The naturalization of invasive species is a phenomenon that we generally tend not to consider when we are managing the environment. This talk will cover a case Cabomba caroliniana study depicting what appears to be evidence of the significant naturalization of the designated invasive species fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) in Kasshabog Lake. Nicholas Weissflog will elaborate on this by discussing the implications of invasive species becoming largely unproblematic in a relatively short time period for invasive species management and the science of invasion biology.

Nick just finished an M.Sc. at Trent focusing on invasive species naturalization. He has been studying and participating in ecological restoration since he was 16. One of Nick’s favourite hobbies is seed collecting and native wildflower horticulture for ecological restoration, a passion that his friend and mentor Philip Fry passed on to him.

Thursday, Nov. 14

Doors open 7 p.m.

Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Hybrid meeting

Camp Kawartha

2505 Pioneer Road