New Haven, CT July 1, 2008 – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station will hold its 98th annual Plant Science Day open house on Wednesday, August 6, at Lockwood Farm in Hamden.
The featured program will begin at 11:15 a.m. in the main tent. Steve Grant, Staff Writer, The Hartford Courant, will give the Samuel W. Johnson Memorial Lecture entitled ?Are We Making Progress? A journalist?s perspective on more than three decades of environmental and agricultural change in Connecticut.? at about 11:40 a.m.
Other speakers, from the Experiment Station Staff, are:
- Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis ?Chestnuts Are Coming Back!? at 10:15 a.m.;
- Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward on ?Japanese Barberry (Berberis Thunbergii DC)? at 10:45 a.m.;
- Mr. Gregory J. Bugbee on ?Invasive Plants: Our Lakes And Ponds In Peril? at 1:15 p.m.;
- and Dr. MaryJane Incorvia Mattina on ?Communication And Cooperation Through Laboratory Network: Positive Outcomes Of 9/11? at 1:45 p.m.
In addition, there will be technical demonstrations
- by Dr. John F. Anderson ?Bed Bugs In Connecticut? at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.;
- Dr. Abigail A. Maynard on ?Growing Your Own Transplants For Your Vegetable Garden? at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
See the attached flyer for more.
