European Earthworm Invasion

The Duluth Collaborative for Invasive Species Management Area invites Dr. Lee Frelich to speak on “European Earthworm Invasion: It’s Interaction with Invasive Plants & Deer.” Dr. The presentation will be in Duluth City Hall Room #303.

Dr. Frelich is Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He received a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986. He has authored more than 150 publications with 180 co-authors from 23 countries, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. He is listed among the top one percent of all scientists in the world in the Thompson-Reuters Web of Science, Ecology and Environment Category. His research has been featured in the news media over 450 times, including such venues as The New York Times, Newsweek, CBS Radio Osgood Files, and National Geographic. Frelich has provided consulting services on forest management for many government agencies, including The U.S. Army, Air Force, National Forest Service and National Park Service. Current research interests include large-scale fire and wind, earthworm invasion, effects of deer and moose browsing, and climate change.