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A Tribute to Steven M. Flint APIPP’s fall/winter 2010 newsletter features a tribute to Steve Flint. ---------------------------------------------------------

Groups join forces to combat invasive species in Eightmile River Published in The Day (www.theday.com) The committee in charge of programs in the Eightmile River watershed, which extends into Salem, Lyme and East Haddam [Connecticut], signed an agreement Monday to take a regional approach to combating invasive species. The agreement is the first of its kind in Connecticut, the Eightmile River Coordinating Committee said in a news release, although there have been others in watersheds in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire and elsewhere. The agreement establishes the watershed as the Eightmile River Invasive Species Management Area, with priority given to early detection of new populations of invasive species such as Japanese Stiltgrass and Pale Swallowwort. In 2008, the Eightmile watershed was designated as part of the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic Rivers program. "There is remarkable diversity of life forms in the oasis called the Eightmile River watershed,"...

Dear Friends of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, On Friday, October 1, our friend Steven Flint died peacefully in the presence of family at Hospice in Dayton Ohio after a courageous battle against cancer. The service will be held on Saturday, October 9th, 2-4, at Littleton and Rue Funeral Home, 830 North Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio 45503. Remembrances and condolences can be sent to his family at 122 Owners Drive Tremont City, OH 45372. Steven's "can-do" spirit lives on in countless partners, landowners, volunteers, interns and students whom he mentored and inspired throughout his 15 years in conservation with The Nature Conservancy. Steven's influence reached many and his contributions to stewardship are witnessed each day in Adirondack lands and waters. Hilary Smith Director, Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program The Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter --------------------------------------------------------