional case studies from California\, the Southeast\, and the Great Plains illustrate how these dynamics play out across distinct ecosystems and fire regimes.This session draws directly from CAST's issue paper Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes\, published April 2026.Event DetailsDate: Tuesday\, September 22\, 2026Time: 12:00 1:00 p.m. ETLocation: 1300 Longworth\, Capitol Hill\, Washington\, D.C.Lunch is provided for in-person attendeesPre-registration is requiredSpeakersMatt Baur\, Director\, Western Integrated Pest Management CenterTom Getts\, Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor\, UC Cooperative ExtensionGreg Dahl\, Western Society of Weed ScienceCTA Button: Register Now https://www.ncfar.org/Education/Lunch-N-Learn-Series X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Invasive plants and wildfire reinforce each other in ways that make both harder to manage. Invasive species alter fire behavior &mdash\; some carry flames faster\, others burn hotter &mdash\; and fire\, in turn\, creates disturbed conditions that accelerate invasion. Addressing either problem effectively means understanding both.

On September 22\, CAST is co-hosting the NCFAR Lunch-N-Learn on Capitol Hill\, bringing together three leading weed scientists to examine this two-way relationship and what it demands of policy. Speakers will walk through integrated pest management approaches &mdash\; biological\, chemical\, cultural\, and mechanical control methods &mdash\; and restoration strategies following invasion and wildfire. Regional case studies from California\, the Southeast\, and the Great Plains illustrate how these dynamics play out across distinct ecosystems and fire regimes.

This session draws directly from CAST'\;s issue paper Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes\, published April 2026.

Event Details

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CTA Button: Register Now &rarr\; https://www.ncfar.org/Education/Lunch-N-Learn-Series

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