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Terrestrial Plants Committee

Meeting Information
Accomplishments
Plant Assessments

These meetings are open to the public but only committee members are allowed to vote on issues and make formal recommendations to the IISC Board through their co-chairs. (To register for these meetings please contact IllinoisInvasiveSpeciesCouncil@gmail.com.)

Committee Co-Chairs

  • Chris Evans, University of Illinois Extension
  • Kellie Schmidt, Landscape Illinois

Committee Members

  • Evan Barker, The Pizzo Group
  • Michelle Beloskur, Midwest Invasive Plant Network
  • Mark Jirik, Site Design Group, Ltd.
  • David Kopsell, Illinois State University
  • Paul Marcum, Illinois Natural History Survey
  • Kelly Neal, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
  • Chris Plane, Midwest Groundcovers LLC
  • Kim Shearer, The Morton Arboretum
  • Alice Wright, Illinois Department of Agriculture
  • Andrea Kramer, Chicago Botanic Garden
  • Andrew Mathis,  Illinois Department of Agriculture
  • Matthew Lehmann, Bailey Nurseries

Committee Meeting Information

Committee Accomplishments