Massachusetts Invasive Plants Advisory Group

MIPAG Member Representatives and Alternates

 

Timothy B. Abbott (MIPAG Strategic Management Plan Committee Chair)
Geoffrey Hughes Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Ph: (413) 229-0232 x226, tabbott@tnc.org

 

Patricia E. Bigelow MCH
Past President, New England Nursery Association
President, Bigelow Nurseries Inc
Ph: 508-845-2143, patbigelow@bigelownurseries.com

 

Donald A. Bishop
Member, Board of Directors, Ecological Landscaping Association
Owner, Gardens Are… (full service land care business -- design, maintenance, construction)
Ph: 508-303-0800, don@gardensare.com

 

Cynthia J. W. Boettner (MIPAG Coordinator)
Coordinator, New England Invasive Plant Group and Connecticut River Watershed Invasive Plant Control Initiative
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Ph: 413-863-0209 x6, cynthia_boettner@fws.gov

 

A. Richard Bonanno, Ph.D.
Weed Scientist, UMass Extension
Past President, Northeastern Weed Science Society
Ph: 978/682-9563, rbonanno@umext.umass.edu

 

William E. Brumback
Conservation Director, New England Wild Flower Society
508-877-7630 ext. 3201, bbrumback@newfs.org

 

Peter Del Tredici, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Ph: 617.524.1718 ext 154, peter_deltredici@harvard.edu

 

Mary Hallene, MCH
Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
Ph: 508-636-4573, sales@sylvannursery.com

 

Thomas D. Kyker-Snowman
Natural Resources Specialist, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection
Past Chair, Massachusetts Association of Professional Foresters
Ph: 413-323-7254 ext 551, thom.kyker-snowman@state.ma.us

 

Calvin W. Layton
Principal, C.W. Layton Consulting
Former Senior Arborist, NSTAR Electric
Former Supervisor, Vegetation Control Service
Ph: 978-413-6307, cwlayton@earthlink.net

 

Christopher Mattrick
Senior Conservation Programs Manager, New England Wild Flower Society
Ph: 508-877-7630 ext. 3203, cmattrick@newfs.org

 

R. Wayne Mezitt
Past President, American Nursery and Landscape Association, (ANLA), Washington, DC
Chairman, Weston Nurseries, Inc., Hopkinton, MA
Ph: 508-293-8046, WayneM@WestonNurseries.com

 

Brad Mitchell
Director, MA Dept of Agricultural Resources, Div. of Regulatory and Consumer Services
Ph: 617-626-1771, brad.mitchell@state.ma.us

 

Randall Prostak
Extension Specialist, UMass Extension, Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry
Ph: 413-577-1738, rprostak@umext.umass.edu

 

Mark Sawyer MCH
Member, American Nursery and Landscape Association
Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
Ph: 508-293-8027, marks@westonnurseries.com

 

Jonathan A. Shaw
Member, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Advisory Committee
Ph: 508-888-0129, shaw@cape.com

 

Paul Somers, Ph.D.
State Botanist, Conservation Biologist III
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Massachusetts Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Ph: 508-792-7270 x149, paul.somers@state.ma.us

 

Rena M. Sumner (MIPAG Chair)
Executive Director, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
Ph: 413-369-4731, mnlaoffice@aol.com

 

Lou Wagner
Regional Scientist, Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ph: 978-927-1122 Ext. 2705, lwagner@massaudubon.org

 

Seth Wilkinson
Principal, Wilkinson Ecological Design
Past Natural Resource Planner, Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable County
Past Brewster Conservation Administrator
Ph: (508) 241-0125, sethw@cape.com

 

Advisor and Consultant to Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group:

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Ph.D.
Director, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
George Safford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut
Ph: 860-486-5708, vasculum@uconnvm.uconn.edu

 

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