
Invasive Plants: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
With Johnny Randall, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation (retired)
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST via Zoom
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About this Presentation:
A great deal is known about the negative effects invasive plants have on biological diversity in natural ecosystems, in the cultivated landscape, and the importance of native plant use. Despite this heightened awareness, many continue to ignore the negative ecological consequences posed by invasive plants. In this presentation I will discuss: from where and why invasive plants are a problem, the top invasive plants in our area, misconceptions in the invasive/non-native/native debate, and hopeful solutions.
The presentation will be recorded for
members to view later in our Video Library.
About Our Speaker:
Johnny Randall was the Director of Conservation at the North Carolina Botanical Garden (1998-2023) and continues as adjunct faculty in the UNC-Chapel Hill Program in Environment, Ecology, and Energy (EP3). He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from UNC-Charlotte (and worked in the UNCC Botanical Gardens), and both a MS and PhD in botany/plant ecology from VA Tech. Johnny served as biology faculty at UNC-Greensboro and at the University of North Florida for a total of 10 years before coming to the North Carolina Botanical Garden.
His primary responsibilities at NCBG were to oversee the conservation and management of approximately 1,200 acres of natural areas, acquire additional lands and easements for conservation preserves, administer conservation seed programs, help direct rare plant recovery projects, and serve as an “ecological extension agent.” His primary research areas include rare plant biology and reintroduction, and ecosystem restoration/rehabilitation. He taught (and continues to teach) classes on conservation biology, nature preserve design and management, rare plant biology, pollination ecology, and gives public and professional presentations on a wide range of botanical and ecological subjects.
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