Massachusetts Invasive Plants Advisory Group

MIPAG Member Representatives and Alternates

 

Steve Anderson (alternate)
Environmental Analyst, MA Dept of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection
Ph: 413-323-7254 x552, steve.anderson@state.ma.us

 

George Batchelor
Supervisor of Landscape Design, MassDOT Highway Division
Ph: 617-973-7857, george.batchelor@state.ma.us

 

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

 

Donald A. Bishop
Member, Board of Directors, Northeast Organic Farming Association Organic Land Care Program
President, Gardens Are, Inc.
Ph: 508-303-0800, don@gardensare.com

 

Cynthia J. W. Boettner
Coordinator, Invasive Plant Control Initiative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Ph: 413-548-8002 ext. 115, Cynthia_Boettner@fws.gov

 

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

 

Bryan A. Connolly
State Botanist, Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Ph: 508-389-6344, bryan.a.connolly@state.ma.us

 

Lee Corte-Real
Director, Crop and Pest Services
MA Dept of Agricultural Resources
Ph: 617-626-1776, lee.corte-real@state.ma.us

 

Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D. (alternate)
State Plant Pest Survey Coordinator, MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources
Ph: 617-626-1735, jennifer.forman-orth@state.ma.us

 

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

 

Thomas D. Kyker-Snowman
Environmental Analyst, 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, laytocw@nu.com

 

Karen Lombard
Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy
Ph: 617-227-7017, klombard@tnc.org

 

Adrienne Pappal
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Ph: 617-626-1218, Adrienne.Pappal@state.ma.us

 

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

 

Thomas J. Rawinski
Botanist, USDA Forest Service
Ph: 603-868-7642, trawinski@fs.fed.us

 

Julie Richburg, Ph.D. (non-voting member)
Regional Ecologist, The Trustees of Reservations
Ph: 413-532-1631 x12, jrichburg@ttor.org

 

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

 

Tim Simmons
Restoration Ecologist, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Ph: 508-389-6325, Tim.Simmons@state.ma.us

 

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

 

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

 

Advisor and Consultant to Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group:

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Ph.D.
Director, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
Ph: 860-486-5708, les.mehrhoff@uconn.edu

Last Updated: June 2010

 

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