Learn to assess the invasive species at a site and to set priorities for efficiently and effectively managing invasive species in this engaging online class from The Morton Arboretum. Through interactive online learning modules, you will explore how to prioritize management activities, learn the importance of seasonal timing of invasive species control, and discuss how to develop a plan of action for stewardship at an example site.
Then join your instructor for a live, scheduled Zoom session to continue your learning and discuss key elements of site management. Previous experience identifying invasive species is recommended.
This program includes self-paced online components and a live online session.
Instructor: Greg Rajsky, ecologist and owner, True Nature Consulting
Continuing Education: This class fulfills a requirement for the Natural Areas Conservation Training (N-ACT) Program. Learn more about N-ACT.
Age: 16 and older
Course number: W330
Greg Rajsky, ecologist and owner, True Nature Consulting
Greg Rajsky completed the Naturalist Certificate Program through The Morton Arboretum in 1996 and has been teaching courses here ever since. He has been engaged in restoration and management projects across Northern Illinois, southeastern Wisconsin, and, more recently, on the Ozark Plateau in Arkansas’ White River Hills ecoregion. He served as naturalist and educator at Severson Dells Nature Center in Rockford and as executive director of the Kettle Moraine Land Trust in Wisconsin. In 2013 he established True Nature Consulting to aid landowners in understanding and managing their natural areas. An avid field botanist, he enjoys introducing people to the charms of our native flora.
What to Know
Please provide a unique email address for each registrant at registration. This program includes an online component you will complete on your own and a live Zoom session with your instructor. Registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access Treelearning, the Arboretum’s online learning portal.
Access begins at noon on the class start date and is available for 60 days after the start date. Your class includes a live Zoom session with your instructor.
Complete the self-paced online modules before the scheduled Zoom session. Self-paced online learning should take about 90 minutes and does not need to be completed in one sitting.
The link to the live Zoom session will be provided via email.
This class fulfills a requirement for the Natural Areas Conservation Training (N-ACT) Program. Learn more about N-ACT.
Program Schedule
Both self-paced online materials and a live Zoom session are part of this program.
Fall
Thursday, November 30, 2023, noon: Self-paced materials are available online.
Thursday, December 14, 2023, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Attend live Zoom session.
Online (TreeLearning and Zoom)
Winter
Thursday, February 22, 2024, noon: Access self-paced online components.
Thursday, March 7, 2024, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Attend live Zoom session.
Online (TreeLearning and Zoom)
