The Wavyleaf Basketgrass Task Force is committed to eradicating this new invasive in Virginia before it becomes established. Members include environmental groups, citizen activist organizations, and representatives from state and federal agencies.
The Members
Organization or Group | Point of Contact |
Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Michelle Miller, Regional Representative |
Jeff Wolinski, LLC | Jeff Wolinski, Consulting Ecologist |
Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources | Kerrie Kyde, Invasive Plant Specialist |
National Park Service | James Akerson, Forest Ecologist |
Piedmont Environmental Council | Celia Vuocolo, Wildlife Habitat Manager |
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club | Lloyd Parriot |
Shenandoah National Park | Jake Hughes, Invasive Species Removal |
The Nature Conservancy | Mark Romagosa, Steward Fraser Preserve |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management | Jinx Fox |
Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation | Timothy Skinner, Sky Meadows State Park Manager, and Kevin Heffernan, Natural Heritage Stewardship Biologist |
Virginia Dept. of Forestry | Joe Rosetti, Regional Forester |
Virginia Cooperative Extension | Michelle Prysby, Master Naturalist Program Coordinator |
Virginia Native Plant Society | Cathy Mayes, Secretary |
Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Andrea Reese, Stewardship Coordinator |