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September 08, 2023 - Ambler, PA

Governor's Invasive Species Council and House Ag and Rural Affairs Hold Hearing and Tour to Highlight Dangers of Non-Native Plants and Insects To Our Ecosystem

The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee met with Governor's Invasive Species Council to hold a joint hearing on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple University's Ambler Campus.

The United States is an unfortunate worldwide leader in the spread and propagation of invasive species, including invasive plants, insects and birds. In Pennsylvania, these species outcompete native species, diminishing our natural biodiversity and negatively changing our environment. The cost to manage these invasive species grows each and every year, adversely affecting our Commonwealth both ecologically and economically.


Invasive Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is pictured at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_001.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy Salisbury, director of Ambler Arboretum and instructor of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Temple University, left, and Governors Invasive Species Council Coordinator Kris Abell, right, underneath an invasive Princess Tree or Royal Paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa) at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_002.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee co-chair Eddie Day Pashinski, left, and Hardwoods Development Councils Jon Geyer pass by native Goldenrod at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_003.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A research site studying the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is pictured at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_004.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Brent Sewell, associate professor, Dept. of Biology, Temple University, leads a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_005.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy Salisbury, director of Ambler Arboretum and instructor of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Temple University, holds invasive mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata) during a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_006.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A pollinator is pictured on native Goldenrod during a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_007.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee member Tom Jones tours a site at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_008.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> An invasive Princess Tree or Royal Paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa) is pictured at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_009.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy Salisbury, director of Ambler Arboretum and instructor of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Temple University, leads a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_010.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; Governors Invasive Species Council Coordinator Kris Abell; House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee co-chair Eddie Day Pashinski; and Hardwoods Development Councils Jon Geyer stand in front of Invasive Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_011.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Invasive multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) is pictured at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_012.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy Salisbury, director of Ambler Arboretum and instructor of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Temple University, leads a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_013.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy Salisbury, director of Ambler Arboretum and instructor of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Temple University, talks about the invasive mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata) during a tour at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_014.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Cliff Lane, McKean County Commissioner and Board Member, Pennsylvania County Commissioners Association, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_015.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Cliff Lane, McKean County Commissioner and Board Member, Pennsylvania County Commissioners Association, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_016.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Matt Gabler, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_017.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Lea Johnson, Associate Director, Land Stewardship and Ecology, Longwood Gardens, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_018.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee member Tom Jones speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_019.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Fred Strathmeyer, Deputy Secretary for Plant Industry and Consumer Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_020.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee member Darisha K. Parker speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_021.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Lea Johnson, Associate Director, Land Stewardship and Ecology, Longwood Gardens, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_022.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Amy L. Freestone, director of Temple Ambler Field Station and associate professor, Dept. of Biology, Temple University, speaks during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_023.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee co-chair Eddie Day Pashinski; Andrew Rohrbaugh, Forest Health Section Chief at DCNR and Govs Invasive Species council member; and Dr. Lea Johnson, Associate Director, Land Stewardship and Ecology, Longwood Gardens, tour sites at Ambler Field Station where Temple University is conducting invasive species research and management on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_024.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvanias invasive species are pictured during a joint hearing with the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Governors Invasive Species Council on invasive species in Pennsylvania at Temple Universitys Ambler Campus on Friday, September 8, 2023.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23666_AGRIC_Invasive_Species_NK_025.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>