[Tennessee Trails News] Tennessee Invasive Weed Awareness Week - February 22 - 28, 2009

[The Tennessee Trails List]

Tennessee Invasive Weed Awareness Week
February 22 - 28, 2009

Governor Phil Bredesen has issued a state proclamation declaring Feb. 
22-28, 2009, as Invasive Weed Awareness Week (IWAW) in Tennessee in 
conjunction with the 10th Annual National IWAW in Washington, D.C.  The 
Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council (TN-EPPC), an all-volunteer, 
nonprofit organization, is working closely with various local, state and 
federal organizations and agencies to promote public education on the 
harmful impacts of nonnative, invasive plant species through several 
‘pest plant removal events’ around the state.  Events are planned in 
Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and 
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The TN-EPPC calendar at http://www.tneppc.org/calendar_of_events.htm has 
details for the scheduled events.

Tennessee Trails Association is one of many conservation organizations 
supporting this effort.