(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Maryland’s largest native plants–ash, beech, hemlock, and American chestnut*–are under attack from non-native insects and diseases! Which have been most heavily affected? What are the impacts on plant communities more broadly? What strategies can citizens support through volunteer actions and advocacy?

Speaker:  Faith Campbell Faith Campbell earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University in 1975. Since then she has worked primarily as an advocate for biological conservation for a series of environmental advocacy organizations including Natural Resources Defense Council, National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils, American Lands Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, and more recently, Center for Invasive Species Prevention. Faith is currently president of the Center for Invasive Species Prevention.