Linda Walsh Lapinski
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environment |
| Occupation | Advanced Master Composter |
| Location | Oakland County, Michigan, United States |
| Introduction | Linda Walsh Lapinski is a wife, mother, grandmother and an Advanced Master Composter, and is married to Wayne, an Advanced Master Gardener. She is a graduate of The University of Michigan, BFA in photography. She is currently working to educate homeowners, township boards, garden clubs, and scheduling Town Hall meetings, to spread the word about the threat of Phragmites and other invasive plants that are threatening Michigan’s wetlands, roads and waterways. In 2012, she co-founded Oakland Phragmites & Invasive Species (OPIS) Task Force with Emily DuThinh. She currently serves on the Board as President. She is a member of Wild Ones North Oakland Chapter and North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy. In April 2014, OPIS was awarded the Johanna Roskopp Award by Clinton River Watershed Council, for recent outstanding contributions to protecting, enhancing and celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed and Lake St. Clair. |
| Interests | Mission Statement:The Oakland Phragmites & Invasive Species Task Force focuses on empowering governmental agencies and citizens through education, advocacy and methodology to control and contain Phragmites and other invasive non-native species. |
